WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following statement on the House passage of the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act: "More than 20,000 South Dakota small businesses have utilized the Paycheck Protection Program. "After hearing from local business owners, we discovered ways to improve the program and fix it where it fell short. I'm proud to support these changes, and I'm glad the House passed this important piece of legislation." The Paycheck Prot  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following joint op-ed with eight Senators published in Agri-Pulse: The op-ed was co-authored by Sens. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, Steve Daines, R-Montana, Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, Jon Tester, D-Montana, Michael B. Enzi, R-Wyoming. "Agriculture is the economic engine for many communities in the Midwest, North East, and across the Upper Gr  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, May 28 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) joined a number of his colleagues in two different letters urging full investigations into improper Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funding for Planned Parenthood. The first letter, led by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), was sent to Attorney General Bill Barr to urge the Department of Justice to investigate whether dozens of Planned Parenthood affiliates across the cou  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, May 28 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and his wife, Jean, provided the following update on Jean's cancer treatment: Last week, Mike and Jean traveled to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., for Jean's 90-day post-radiation checkup. No evidence of cancer was found after several days of testing. "After a series of important tests last week, we are thankful to share the news that Jean's cancer treatment  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) recently introduced a joint resolution to formally request that U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary David Bernhardt authorize an audio and video display at the Mount Rushmore National Memorial near Rapid City, South Dakota, to honor and celebrate the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which guaranteed and protected women  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following op-ed: The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which formally granted women the right to vote, was officially adopted on August 26, 1920, a common-sense change that was long overdue. For its centennial celebration, I can think of no better location to honor the women who helped build America than Mount Rushmore, a symbol of our democracy and a shrine to all Americans, past and present, who contribute to our nation'  more