WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following column: While working as governor and now as your United States Senator, I've fought for South Dakota's corn and corn ethanol producers to make certain they're getting a fair deal under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). For over a decade, the RFS has provided the statutory certainty necessary for the corn industry to grow and prosper in the United States. As a result, corn ethanol has become a vital component of our   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following op-ed: Like every Thanksgiving, I'll be home in South Dakota, celebrating with my family: my wife, my daughters, my sons-in-law, and my four - soon to be five! - grandchildren. I'll be taking on my traditional job of carving the turkey - and helping with the dishes afterward. I'm looking forward to a lot of good pie - apple pie a la mode, pumpkin (with a lot of whipped cream), and my favorite, anything in the cream pie  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following op-ed on Black Friday shopping: While I'm sure most people know about the Black Friday shopping event that follows Thanksgiving each year, a relatively new shopping "holiday," of sorts, popped up in the last decade that is celebrated annually on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Small Business Saturday was created almost ten years ago to encourage people to "shop small" and check out their local brick and mortar stores   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation and Internet issued the following hearing information: The Evolution of Next-Generation Technologies: Implementing MOBILE NOW at 216 Hart Senate Office Building at 10:00 a.m. on Dec. 5: Witnesses: * Paul TenHaken, Mayor, City of Sioux Falls, South Dakota * Jonathan Adelstein, President & CEO, Wireless Infrastructure Association * Scott Bergmann, Senior Vice President,  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet, will convene a hearing titled, "The Evolution of Next-Generation Technologies: Implementing MOBILE NOW," at 10:00 a.m. EST on Thursday, December 5, 2019. The hearing will examine the implementation of several mandates required by the Making Opportunities for Broadband Investment and L  more