WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) today introduced the Farm and Food Cybersecurity Act, legislation that would strengthen cybersecurity protecting the agriculture and food critical infrastructure sectors. The bill will identify vulnerabilities and improve protective measures of both the government and private groups against cyber threats. Co-sponsoring the legislatio  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) earned an A+ rating on Susan B. Anthony's Pro-Life Scorecard for his votes and actions in 2023. "Every life should be protected, no matter how small," said Johnson. "Unfortunately, the Biden administration wants to do anything it can to promote access to abortion. I'm committed to defending even the tiniest of humans and prohibiting taxpaye  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and John Garamendi (D-CA) urged the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) to finalize the rule on demurrage and detention billing requirements required in their Ocean Shipping Reform Act that became law in 2022.  "Without a final rule from the Commission, American shippers continue to be subjected to troubling billing practices," the Congressmen wrote. "Again,   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) announced significant federal funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to install E15 dispensers at fueling stations located in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, and South Dakota to increase the availability of domestic biofuels and give drivers cleaner, more affordable fuel options. Gas stations and distribution facilities in Alexandria,   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) announced significant federal funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to install E15 dispensers at fueling stations located in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, and South Dakota to increase the availability of domestic biofuels and give drivers cleaner, more affordable fuel options. Gas stations and distribution facilities in Alexandri  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), along with 25 of their colleagues, requested a Government Accountability Office investigation into the Biden administration's failure to properly implement the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) program, delaying students and families' access to financial aid for college. The bip  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) introduced the Equal Representation Act, which would work to make certain that only legal citizens are factored into the count for congressional districts and the Electoral College map that determines presidential elections. The current method of counting illegal immigrants for purposes of representation serves as a perverse incentive for open  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) introduced legislation that would ban fake meat products from being served in school lunches. The School Lunch Integrity Act of 2024 would prohibit the use of cell-cultivated meat under the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the School Breakfast Program (SBP). Since the development of the first cell-cultivated protein product in 2013, com  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary on Jan. 26, 2024: * * * A Solution in Search of a Problem An internet connection is something we increasingly depend on in just about every area of our life these days. There remains work to be done to get a reliable connection to more Americans, especially in rural areas like South Dakota. But thanks in large part to the light-tough regulatory approach we have taken in the past, the internet in the United  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- 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 Federal Communications Commission's (FCC's) so-called net neutrality proposal to increase government control of the internet. Thune noted that following the repeal of similar regulations that were enacted during the Obama administration, broadband investment, deployment, and internet speed  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate telehealth working group, urged the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to make pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities - which expanded access to telehealth for Medicare beneficiaries - permanent before they expire at the end of the year. Thune also joined his colleagues in reintroducing the Telemental Health Care Access Act, which would remove  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), ranking member of the Subcommittee on Taxation and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Oversight, and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), a member of the Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight, today demanded answers from IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel regarding a report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration that found devices used by certain IRS e  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- 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 discussed President Biden's crisis-ridden three years in the White House. Thune noted that President Biden's legacy is one of staggering inflation and high prices, open borders, energy insecurity, and weakness on the world stage. Thune's remarks below (as prepared for delivery): "Mr. President, this past Saturday marked th  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: The backlog of requests for military service records at the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) has been eliminated following efforts from U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.), member and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. The NPRC, operated by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), stores military service records that veterans rely on to   more