WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - This week, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) cosponsored three bills to strengthen security and policies at the southern border. "Under the Biden Administration's weak border policies, every state has become a border state," said Johnson. "An increase in drugs and crime is seen in communities across America. I remain committed to securing the border to keep South Dakota fami  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) introduced legislation to allow states to prohibit state funds from bankrolling the threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP); Governor Kristi Noem endorsed the legislation. "America should not help advance the CCP agenda, especially with state funds," said Johnson. "My bill empowers states to divest their investment dollars  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) introduced legislation to address federal overreach and provide regulatory certainty to South Dakota farmers, ranchers and landowners. The Farmers Freedom Act of 2023 would protect the definition of prior converted cropland (PCC) in the Biden administration's most recent Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. The Farmers Freedom Act of 2023 is cosponsored by Senators   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- 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 South Dakota's time-honored pheasant hunting tradition and discussed the important role it has on the state's economy and its dependence on effective conservation practices. Thune also spoke about the worsening security and humanitarian crisis at the southern border, and he called on the White  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today released the following statement on the passing of Harriet Pressler, wife of former U.S. Sen. Larry Pressler (R-S.D.): "Kimberley and I join South Dakotans today in mourning the loss of Harriet Pressler," said Thune. "Harriet was a faith-filled woman who radiated grace and kindness to everyone she met as she and her husband Larry proudly served the  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor about the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research, Innovation, and Accountability Act of 2023, his bipartisan bill that would bolster the United States' leadership and innovation in AI, improve transparency for consumers, and create common-sense safety and security guardrails for the highest-risk AI applications. Thune's remarks below (as prepar  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor about the imminent need to address the growing security and humanitarian crisis at the southern border. Thune noted that any national security supplemental appropriations legislation must include a border security package - including asylum and parole reforms - in order to reverse some of President Biden's failed policies that have fueled the c  more