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Sept. 17, 2015 Letter to John Kerry, Secretary of State, and Jeh Johnson, Secretary of Homeland Security - Maintain Rigorous Security Vetting Process for Syrian Refugees Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
Sept. 17, 2015 Hearing of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation - Opening Statement of Senator John Thune, Nomination Hearing Sen. John Thune
Sept. 17, 2015 Thune, Schatz, and Moran Introduce Bill to Protect Consumers from Fines for Negative Online Reviews Sen. John Thune, ...
Sept. 17, 2015 Thune: Senate Democrats Choose Partisan Politics Over National Security Sen. John Thune
Sept. 16, 2015 Nuclear Agreement with Iran Sen. John Thune
Sept. 16, 2015 GAO Report Confirms Need for Positive Train Control Deadline Extension Sen. John Thune, ...
Sept. 15, 2015 Hire More Heroes Act of 2015 Sen. Mike Rounds
Sept. 11, 2015 Thune Statement on Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks Sen. John Thune
Sept. 11, 2015 Weekly Column: The President's Nuclear Concession Deal Sen. Mike Rounds
Sept. 11, 2015 South Dakotans Deserve a Voice on President's Flawed Deal With Iran Sen. John Thune
Sept. 11, 2015 Senate Passes Bipartisan Legislation to Preserve Rural Access to Therapy Services Sen. John Thune, ...
Sept. 10, 2015 Rounds Statement on Democrat Filibuster of Iran Nuclear Concession Deal Sen. Mike Rounds
Sept. 10, 2015 Rounds Cosponsors Legislation to Roll Back NLRB Decision Sen. Mike Rounds
Sept. 10, 2015 Thune, Stabenow Praise CMMI Decision to Evaluate Value-Based Insurance Design Sen. John Thune, ...
Sept. 10, 2015 Thune: Senate Democrats Silence Voices of American People on Iran Deal Sen. John Thune
Sept. 9, 2015 Letter to The Honorable Anthony Fox, Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation, The Honorable Penny Pritzker, Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Honorable Tom Wheeler, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission - Test Vehicle-to-Vehicle Spectrum Sharing Sen. John Thune, ...
Sept. 9, 2015 Nuclear Deal With Iran Bad for U.S. Sen. John Thune
Sept. 8, 2015 Hire More Heroes Act of 2015 Sen. John Thune
Sept. 4, 2015 A South Dakota Summer Sen. John Thune
Sept. 4, 2015 Weekly Column: Responsible Spending Starts with a Budget Process Sen. Mike Rounds
Sept. 4, 2015 Letter to the Hon. Tom Perez, Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor - Requesting Extension of Comment Period on Proposed DOL Rule Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
Aug. 28, 2015 Thune Statement on Injunction Blocking Obama EPA's WOTUS Implementation Sen. John Thune
Aug. 17, 2015 Statement on FCC Decision to Strip DISH Network of Auction Discount Sen. John Thune
Aug. 14, 2015 Weekly Column: Obama's Clean Power Plan is Fundamentally Flawed Sen. Mike Rounds
Aug. 11, 2015 The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation issued a midyear report on efforts from the first half of the year and the committee's upcoming agenda. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Commerce Committee, noted the following in the report: "Since the Senate's fresh start in January, our panel of 24 senators has worked to spur job creation through policies that strengthen our nation's competitiveness in the global marketplace. This report offers an update on what we have accomplished in the first quarter of the 114th Congress and what we will focus on in upcoming months. From our six active subcommittees to the full committee membership, our committee continues efforts to forge a federal government that is more accountable, transparent, and responsive. I look forward to an active committee calendar this fall." Since January, the committee approved 36 bills, held 42 hearings an conducted five legislative markups. In addition, the Senate has passed nine Commerce bills and six additional bills have been included in Senate-passed legislation. Sen. John Thune
Aug. 7, 2015 Weekly Column: The EPA's Unfair "Sue and Settle' Tactics Sen. Mike Rounds
Aug. 7, 2015 Rounds, King Introduce Bill to Give Small Businesses, Community Banks and Credit Unions a Say in CFPB Decision Making Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
Aug. 7, 2015 Letter to The Honorable Joseph G. Pizarchik, Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement - Comment Period Extension For Sweeping Stream Buffer Zone Rule Sen. John Thune, ...
