WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following statement: * * * - Legislation Receives Endorsement from Deficit-Reduction Leaders Simpson and Bowles * * * U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D) announced that he is a cosponsor of the Time to Rescue United States' Trusts (TRUST) Act, which would create congressional committees specifically tasked to develop legislation to restore and strengthen endangered federal trust funds. Without legislative action, the government's   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following statement: U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement on Iran's attack on U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq: "Tonight, the Department of Defense confirmed that Iran launched missiles at U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq. As we learn more about the events unfolding and determine an appropriate response, we remain concerned about the safety of our men  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following floor statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on Dec. 18, paying tribute to Caden Darrow: Today I rise to recognize Caden Darrow, an intern in my Washington, DC, office, for all the hard work he has done on behalf of myself, my staff, and the State of South Dakota. Caden is a graduate of Rapid City Central High School in Rapid City, SD. He is currently pursuing bachelor of science in political scien  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following floor statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on Dec. 18, paying tribute to Carter Dykstra: Today I rise to recognize Carter Dykstra, an intern in my Washington, DC, office, for all the hard work he has done on behalf of myself, my staff, and the State of South Dakota. Carter is a graduate of Platte High School in Platte, SD, and South Dakota State University in Brookings, SD. He is currently pursui  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following op-ed: President Ronald Reagan once said, "I've always thought New Year's Day was an especially American tradition, full of the optimism and hope we're famous for in our daily lives - an energy and confidence we call the American spirit. Perhaps because we know we control our own destiny, we believe deep down inside that working together we can make each new year better than the old." 2019 was a productive and histor  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following remarks in the Senate: WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) discussed the death of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani and the closure of his 'reign of terror' in the Middle East. Thune is hopeful that the United States' action will deter future attempts by the rogue nation to sow discord in the region. Thune's remarks below (as prepared for delivery): "Mr. President, many of us here in the Senate thought we woul  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following statement on Jan. 7: U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, which has jurisdiction over trade policy, spoke on the importance of passing the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) before the committee approved it by a strong bipartisan vote of 25-3. "When I talk to farmers and ranchers at home in South Dakota, they emphasize that among the most important things Washington can d  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following floor statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on Dec. 19, paying tribute to Nicolaas Budde: I rise to pay tribute to a longtime member of my staff, Nicolaas Budde, who is departing my office after 15 years of service. Nic has been my systems administrator, responsible for keeping all of the technology in my personal and leadership Senate offices here in Washington and in our three State offices in go  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following floor statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on Dec. 19, paying tribute to Harold Thune: In 1906, two brothers named Nikolai and Matthew Gjelsvik arrived at Ellis Island from Norway. The only English they knew were the words "apple pie" and "coffee," which evidently they learned on the boat on the way over. The immigration officials at Ellis Island thought that their name would be too difficult to s  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee's Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight, and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, introduced legislation to improve child support enforcement for Native American tribes by allowing the 61 tribes that currently operate their own child support agencies to access the Federal Tax Refund Offset Program t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * - Senators announce two new bipartisan cosponsors to bill that combats "dark patterns" designed to trick users into giving up their personal data * * * U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) announced two new bipartisan co-sponsors for their legislation to protect consumers from being tricked into giving away their personal data online. Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and John Th  more