WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, 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 Trump administration for approving a major disaster declaration for several South Dakota counties, including Aurora, Brookings, Brule, Charles Mix, Davison, Douglas, Gregory, Hanson, Hutchinson, Kingsbury, Lake, Lincoln, McCook, Miner, Minnehaha, Moody, Sanborn, Turner, Union, and Yankton, a  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Reps. K. Michael Conaway, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Agriculture Committee, and Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, ranking Republican member of the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight and Department Operations, issued the following remarks at a hearing to review the Agriculture Department's Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights: "Ms. Earp's testimony highlighted her lifelong commitment to civil rights and her continued fight for those who fa  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.), Greg Murphy (R-N.C.), and Dr. Phil Roe (R-TN) today introduced the Worker's Choice Act, which would amend the National Labor Relations Act to empower employees in a unionized workplace to independently negotiate their employment terms with their employer. In Right-to-Work states like South Dakota, North Carolina, and Tennessee, an employee who opts-out of u  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- 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.) today joined a number of their colleagues to send a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler requesting clarity on the regulatory treatment of biogenic carbon emissions produced from feedstocks such as corn and soybeans. This clarity will remove an obstacle to investment in rural America. "Rural communities in ou  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * - Bill would help revive monarch and pollinator habitat at a time when the population of pollinators--critical to American agriculture--has dangerously declined * * * U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today joined Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.) to introduce new, bipartisan legislation to help states create pollinator-friendly habitats along roads a  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following statement after the Repealing Existing Substandard Provisions Encouraging Conciliation with Tribes Act, passed the Senate unanimously: "My colleagues in the Senate took a great first step toward righting the wrongs that have been done to Native Americans throughout our history. "Our RESPECT Act will repeal a number of immoral, racist federal laws related to the treatment of Native Americans. While these outdated l  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following statement after voting against the Continuing Resolution, which funds the government operations: "Even with an additional two months to work on appropriations bills, Congress has failed again to get its work done - or even show signs of progress. CRs are no way to run a country. "They're wasteful, ineffective, destabilize government programs and could end up hurting South Dakota families. "And, they jeopardize our  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- 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 Trump administration for approving a major disaster declaration for several South Dakota counties, including Aurora, Brookings, Brule, Charles Mix, Davison, Douglas, Gregory, Hanson, Hutchinson, Kingsbury, Lake, Lincoln, McCook, Miner, Minnehaha, Moody, Sanborn, Turner, Union, and Yankton, and  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- 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 Trump administration for approving a major disaster declaration for several South Dakota counties, including Aurora, Brookings, Brule, Charles Mix, Davison, Douglas, Gregory, Hanson, Hutchinson, Kingsbury, Lake, Lincoln, McCook, Miner, Minnehaha, Moody, Sanborn, Turner, Union, and Yankton, and   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and John Thune, R-S.D., chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet, introduced the 5G Spectrum Act. This legislation would ensure mid-band spectrum is quickly available in the market by requiring a transparent and competitive public auctioning pr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Senate Majority Whip Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed the defense appropriations bill, legislation that ensures our men and women in uniform have the resources they need to defend our country. The bill has been filibustered by Senate Democrats the last two times it was considered on the Senate floor. Thune's remarks below (as prepared for delivery): "Mr. President, our most fundamental responsib  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Senate Majority Whip Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed the Senate's latest action on judicial confirmations. With the confirmations of Justices Robert Luck and Barbara Lagoa, the Senate has now confirmed 48 appellate court judges during this administration - more appellate court judges than had been confirmed at this point in any of the previous five presidential administrations. Thune's remarks b  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Angus King (I-Maine) led a bipartisan group of 30 colleagues in sending a letter to Senate leadership urging them to provide H-2B visa cap relief for seasonal employers in any funding agreement. In the letter, the senators stress that there are not enough U.S. workers qualified and available to meet the seasonal demand for employment - and that these seasonal positions  more