WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report on Coast Guard efforts to improve the resilience of its shore infrastructure. The report (GAO-19-675) is titled "Coast Guard Shore Infrastructure: Processes for Improving Resilience Should Fully Align with DHS Risk Management Framework". The report was sent to Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, Rep. John Garamendi, D  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Paul Cook, R-California, issued the following news release: On Saturday, Rep. Paul Cook (R-Apple Valley) attended the Jessi Combs Tribute Exhibit Opening & Celebration of Life. He presented the following Congressional Record to honor her life, career, and the impact she made for a generation of female trailblazers: "Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the life and accomplishments of Jessi Combs, who passed away on August 27, 2019 from injuries sustained durin  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Senate Banking Committee members, U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Mark R. Warner (D-Virginia), Doug Jones (D-Alabama), Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota), Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey), and John Kennedy (R-Louisiana), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nevada), and Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) today introduced bipartisan legislation to improve corporate transparency, strengthen national security, and help law enforcement co  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following statement after voting against a continuing resolution to fund the government through Nov. 21: "Among a long list of other things, Continuing Resolutions are detrimental to our United States armed forces and, ultimately, the defense of our country. For example, they stop all new contracts and prevent the military from implementing new efficiencies and improvements that benefit our men and women in uniform. "South  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and John Thune (R-S.D.) and U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) today applauded the administration for approving a major disaster declaration for several South Dakota counties, including Aurora, Bennett, Brule, Butte, Campbell, Custer, Deuel, Fall River, Gregory, Haakon, Hamlin, Hanson, Jackson, Jones, Lyman, Meade, Mellette, Pennington, Sanborn, Todd, Tripp, Turner, Union,   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following floor remarks on the importance of passing the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement: Last week, seven former U.S. agriculture secretaries from both Democrat and Republican administrations sent a letter to House and Senate leadership stating their strong bipartisan support for USMCA. Thune's remarks below (as prepared for delivery): "Mr. President, in just a few days, we will mark the one-year anniversary of the president co  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, issued the following statement after President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced a trade agreement by the two countries: The agreement will result in lower tariffs on U.S. agricultural products and streamline rules with respect to digital trade between the United States and Japan. "Thune has been a strong advocate of a bilateral trade agreement with Japan ever since the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) today applauded the administration for approving a major disaster declaration for several South Dakota counties, including Aurora, Bennett, Brule, Butte, Campbell, Custer, Deuel, Fall River, Gregory, Haakon, Hamlin, Hanson, Jackson, Jones, Lyman, Meade, Mellette, Pennington, Sanborn, Todd, Tripp, Turner, Union, W  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following op-ed: Every once in a while, you experience one of those occasions where you stop to appreciate how blessed you are. Our family had one of those times recently when our oldest daughter, Brittany, was inducted into her collegiate hall of fame. When our daughters were growing up, we encouraged them to try different activities at school. Of course, I wanted the girls to play basketball. They both tried it to appease me  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 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 Agriculture Committee, today heard from cattle industry leaders in a committee hearing on perspectives of the livestock and poultry sectors. "The fact that losing just one beef plant in the United States created so much volatility in the cattle marketplace, including decreased cattle prices for producers and increased boxed beef prices, is deeply co  more