WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today announced that the Black Hills Forest Resource Association has endorsed his Timber Harvesting Restoration Act, legislation that would require the United States Forest Service (USFS) to improve timber sales numbers in the Black Hills National Forest. The Black Hills Forest Resource Association is an organization made up of local businesses, manufact  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) announced Butte County Sheriff Fred Lamphere will be his guest at the State of the Union on March 7, 2024. "President Biden's open border policies have significantly impacted communities across America, and South Dakota is no exception," said Johnson. "Sheriff Lamphere has made it clear that crime he sees in Butte County is a side effect of a broken border. I  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) with the House Agriculture Committee and Reps. Austin Scott (R-GA) and Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) hosted a roundtable in Spearfish, South Dakota to discuss dire needs in the Black Hills forestry industry. Members of the U.S. Forest Service and local forestry industry addressed the failure of the Forest Service to hit their harvest goals and how that failure is riskin  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) questioned Jerome Powell, Chair of the Federal Reserve, on the Fed's Basel III Endgame proposal during a Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing titled, "The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress." The Chair indicated that there would be material changes to the proposal before it is finalized and that he was open to re-proposing part or even all of the ru  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary on March 8, 2024: * * * The President Promises More of the Same By Sen. John Thune After three years of an inflation crisis, a border crisis, and national security challenges around the world, President Biden's State of the Union address was hardly the course correction our country needs. In fact, the president promised more of the same policies that led to these problems in the first place. Like many Ame  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today introduced Eric Schulte and Judge Camela Theeler, nominees to serve on the U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota, during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on their nominations. Watch the full nomination hearing here. Thune's remarks (as prepared for delivery): "Chairman Durbin, Ranking Member Graham: "Thank you for the opportunity  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Click here to watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today introduced Eric Schulte and Judge Camela Theeler, nominees to serve on the U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota, during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on their nominations. Watch the full nomination hearing here. Thune's remarks (as prepared for delivery): "Chairman Durbin, Ranking Member Graham: "Thank you for   more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following statement on March 7, 2024: * * * U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) issued the following statement after President Biden delivered his State of the Union address: "President Biden's tenure will be defined by rampant inflation, lawlessness at the southern border, and a weakening of America's standing on the world stage. "No amount of words from the president tonight could have erased the actions he's taken to undermine A  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Click here to watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor about President Biden's disastrous three years in office. Thune noted that Biden's failed policies have resulted in sky-high inflation, a wide-open southern border, and a weakening of America's energy and national security. Thune's remarks below (as prepared for delivery): "Mr. President, tonight President Bide  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor about the dire humanitarian and national security crisis at the southern border, which has been fueled by President Biden's open-border policies and poor leadership. Thune noted that the United States is currently on track for a fourth straight record-breaking year of illegal immigration. Thune's remarks below (as prepared for  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Click here to watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor about the dire humanitarian and national security crisis at the southern border, which has been fueled by President Biden's open-border policies and poor leadership. Thune noted that the United States is currently on track for a fourth straight record-breaking year of illegal immigration. Thune's remarks below (  more