WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Two Second Amendment bills led by U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) passed out of the House Judiciary Committee. The bills allow tribal members, RV-ers, and active-duty military families to exercise their Second Amendment rights to obtain a firearm. The Tribal Firearm Access Act, led by Johnson and Rep. Mary Peltola (D-AK), protects tribal sovereignty and lists tribal governments as eligible   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) joined the filing of the amicus brief opposing the Colorado Supreme Court's decision to remove former President Donald Trump from the Colorado ballot.  "Donald Trump hasn't been convicted of or charged with insurrection," said Johnson. "Using the 14th amendment to kick him off the ballot is a massive overreach by Colorado's highest court." In December 2023,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Angus King (I-Maine), members of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, introduced bipartisan legislation to allow combat veterans to enroll in their health care benefits program before officially transitioning out of active duty in order to make certain that service members don't experience a lag in coverage. The Combat Veterans Pre-Enrollment Act would create an  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) introduced legislation to increase transparency and accountability within the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC). The FSOC Improvement Act would enhance transparency and procedural fairness of the systemically important financial institutions (SIFI) designati  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and John Thune (R-S.D.) sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai asking them to begin discussions on updating trade agreements to allow for potential usage of a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) vaccine. The United States Department of Agriculture(USDA) is currently testing vaccines to prevent against HPAI  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary to Daily Caller on Jan. 18, 2024: * * * What Exactly Are Democrats Trying to Solve With New Internet Regulations? At its most basic level, members of both major parties support the concept of net neutrality. A free and open internet is not only a staple of the modern economy and marketplace of ideas, but it is also increasingly used for educational and health purposes as well. There is bipartisan support   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary on Jan. 19, 2024: * * * Three Years in, Are We Better Off? As he begins his fourth year in office, President Biden's approval rating has fallen to a new low. It's not hard to figure out why. Inflation, spurred by Democrats' excessive government spending, has strained working families' budgets. The southern border has been in a state of crisis since the president rolled back border security policies at the   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Click here to watch the interview. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined Stuart Varney on Fox Business to discuss the urgent need for reforming the parole system, which President Biden has abused to the point where 95 percent of people who cross the southern border illegally are admitted into the country. Thune also spoke about the need for reforming parole yesterday at the Senate Repu  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 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 on the Senate floor about the national security and humanitarian crisis at the southern border and the dire need for Congress to produce meaningful border security changes. Thune noted that President Biden's failed policies have resulted in three years of record migrant encounters at the southern border and unprecedent  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 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 upcoming March for Life and thanked the thousands of Americans - including South Dakotans - who travel to Washington, D.C., to stand up for the rights of the unborn. Thune's remarks below (as prepared for delivery): "Mr. President, as they have for 50 years now - in rain, in cold, in sun  more