Aug. 6, 2015 Letter to Carolyn Colvin, Acting Commissioner of Social Security - Targeting of Second Amendment Rights Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
Aug. 6, 2015 Rounds, Thune Introduce Bill to Strengthen Military Families' Right to Self-Protection Sen. John Thune, ...
Aug. 6, 2015 Rounds, Thune Introduce Bill to Strengthen Military Families' Right to Self-Protection Sen. John Thune
Aug. 5, 2015 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally 75th Anniversary Sen. Mike Rounds
Aug. 5, 2015 Rounds Reaffirms Commitment to Repeal Pay Ratio Rule Sen. Mike Rounds
Aug. 5, 2015 Letter to The Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States - Nominate Commerce Department Inspector General Sen. John Thune, ...
Aug. 5, 2015 Rounds Applauds EPW Passage of ARENA Act Sen. Mike Rounds
Aug. 5, 2015 Republicans, Democrats Agree: IRS "Delinquent" With Treatment of Tax-Exempt Organizations Sen. John Thune
Aug. 4, 2015 Hearing of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works - Openeing Statement of Sen. Mike Rounds, Hearing on Oversight of Litigation at EPA and FWS: Impacts on the U.S. Economy, States, Local Communities and the Environment Sen. Mike Rounds
Aug. 4, 2015 Thune, Rounds Introduce Legislation to Authorize Permanent Land Transfer for Expansion of Black Hills National Cemetery Sen. John Thune, ...
Aug. 4, 2015 Republican-Led Senate Sen. John Thune
Aug. 4, 2015 Thune, Rounds Introduce Legislation to Authorize Permanent Land Transfer for Expansion of Black Hills National Cemetery Sen. John Thune
Aug. 4, 2015 Republican-Led Senate Sen. John Thune
Aug. 3, 2015 Letter to John Kerry, Secretary of State, and Anthony Dearth, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary - International Traffic in Arms Regulation Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
Aug. 3, 2015 Rounds Statement on Obama's Coal Tax Plan Sen. Mike Rounds
Aug. 3, 2015 Daines Leads 27 Senators in Urging State Department to Halt Misguided ITAR Changes Sen. John Thune, ...
Aug. 3, 2015 Thune Bill Would Improve Access, Availability of Rural Health Care Sen. John Thune
Aug. 3, 2015 EPA's Backdoor National Energy Tax a Burden for South Dakota Consumers Sen. John Thune
Aug. 3, 2015 Rounds Votes to Protect Taxpayers from Paying For Planned Parenthood Sen. Mike Rounds
July 31, 2015 Rounds Actively Working to Defund Planned Parenthood Sen. Mike Rounds
July 31, 2015 Weekly Column: No Deal is Better Than a Bad Deal Sen. Mike Rounds
July 30, 2015 Thune Statement on Passage of Bipartisan DRIVE Act Sen. John Thune
July 30, 2015 Rounds Joins Effort to Give Military Retirees the Honor They Deserve Sen. Mike Rounds
July 30, 2015 Commerce Committee Transportation Reforms Approved in Multi-Year Bill Sen. John Thune
July 29, 2015 FOIA Provisions Sen. John Thune
July 29, 2015 Hire More Heroes Act of 2015--Continued Sen. John Thune
July 29, 2015 Hire More Heroes Act of 2015 Sen. John Thune
July 28, 2015 Senators Introduce Legislation to Defund Planned Parenthood, Safeguard Women's Health Funding Sen. John Thune, ...
July 28, 2015 Hire More Heroes Act of 2015 Sen. John Thune
July 28, 2015 Letter to Andrew Slavitt, Acting Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Federal Health Insurance Marketplace Sen. John Thune, ...
