WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * - Current number of H-2B visas fails to adequately meet our nation's temporary workforce needs * * * U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Angus King (I-Maine) and U.S. Reps. Andy Harris (R-M.D.), Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), William Keating (D-Mass.) and Jack Bergman (R-Mich.) led a bipartisan, bicameral letter to Acting Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Chad Wolf urging the administr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report on public-safety broadband network. The report (GAO-20-346) is entitled "Network Deployment Is Progressing, but FirstNet Could Strengthen Its Oversight". The report was sent to Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, and Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation subcommittee on Communications, Technolo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on Jan. 29: U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) attended the signing of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement at the White House. "USMCA is the win for producers we've been working towards for nearly two years," said Johnson. "South Dakota's farmers want a level playing field, and that's exactly what this free trade agreement provides. I was proud to stand by the president during today's sig  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and Darren Soto (D-FL) introduced the Food Safety Modernization for Innovative Technologies Act, a bill which would formalize a regulatory framework for food derived from cell-cultured technology. Earlier this year, the Trump Administration established an agreement between the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) attended President Trump's signing of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which replaces the 26-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement. "I had the honor to join President Trump at the White House this morning for the signing of the USMCA," said Rounds. "This new agreement will expand trade opportunities for South Dakota's farmers, ranchers and manufacturers. Me  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- In the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump, Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, sent a question to the Chief Justice for review by the Senate: The CHIEF JUSTICE. Senators Rounds and Murkowski ask counsel for the President: Describe in further detail your contention that all subpoenas issued prior to the passage of H. Res. 660 are an exercise of invalid subpoena authority by the House committees. Mr. Counsel PHILBIN. Mr. Chief Justice. Thank you, Senators, for that  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * - Will Vote 'No' on Additional Witnesses, Documents at Impeachment Trial * * * U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) announced that he will vote to bring the impeachment trial to a close and move forward to the question of acquittal. "Based on the Constitution, the facts presented to us by the House and the political nature of this entire impeachment process, it is clear to me we have the information n  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- In the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump, Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, sent a question to the Chief Justice for review by the Senate: The CHIEF JUSTICE. Senator Thune's question is for counsel for the President: Would you please respond to the arguments or assertions the House Managers just made in response to the previous questions? Mr. Counsel PHILBIN. Mr. Chief Justice. Thank you, Senator, for the question. I haven't read recently the case that was cit  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * - Funds are Critical to Creating Jobs and Economic Development in Communities across SW Minnesota, Iowa and South Dakota * * * U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) helped push a top Trump Administration official to target some of the millions of dollars in additional funding for the nation's rural water projects--approved by Congress in December--to the Lewis & Clark Rural Wate  more