WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary: * * * A More Secure America Over the last four years, our country became less secure. More than 10 million illegal immigrants flooded across our southern border, including criminals, gang members, and suspected terrorists. Our energy security was jeopardized by policies that discouraged domestic energy production at a time when energy demand was increasing. And as the world grew more dangerous, the Biden  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary: * * * First 100 Days of GOP Senate Majority Has Accomplished Much, and Here's What is Coming Next Fox News Saturday marked 100 days of the new Republican majority in the U.S. Senate, and we've been keeping our foot on the gas. We've spent 13 weeks in session, including the longest continuous period of session in 15 years, and the Senate has taken more votes at this point than in any other Congress sinc  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Rounds Reintroduces Legislation to Address Anti-Competitive Practices in Meat Processing Industry WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) recently reintroduced bipartisan legislation to address anticompetitive practices in the meat and poultry industries that threaten the nation's food supply and national security. Roun  more