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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving South Dakota Newsletter for Sunday February 09, 2020 ( 8 items )  

Sen. Rounds Issues Statement on President Trump State of the Union Address
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following statement on the president Trump's State of the Union Address: "The American dream is alive and well thanks to the policies we've been able to enact during President Trump's time in office. The president took the opportunity to outline many of these successes: a booming economy, lower taxes, record-low unemployment, a strong military and new trade deals that will benefit our farmers, ranchers and manufacturers." "He a  more

Sen. Rounds: Lennox High School Student Receives Fully Qualified Offer of Appointment to U.S. Naval Academy
PIERRE, South Dakota, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) announced that Madeline Loewe, a student at Lennox High School, has received a fully qualified offer of appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA). Madeline is the daughter of Matthew and Paula Loewe of Lennox, SD. "Congratulations to Madeline on receiving an offer of appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy," said Rounds. "Madeline's application to my office reall  more

Sen. Thune Issues Op-Ed: Let's Get Back to Business
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following op-ed: The U.S. Senate has only confronted a presidential impeachment trial three times in American history. The first was President Andrew Johnson's trial in 1868, which reflected the lingering divisions of the Civil War. The second was President Bill Clinton's trial more than 130 years later in 1999. At that time, I was serving South Dakota as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. I assumed and hoped that wou  more

Sen. Thune Issues Question at Impeachment Trial of President Trump
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- 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. Thank you. Senator Thune and the other Senators ask the counsel for the President: On March 6, 2019, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, "impeachment is so divisive to the country that unless there's something so compelling and overwhelming and bipartisan, I don't think we should go down that path because it divides   more

Sen. Thune Issues Remarks on Impeachment Trial Vote
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following remarks: Senate Majority Whip Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), stated that he will vote to acquit the president in the final days of the impeachment trial. After hearing from the House managers and the president's defense, Thune concluded that the evidence and testimony delivered by the House do not meet the standard for the overturning of an election. Thune's remarks below: "Mr. President, tomorrow we will be voting on the  more

Sen. Thune Issues Statement on President Trump State of the Union Address
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following statement in response to the President Trump's State of the Union Address to a joint session of Congress: "I share the president's optimism about the opportunities that lie ahead - that America's brightest days are yet to come," said Thune. "I look forward to working with the administration and with my colleagues in Congress to continue building on the pro-growth, pro-jobs, and pro-national security agenda the American  more

Sen. Thune Issues Statement on Senate Impeachment Trial
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following statement after the Senate voted to acquit President Trump: "Our Founding Fathers set an extraordinarily high bar for impeachment, and rightfully so. They believed it was an extreme remedy that should only be used in extreme circumstances - circumstances so grave that they would warrant nullifying a national election and removing a duly elected president of the United States from office. Impeachment is, and should remai  more

Sen. Wicker, Thune Commend FCC Chairman's C-band Proposal
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on Feb. 6: U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and John Thune, R-S.D., chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet, released the following statements after Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai announced his C-band proposal for 5G at the Information Technology and In  more