July 28, 2015 Letter to Andrew Slavitt, Acting Administrator of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Concerning Obamacare Enrollment Safeguards Sen. John Thune
July 27, 2015 Hire More Heroes Act of 2015--Continued Sen. John Thune
July 24, 2015 Weekly Column: Dodd-Frank: Five Years Later Sen. Mike Rounds
July 23, 2015 Hire More Heroes Act of 2015--Motion to Proceed--Continued Sen. John Thune
July 23, 2015 Thune Announces Series of Wireless Broadband Hearings Sen. John Thune
July 23, 2015 Hoeven, Stabenow Introduce Voluntary COOL Legislation Sen. John Thune, ...
July 23, 2015 Minority News - Hoeven, Stabenow Introduce Voluntary COOL Legislation Sen. John Thune, ...
July 22, 2015 Letter to Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Planned Parenthood Funding Sen. John Thune, ...
July 22, 2015 Letter to Anthony Aaron, Board of Trustees Chair The Appraisal Foundation - Real Estate Appraisers Sen. John Thune, ...
July 22, 2015 Letter to Howard Shelanski, Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs - Regarding the Environmental Protection Agency's Carbon Dioxide Regulations Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
July 22, 2015 Thune, 49 Fellow Senators Raise Concerns With Planned Parenthood Practices Sen. John Thune
July 22, 2015 Hearing of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee - Nominations Sen. John Thune
July 22, 2015 Rounds Applauds Committee Passage of Critical VA Accountability Reforms Sen. Mike Rounds
July 21, 2015 Thune Statement on Bipartisan DRIVE Act Sen. John Thune
July 21, 2015 Thune Amendments Would Provide Permanent Relief to Taxpayers Sen. John Thune
July 21, 2015 USDA Announces Conservation Programs That Will Benefit South Dakota Sen. John Thune
July 21, 2015 Letter to Gina McCarthy, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Social Cost of Carbon Estimates Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
Date Title Politician
Sept. 17, 2015 Letter to John Kerry, Secretary of State, and Jeh Johnson, Secretary of Homeland Security - Maintain Rigorous Security Vetting Process for Syrian Refugees Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
Sept. 17, 2015 Hearing of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation - Opening Statement of Senator John Thune, Nomination Hearing Sen.John Thune
Sept. 17, 2015 Thune, Schatz, and Moran Introduce Bill to Protect Consumers from Fines for Negative Online Reviews Sen.John Thune, ...
Sept. 17, 2015 Thune: Senate Democrats Choose Partisan Politics Over National Security Sen.John Thune
Sept. 16, 2015 Nuclear Agreement with Iran Sen.John Thune
Sept. 16, 2015 GAO Report Confirms Need for Positive Train Control Deadline Extension Sen.John Thune, ...
Sept. 15, 2015 Hire More Heroes Act of 2015 Sen.Mike Rounds
Sept. 11, 2015 Thune Statement on Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks Sen.John Thune
Sept. 11, 2015 Weekly Column: The President's Nuclear Concession Deal Sen.Mike Rounds
Sept. 11, 2015 South Dakotans Deserve a Voice on President's Flawed Deal With Iran Sen.John Thune
Sept. 11, 2015 Senate Passes Bipartisan Legislation to Preserve Rural Access to Therapy Services Sen.John Thune, ...
Sept. 10, 2015 Rounds Statement on Democrat Filibuster of Iran Nuclear Concession Deal Sen.Mike Rounds
Sept. 10, 2015 Rounds Cosponsors Legislation to Roll Back NLRB Decision Sen.Mike Rounds
Sept. 10, 2015 Thune, Stabenow Praise CMMI Decision to Evaluate Value-Based Insurance Design Sen.John Thune, ...
Sept. 10, 2015 Thune: Senate Democrats Silence Voices of American People on Iran Deal Sen.John Thune
Sept. 9, 2015 Letter to The Honorable Anthony Fox, Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation, The Honorable Penny Pritzker, Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Honorable Tom Wheeler, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission - Test Vehicle-to-Vehicle Spectrum Sharing Sen.John Thune, ...
