WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: 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 an impor  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2023: U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, today delivered opening remarks at a committee hearing on key nominations. Click HERE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U60yyuHOjJE) to listen to Rounds' opening remarks. "In the upper Midwest, producers rely on access to credit from their local credit unions and other financial in  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2023: U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and the bipartisan Artificial Intelligence (AI) working group today hosted a panel discussion focused on the use of AI in cancer research. The panel, comprised of academic and industry experts, discussed how AI is transforming health care. In addition to Rounds, the AI working group is comprised of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senato  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) announced that he has nominated Nathan and Angela Anderson for the 2023 Angels in Adoption Award, presented by the Congressional Coalition on Adoption (CCAI). Nathan and Angela Anderson have been married since 2006. Nathan is originally from the Huron area, and Angela is originally from the Rapid City area. In 2015, they were blessed with their son Boaz through a privat  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2023: U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today announced that Dezmond Ward will serve as Rounds' Chief of Staff. Ward, who has worked in Rounds' office since 2018, most recently served as the Communications Director for Rounds. "Dezmond has been a trusted member of my team for almost six years," said Rounds. "No matter the role, Dezmond has proven to have a strong work ethic and knowledge of i  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary on Oct. 19, 2023: * * * South Dakota's Pheasant Hunting Tradition A crisp, cool morning. The sight of blaze orange all around. Shouts of "rooster!" followed by the crack of a shotgun. It can only mean one thing: It's pheasant season in South Dakota. Ring-necked pheasants were introduced in South Dakota over 100 years ago. Not long after they were introduced, our state's hunting tradition began, and as Sou  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today condemned the senseless attack on Israel by Hamas terrorists. Thune expressed his unwavering support for Israel and the need to hold Iran accountable for its continued support of Hamas and other terror organizations. Thune called on all Americans - from the halls of Congress to college campuses - to support Israel's right to  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) today introduced the Securing Advances and a Variety of Evidence-Based (SAVE) Institutions for Mental Disease (IMD) Options Act. The bipartisan legislation would establish a permanent state plan option in Medicaid that allows states to provide patients between the ages of 21 to 64 with substance use disord  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) today reintroduced the Adopt Greenhouse Gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy Use in Transportation (GREET) Act, legislation that would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to update its greenhouse gas modeling for all renewable fuels under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Specifically, the bill would require EPA to apply the Argon  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor about the importance of passing the final version of this year's National Defense Authorization Act and additional supplemental funding in order to bolster national security, enhance shortfalls in military readiness, and support our allies. Thune's remarks below (as prepared for delivery): "Mr. Pr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today called on President Biden and congressional Democrats to join Republicans in prioritizing border security and national security. Thune noted that porous borders are an invitation to criminals, terrorists, and other dangerous individuals, and in order to keep our country secure, the situation at the southern border must be ad  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke at the Senate Republican leadership press conference in strong support of Israel's right to defend itself from heinous terrorist attacks. Earlier today, Thune spoke at a press conference led by Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) where Republican senators highlighted Iran's sponsorship of terrorism in Israel and called for  more