WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) shared support for the establishment of the National American Indian Veterans (NAIV) Congressional Charter. "NAIV has been operating out of South Dakota for years without Congressional recognition," said Johnson. "There are more than 150,000 Native veterans in the United States, and I am very grateful for their service. Getting this Congressional Charter fin  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and Sharice Davids (D-KS) introduced the GSA Disposal Process Tribal Parity Act. The General Services Administration's (GSA) disposal process allows the federal government to sell unused, excess public buildings to state and local governments at or below market value if they are to be used for a specified public benefit. Johnson's bill will allow tribal gove  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) co-sponsored bipartisan legislation to take further steps to prohibit the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) access to Americans' private data through apps like TikTok. The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act would remove CCP-backed ByteDance apps, including TikTok, from American app stores and web hosting services unless the   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) voted to pass legislation requiring TikTok to divest from ByteDance, which answers to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), or risk losing access to American markets. The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act would remove CCP-backed ByteDance apps, including TikTok, from American app stores and web hosting services unless the ap  more

QUEENS, New York, March 14 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-New York, issued the following news release: Ahead of Tax Day on April 15, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced a new pilot program that allows eligible taxpayers in Queens and across New York City to file their federal income taxes directly with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for free online. The Direct File pilot program is now available in New York and 11 other states including Arizona, California, Florida, Massachusetts, Nevada, New  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Committees on Indian Affairs and Veterans' Affairs, today held a ceremony in Washington, D.C. to commemorate the granting of a congressional charter to the National American Indian Veterans (NAIV). Rounds first introduced this legislation in 2020 during the 116th Congress and again in the 117th and 118th Congress with Senator B  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following statement on March 12, 2024: * * * U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) issued the following statement after the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that their new rule will be going into effect, which defines that the "Product of USA" or "Made in the USA" voluntary labels can only be applied to meat, poultry and egg products that are born, raised, slaughtered and processed in the United States. "  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: The United States Senate passed the first of two appropriations bills, which funds six of the twelve areas of government through the end of the fiscal year. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, which passed the Senate 75-22 with the support of U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), now heads to the President's desk to be signed into law. Rounds was able to secure $149.5 million in funding for projects that   more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary on March 15, 2024: * * * Celebrating Farmers and Ranchers By Sen. John Thune Agriculture is the lifeblood of South Dakota, and it is a heritage deeply rooted in our state. You can't go far in South Dakota without encountering some sign of our bustling agriculture sector; whether it's fields of corn and soybeans, ranches teeming with cattle, or freight trains and trucks transporting agricultural products   more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Finance Committee member John Thune (R-South Dakota), and U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Ranking Member John Boozman (R-Arkansas) led 19 of their colleagues in urging U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to increase U.S. a  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.); John Boozman (R-Ark.), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, today led 19 of their colleagues in urging U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to increase U.S. agricultural exports and improve the com  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- 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 discussed President Biden's State of the Union address and how his failed policies have created unprecedented challenges for hardworking families and businesses across the country. Thune noted that President Biden should immediately abandon the policies that helped create the southern border crisis, record-high inflation, and greater ene  more