WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) praised the bipartisan Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act (H.R. 5826), which passed out of the U.S. House Ways & Means Committee this week. Johnson is a co-sponsor of the bill. "This is a pro-patient bill," said Johnson. "When families are faced with a medical crisis, the last thing you want to receive is a surprise bill in the mail. Pati  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) sat down with actor Chris Evans to participate in a civic engagement project called, "A Starting Point." "If we want to get things done, we have to work together," said Johnson. "I'm glad Captain America is once again coming to the rescue and working to promote respectful dialogue between both Republicans and Democrats. "We live in a world where information  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * - Legislation would allow certain eligible disaster mitigation projects to begin without the risk of losing potential federal funds * * * U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) joined Sens. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Doug Jones (D-Ala.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and James Lankford (R-Okla.) to introduce bipartisan legislation that would expedite the start of certain ha  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) joined Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) to introduce the Stop Greenlighting Driver Licenses for Illegal Immigrants Act, which halts certain Department of Justice grant funding to states that defy certain federal immigration laws. "We are a nation of l  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * - China's unfair trade practices have unfairly impacted the American kitchen cabinet industry * * * U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) led 23 of their Senate colleagues in a letter to International Trade Commission (ITC) Chairman David Johanson urging action against illegal Chinese trade practices that have unfairly harmed the American kitchen cabinet industry. It has been  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following remarks: Senate Majority Whip Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) discussed last Tuesday's State of the Union address and the economic progress we've made. Thanks to Republican policies like the historic tax cuts that became law in late 2017, America's economy is thriving. For the past 12 months, the unemployment rate has been below 4 percent. Thune also discussed the struggling agriculture economy and the steps Congress and the   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following remarks on Feb. 13: Senate Majority Whip Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) discussed the Democrats' refusal to recognize the rights of the unborn. Senate Republicans will continue to stand up for what's right and fight on behalf of unborn children. Thune also recognized the tens of thousands of pro-life Americans, including those from South Dakota, who marched in January to advocate for the hundreds of thousands of babies that   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following remarks on Feb. 12: Senate Majority Whip Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) discussed the war powers resolution that is being considered by the Senate and the president's decision to authorize a military strike that took out Iranian General Qasem Soleimani earlier this year. Thune applauded the decision to take action on Soleimani, the chief architect of Iran-backed terror throughout the Middle East who was responsible for hund  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following op-ed on Feb. 14,: It's no secret that the agriculture economy has seen better days. Bad weather, low commodity prices, and protracted trade disputes have created an untenable situation for many folks in the heartland. What's flyover country to some is home to others, particularly those who help feed the world, and I'll never stop fighting for them or their way of life. In 2018, we passed a pro-farmer, pro-agriculture  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) joined Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) in introducing legislation that delivers tough financial consequences to states that flout federal immigration enforcement and harm public safety and national security. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota), Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia), Kelly Loeffler (R-Georgia), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), and Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota) are  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * - In total, water system will receive $18 Million in federal funding * * * U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith announced that $3 million of the additional funding for the nation's rural water projects--approved by Congress in December--will go the Lewis and Clark Regional Water System. In total the water system will receive $18 million in federal funding for fiscal year 2020. The Senators  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * - In total, water system will receive $18 Million in federal funding * * * U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith announced that $3 million of the additional funding for the nation's rural water projects--approved by Congress in December--will go the Lewis and Clark Regional Water System. In total the water system will receive $18 million in federal funding for fiscal year 2020. The Senat  more