WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) cosponsored legislation to condemn Hamas in the strongest terms and express unconditional and unwavering support for Israel and its right to defend itself. In the wake of the Hamas acts of terror on Israel, Johnson expressed his support for America's ally Israel. "As Hamas continues to commit barbaric violence against innocent Israeli elde  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) announced that the Heartland Hydrogen Hub, made up of public and private partners in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota, will receive significant federal funding from the U.S. Department of Energy to produce low carbon hydrogen for power generation, natural gas distribution systems, and agricultural use. "This investment will be  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and Kelly Armstrong (R-N.D.) and U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) and John Thune (R-S.D.), sent a letter to Transportation Security Administrator (TSA) David Pekoske, urging the agency to rescind its Airport Security Program National Amendment (TSA-NA-23-02) issued earlier this year. The National Amendment requires airports to implement   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, led a bipartisan letter urging the Department of Defense to transfer two additional Iron Dome systems and other unused military assets to Israel as it continues to face rocket and missile attacks from Hamas and the threat of Hezbollah entering the conflict. These systems are currently in possessio  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Oct. 12 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) invested $26 million to fund a pilot project to accelerate and improve soil moisture and snowpack monitoring in the Upper Missouri River Basin. These funds, distributed from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), will improve hydrological monitoring in the upper basin states of N  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary on Oct. 13, 2023: * * * Stand With Israel Hamas militants recently breached the border in Gaza and attacked a dozen Israeli communities. What had begun as an ordinary, peaceful Saturday morning quickly became a tragic day in history. Sadly, more than two dozen Americans were among the 1,300-plus killed - an intolerable loss. Israel is again at war defending its unequivocal right to exist against terrorists  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) joined several of his colleagues in calling on President Biden and the U.S. Department of State to immediately restrict Iran's access to $6 billion in funds that were unfrozen by the Biden administration as part of a recent U.S.-Iran prisoner swap. "To stand by and allow Iran access to these funds as Hamas infiltrates Israel and murders, rapes, and mutilates countless Israel  more