Honorable John Thune
Senator, South Dakota, Republican
Sen. Thune has served in Congress since 1997 and as the Senate minority whip since 2021. He serves on the following committees: Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Finance; Judiciary; and Veterans’ Affairs. Here’s what Thune had to say on the Senate floor on April 19, 2023, in support of the RESTRICT Act. There has been a lot of discussion lately, here in Congress, about the national security concerns posed by TikTok, whose parent company is Chinese-owned ByteDance. Chinese law requires social media technology companies to provide information, including individually identifiable personal information, to the Chinese government, when asked. This obviously…
