SCOOP: Sen. John Thune recaps “busy” first 100 days as GOP Leader

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R., S.D.) is marking his hundredth day as Senate GOP leader — and he’s already rolled out a series of accomplishments.

Two of Thune’s most impressive accomplishments since taking the reins from former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) was the longest continuous in-session work period in 15 years and his historically fast confirmation process at the start of President Donald Trump’s second term.

“It’s been a busy 100 days in the United States Senate,” Thune said. “And I’m looking forward to many more.”

Under Thune’s leadership, the Senate took its 200th vote last week — “That’s more votes at this point in a new Congress since at least the Reagan era,” he noted.

To the chagrin of some, the Senate has also been working overtime, including many late night sessions. During Thune’s tenure as majority leader, the Senate has been in session and voted during 13 of his 14 weeks at the helm.

Among Thune’s accomplishments are passing the bipartisan Laken Riley Act, which President Donald Trump quickly signed into law; the bipartisan Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl (HALT Fentanyl) Act; and a series of rollbacks of Biden regulations through the Congressional Review Act.

Additionally, the Senate, House, and White House are currently working on delivering on several of Trump’s top priorities via budget reconciliation.

To that end, Thune recently noted that “we passed a budget resolution that sets us up to do the things that we have on our agenda, along with President Trump.”

“And that is to extend the Trump tax cuts, obviously to rebuild the military, restore American energy dominance, and secure our southern border,” Thune said. “At the same time that we are saving money, finding ways to have the government operate in a less costly and more efficient way and attacking deficit reduction.”