Sept. 9, 2015 Nuclear Deal With Iran Bad for U.S. Sen.John Thune
Sept. 8, 2015 Hire More Heroes Act of 2015 Sen.John Thune
Sept. 4, 2015 A South Dakota Summer Sen.John Thune
Sept. 4, 2015 Weekly Column: Responsible Spending Starts with a Budget Process Sen.Mike Rounds
Sept. 4, 2015 Letter to the Hon. Tom Perez, Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor - Requesting Extension of Comment Period on Proposed DOL Rule Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
Aug. 28, 2015 Thune Statement on Injunction Blocking Obama EPA's WOTUS Implementation Sen.John Thune
Aug. 17, 2015 Statement on FCC Decision to Strip DISH Network of Auction Discount Sen.John Thune
Aug. 14, 2015 Weekly Column: Obama's Clean Power Plan is Fundamentally Flawed Sen.Mike Rounds
Aug. 11, 2015 The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation issued a midyear report on efforts from the first half of the year and the committee's upcoming agenda. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Commerce Committee, noted the following in the report: "Since the Senate's fresh start in January, our panel of 24 senators has worked to spur job creation through policies that strengthen our nation's competitiveness in the global marketplace. This report offers an update on what we have accomplished in the first quarter of the 114th Congress and what we will focus on in upcoming months. From our six active subcommittees to the full committee membership, our committee continues efforts to forge a federal government that is more accountable, transparent, and responsive. I look forward to an active committee calendar this fall." Since January, the committee approved 36 bills, held 42 hearings an conducted five legislative markups. In addition, the Senate has passed nine Commerce bills and six additional bills have been included in Senate-passed legislation. Sen.John Thune
Aug. 7, 2015 Weekly Column: The EPA's Unfair "Sue and Settle' Tactics Sen.Mike Rounds
Aug. 7, 2015 Rounds, King Introduce Bill to Give Small Businesses, Community Banks and Credit Unions a Say in CFPB Decision Making Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
Aug. 7, 2015 Letter to The Honorable Joseph G. Pizarchik, Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement - Comment Period Extension For Sweeping Stream Buffer Zone Rule Sen.John Thune, ...
Aug. 6, 2015 Letter to Carolyn Colvin, Acting Commissioner of Social Security - Targeting of Second Amendment Rights Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
Aug. 6, 2015 Rounds, Thune Introduce Bill to Strengthen Military Families' Right to Self-Protection Sen.John Thune, ...
Aug. 6, 2015 Rounds, Thune Introduce Bill to Strengthen Military Families' Right to Self-Protection Sen.John Thune
Aug. 5, 2015 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally 75th Anniversary Sen.Mike Rounds
Aug. 5, 2015 Rounds Reaffirms Commitment to Repeal Pay Ratio Rule Sen.Mike Rounds
Aug. 5, 2015 Letter to The Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States - Nominate Commerce Department Inspector General Sen.John Thune, ...
Aug. 5, 2015 Rounds Applauds EPW Passage of ARENA Act Sen.Mike Rounds
Aug. 5, 2015 Republicans, Democrats Agree: IRS "Delinquent" With Treatment of Tax-Exempt Organizations Sen.John Thune
Aug. 4, 2015 Hearing of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works - Openeing Statement of Sen. Mike Rounds, Hearing on Oversight of Litigation at EPA and FWS: Impacts on the U.S. Economy, States, Local Communities and the Environment Sen.Mike Rounds
Aug. 4, 2015 Thune, Rounds Introduce Legislation to Authorize Permanent Land Transfer for Expansion of Black Hills National Cemetery Sen.John Thune, ...
