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Aug. 1, 2016
Letter to Thomas Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Following HPAI Outbreak, Ernst, Klobuchar Lead Efforts to End Discrimination on U.S. Turkey Exports
Sen. John Thune, ...
July 28, 2016
Letter to Gina McCarthy, EPA Administrator - McCaskill, Bipartisan Group of Senators Urge Obama Administration to Support Job-Creating Biodiesel Production
Sen. John Thune, ...
July 26, 2016
Letter to John McCain, Mac Thornberry, Jack Reed and Adam Smith; Respectively, Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Senate Committee on Armed Services - Kirk-Gillibrand Urge Full Funding for U.S.-Israel Missile Defense Cooperation
Sen. John Thune, ...
July 20, 2016
Thune, Rounds, Noem Seek More Outdoor Opportunities with State-Federal Land Swap Bill
Sen. John Thune, ...
July 13, 2016
Thune Leads Senate REBOOT Members in Introducing Legislation to Improve Meaningful Use Program
Sen. John Thune
July 13, 2016
Thune Leads Senate REBOOT Members in Introducing Legislation to Improve Meaningful Use Program
Sen. John Thune, ...
July 12, 2016
Hearing of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Thune, Hearing on "How Will the FCC's Proposed Privacy Regulations Affect Consumers and Competition?"
Sen. John Thune
July 11, 2016
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Senators Collins, Nelson Lead Bipartisan Letter Urging Administration to Preserve Maximum Strength of Sanctions Until Iran Abandons Its Illicit, Non-Nuclear Activities
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
July 6, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Daniel R. Levinson, Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Request for Audit of Indian Health Service
Sen. Mike Rounds
July 1, 2016
Wall Street Journal - Barasso and Thune: Government Hospitals Are Failing Native Americans
Sen. John Thune, ...
June 30, 2016
Weekly Column: This Fourth of July is a Time to Reflect on What's Important
Sen. Mike Rounds
June 29, 2016
Hearing of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee- Executive Session - American Innovation and Competitiveness Act, Other Items, Opening Statement
Sen. John Thune
June 29, 2016
Thune-Led Commerce Committee Approves Rural Call Completion Bill
Sen. John Thune
June 28, 2016
Democrats Reject Critical Funding to Combat Zika Virus
Sen. John Thune
June 28, 2016
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016--Conference Report
Sen. John Thune
June 27, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Janet Murphy, Network Director of the VA Midwest Healthcare Network - Concern Over Staff Downsizing at Hot Springs VA
Sen. Mike Rounds
June 24, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Gina McCarthy, Administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency - Bipartisan Group of 39 Senators in Calling for a Strong Renewable Fuel Standard for 2017
Sen. John Thune, ...
June 23, 2016
Thune Statement on Supreme Court's Rejection of Obama's Executive Amnesty
Sen. John Thune
June 23, 2016
Senate Science and Technology Leaders Introduce the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act
Sen. John Thune, ...
June 22, 2016
Letter to Gary Grief, President, Multi-State Lottery Association, and J. Bret Toyne, Deputy Executive Director & Chief Financial Officer, Multi-State Lottery Association - On The Multi-State Lottery Association Rigging Scandal
Sen. John Thune
June 21, 2016
Isis
Sen. John Thune
June 20, 2016
Letter to Sir Craig Reedie, President, World Anti-Doping Agency - Questions About Enforcement Delays, Effectiveness
Sen. John Thune
June 16, 2016
South Dakota Senators Introduce Amendment to Help Tribes Construct New Detention Facilities
Sen. John Thune
June 15, 2016
Hearing of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation- Executive Session - Small Business Broadband Deployment Act and Other Items, Opening Statement
Sen. John Thune
June 14, 2016
Letter to the Honorable David Shulkin, Under Secretary for Health, Veterans Health Administration - Senators Press VA on Inadequate Progress in Improving Quality, Timely Access to Care
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
June 14, 2016
Thune and Wicker Statements on FCC Open Internet Order Court Decision
Sen. John Thune, ...
June 14, 2016
Sen. Cruz: 2017 NDAA Provides for the Readiness of Our Military
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
June 8, 2016
Senate Passes Thune Bill That Would Improve Access to Rural Health Care
Sen. John Thune
June 8, 2016
Committee Approves Thune, Rounds Bill to Protect Tribal Veterans' Health Care
Sen. John Thune
June 7, 2016
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
Sen. John Thune
May 25, 2016
Sen. Thune Pushes for IHS Accountability
Sen. John Thune
May 24, 2016
V-A to Voluntarily Implement Bipartisan Provision to Enhance V-A Medical Care
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
May 24, 2016
Disapproving A Rule Submitted By the Department of Labor
Sen. John Thune
May 20, 2016
Bicameral, Bipartisan Deal Reached on TSCA Reform
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
May 19, 2016
Barrasso and Thune Introduce Bill to Reform the Indian Health Service
Sen. John Thune, ...
May 19, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Loretta Lynch, Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice and the Hon. John King, Secretary of the Department of Education - On School Bathroom Edict
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
May 18, 2016
Letter to Secretary Tom Vilsack, U.S. Department of Agriculture - Reevaluate Selection Process for General CRP Sign-Ups
Sen. John Thune
May 18, 2016
Zika Virus
Sen. John Thune
May 16, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Sylvia M. Burwell, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Demand for Answers From the Indian Health Service
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
May 16, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Sylvia M. Burwell, Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services - Delegation Demands Answers From the Indian Health Service
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
May 13, 2016
Rounds Statement on Committee Passage of NDAA
Sen. Mike Rounds
May 12, 2016
Letter to the Honorable John Barrasso, M.D., Chairman of the Indian Affairs Committee - Urge for Indian Affairs Committee to Consider Audit of Failing IHS System
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
May 12, 2016
Senate Passes First Appropriations Bill of 2016 with Rounds Support
Sen. Mike Rounds
May 10, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Tom Wheeler, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission and Mr. Chris Henderson, Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Administrative Company - Consulting Fees Draining Rural Health Care Telecommunications Fund
Sen. John Thune, ...
