Dialing in on Robocall Scammers By Sen. John Thune After the Senate recently passed my TRACED Act, bipartisan legislation that targets people who are behind illegal and abusive robocalls, I joked that if a Packers fan and a Patriots fan can work together (I teamed up with Sen. Ed Markey from Massachusetts), there’s hope for […]
Senate Overwhelmingly Approves Thune, Markey Bill to Crack Down on Annoying, Illegal, and Abusive Robocalls WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), a member and former chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee and current chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet, and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), also a member of the Commerce […]
If you see the post below, and the article in the Argus Leader today… Councilor Greg Neitzert, chair of the audit committee, touts Nelson’s experience in the city’s finance department scrutinizing budgets, her character and her institutional knowledge. But some being asked to confirm Nelson’s nomination oppose the appointment, criticizing both the hiring process, her experience […]
Hanging Up on the Robocall Scourge By Sen. John Thune Believe it or not, there’s a bill in Washington that’s sponsored by a conservative Republican and a liberal Democrat; cosponsored by more than half of the Senate; supported by every single state attorney general in the nation, including South Dakota’s; and embraced by all commissioners […]
Ahead of Upcoming Hearing, Thune Discusses His Bill to Stop Robocall Scammers “I’m pleased that this bipartisan legislation has been embraced by all 50 state attorneys general, by the commissioners at the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Communications Commission, and by major industry associations and leading consumer groups.” WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune […]
The lawsuit filed long ago against the persons alleged to be involved in illegal robocalls was dismissed late last week on a technicality by the judge hearing the case, but the principals involved in the case indicated that they may appeal: Second Circuit Court Judge Mark Salter in his order filed Monday said he decided […]
Consumers to Robocallers: Enough Is Enough By Sen. John Thune I think we can all agree that there’s at least one thing more annoying than having snow on the ground in mid-April: receiving an abusive or illegal robocall. And it doesn’t matter if it’s April or September, there’s never a good time to receive one. […]
The allegedly “non-partisan” League of Women Voters has been blasting out a particularly partisan message against Amendment V via robocalls across South Dakota. Take a listen: The South Dakota League of Women Voters is a branch of the national “non-partisan” group. So, in addition to hiding political affiliation, what other issues are they taking on? […]
Yesterday, he was blasting out a negative Robocall. But today., Stace Nelson’s attorney R. Shawn Tornow was in a courtroom trying to stop a lawsuit against Nelson and his indicted co-conspirator Dan Willard for a Robocall that took place three years ago. Unfortunately for Nelson, the case is proceeding forward. I’m told attorneys representing Rushmore […]
Just received this from a District 19 reader who was unfortunate enough to receive this Robocall over the dinner hour from State Senate Stace Nelson. They described it as “angry, and not just a little bizarre” going into the last day of campaigning before the vote on June 7th: Ironically, I’m told that Monday there […]