Aug. 4, 2015 Republican-Led Senate Sen.John Thune
Aug. 4, 2015 Thune, Rounds Introduce Legislation to Authorize Permanent Land Transfer for Expansion of Black Hills National Cemetery Sen.John Thune
Aug. 4, 2015 Republican-Led Senate Sen.John Thune
Aug. 3, 2015 Letter to John Kerry, Secretary of State, and Anthony Dearth, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary - International Traffic in Arms Regulation Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
Aug. 3, 2015 Rounds Statement on Obama's Coal Tax Plan Sen.Mike Rounds
Aug. 3, 2015 Daines Leads 27 Senators in Urging State Department to Halt Misguided ITAR Changes Sen.John Thune, ...
Aug. 3, 2015 Thune Bill Would Improve Access, Availability of Rural Health Care Sen.John Thune
Aug. 3, 2015 EPA's Backdoor National Energy Tax a Burden for South Dakota Consumers Sen.John Thune
Aug. 3, 2015 Rounds Votes to Protect Taxpayers from Paying For Planned Parenthood Sen.Mike Rounds
July 31, 2015 Rounds Actively Working to Defund Planned Parenthood Sen.Mike Rounds
July 31, 2015 Weekly Column: No Deal is Better Than a Bad Deal Sen.Mike Rounds
July 30, 2015 Thune Statement on Passage of Bipartisan DRIVE Act Sen.John Thune
July 30, 2015 Rounds Joins Effort to Give Military Retirees the Honor They Deserve Sen.Mike Rounds
July 30, 2015 Commerce Committee Transportation Reforms Approved in Multi-Year Bill Sen.John Thune
July 29, 2015 FOIA Provisions Sen.John Thune
July 29, 2015 Hire More Heroes Act of 2015--Continued Sen.John Thune
July 29, 2015 Hire More Heroes Act of 2015 Sen.John Thune
July 28, 2015 Senators Introduce Legislation to Defund Planned Parenthood, Safeguard Women's Health Funding Sen.John Thune, ...
July 28, 2015 Hire More Heroes Act of 2015 Sen.John Thune
July 28, 2015 Letter to Andrew Slavitt, Acting Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Federal Health Insurance Marketplace Sen.John Thune, ...
July 28, 2015 Letter to Andrew Slavitt, Acting Administrator of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Concerning Obamacare Enrollment Safeguards Sen.John Thune
July 27, 2015 Hire More Heroes Act of 2015--Continued Sen.John Thune
July 24, 2015 Weekly Column: Dodd-Frank: Five Years Later Sen.Mike Rounds
July 23, 2015 Hire More Heroes Act of 2015--Motion to Proceed--Continued Sen.John Thune
July 23, 2015 Thune Announces Series of Wireless Broadband Hearings Sen.John Thune
July 23, 2015 Hoeven, Stabenow Introduce Voluntary COOL Legislation Sen.John Thune, ...
July 23, 2015 Minority News - Hoeven, Stabenow Introduce Voluntary COOL Legislation Sen.John Thune, ...
July 22, 2015 Letter to Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Planned Parenthood Funding Sen.John Thune, ...
July 22, 2015 Letter to Anthony Aaron, Board of Trustees Chair The Appraisal Foundation - Real Estate Appraisers Sen.John Thune, ...
July 22, 2015 Letter to Howard Shelanski, Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs - Regarding the Environmental Protection Agency's Carbon Dioxide Regulations Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
July 22, 2015 Thune, 49 Fellow Senators Raise Concerns With Planned Parenthood Practices Sen.John Thune
July 22, 2015 Hearing of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee - Nominations Sen.John Thune
July 22, 2015 Rounds Applauds Committee Passage of Critical VA Accountability Reforms Sen.Mike Rounds
July 21, 2015 Thune Statement on Bipartisan DRIVE Act Sen.John Thune
July 21, 2015 Thune Amendments Would Provide Permanent Relief to Taxpayers Sen.John Thune
July 21, 2015 USDA Announces Conservation Programs That Will Benefit South Dakota Sen.John Thune
July 21, 2015 Letter to Gina McCarthy, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Social Cost of Carbon Estimates Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
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