May 9, 2016
Rounds Will Introduce Bill Requiring Administration to Define a Cyber Act of War
Sen. Mike Rounds
April 29, 2016
Thune Bill Offers Immediate Help for Combatting Zika Virus
Sen. John Thune
April 28, 2016
Thune Bill Would Create Independent Oversight Position for Veterans Choice Act
Sen. John Thune
April 28, 2016
Rounds Votes to Advance Legislation to Benefit South Dakota's Water Resources
Sen. Mike Rounds
April 28, 2016
Letter to Andrew Slavitt, Acting Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Call for Withdrawal of Proposed Drug Rule for Medicare Part B
Sen. John Thune, ...
April 28, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Sylvia M. Burwell, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Call for the Improvement of Meaningful Use Program for Health IT
Sen. John Thune
Date
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Aug. 1, 2016
Letter to Thomas Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Following HPAI Outbreak, Ernst, Klobuchar Lead Efforts to End Discrimination on U.S. Turkey Exports
Sen.John Thune, ...
July 28, 2016
Letter to Gina McCarthy, EPA Administrator - McCaskill, Bipartisan Group of Senators Urge Obama Administration to Support Job-Creating Biodiesel Production
Sen.John Thune, ...
July 26, 2016
Letter to John McCain, Mac Thornberry, Jack Reed and Adam Smith; Respectively, Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Senate Committee on Armed Services - Kirk-Gillibrand Urge Full Funding for U.S.-Israel Missile Defense Cooperation
Sen.John Thune, ...
July 20, 2016
Thune, Rounds, Noem Seek More Outdoor Opportunities with State-Federal Land Swap Bill
Sen.John Thune, ...
July 13, 2016
Thune Leads Senate REBOOT Members in Introducing Legislation to Improve Meaningful Use Program
Sen.John Thune
July 13, 2016
Thune Leads Senate REBOOT Members in Introducing Legislation to Improve Meaningful Use Program
Sen.John Thune, ...
July 12, 2016
Hearing of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Thune, Hearing on "How Will the FCC's Proposed Privacy Regulations Affect Consumers and Competition?"
Sen.John Thune
July 11, 2016
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Senators Collins, Nelson Lead Bipartisan Letter Urging Administration to Preserve Maximum Strength of Sanctions Until Iran Abandons Its Illicit, Non-Nuclear Activities
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
July 6, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Daniel R. Levinson, Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Request for Audit of Indian Health Service
Sen.Mike Rounds
July 1, 2016
Wall Street Journal - Barasso and Thune: Government Hospitals Are Failing Native Americans
Sen.John Thune, ...
June 30, 2016
Weekly Column: This Fourth of July is a Time to Reflect on What's Important
Sen.Mike Rounds
June 29, 2016
Hearing of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee- Executive Session - American Innovation and Competitiveness Act, Other Items, Opening Statement
Sen.John Thune
June 29, 2016
Thune-Led Commerce Committee Approves Rural Call Completion Bill
Sen.John Thune
June 28, 2016
Democrats Reject Critical Funding to Combat Zika Virus
Sen.John Thune
June 28, 2016
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016--Conference Report
Sen.John Thune
June 27, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Janet Murphy, Network Director of the VA Midwest Healthcare Network - Concern Over Staff Downsizing at Hot Springs VA
Sen.Mike Rounds
June 24, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Gina McCarthy, Administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency - Bipartisan Group of 39 Senators in Calling for a Strong Renewable Fuel Standard for 2017
Sen.John Thune, ...
June 23, 2016
Thune Statement on Supreme Court's Rejection of Obama's Executive Amnesty
Sen.John Thune
June 23, 2016
Senate Science and Technology Leaders Introduce the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act
Sen.John Thune, ...
June 22, 2016
Letter to Gary Grief, President, Multi-State Lottery Association, and J. Bret Toyne, Deputy Executive Director & Chief Financial Officer, Multi-State Lottery Association - On The Multi-State Lottery Association Rigging Scandal
Sen.John Thune
June 21, 2016
Isis
Sen.John Thune
June 20, 2016
Letter to Sir Craig Reedie, President, World Anti-Doping Agency - Questions About Enforcement Delays, Effectiveness
Sen.John Thune
June 16, 2016
South Dakota Senators Introduce Amendment to Help Tribes Construct New Detention Facilities
Sen.John Thune
June 15, 2016
Hearing of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation- Executive Session - Small Business Broadband Deployment Act and Other Items, Opening Statement
Sen.John Thune
June 14, 2016
Letter to the Honorable David Shulkin, Under Secretary for Health, Veterans Health Administration - Senators Press VA on Inadequate Progress in Improving Quality, Timely Access to Care
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
June 14, 2016
Thune and Wicker Statements on FCC Open Internet Order Court Decision
Sen.John Thune, ...
June 14, 2016
Sen. Cruz: 2017 NDAA Provides for the Readiness of Our Military
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
June 8, 2016
Senate Passes Thune Bill That Would Improve Access to Rural Health Care
Sen.John Thune
June 8, 2016
Committee Approves Thune, Rounds Bill to Protect Tribal Veterans' Health Care
Sen.John Thune
June 7, 2016
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
Sen.John Thune
May 25, 2016
Sen. Thune Pushes for IHS Accountability
Sen.John Thune
May 24, 2016
V-A to Voluntarily Implement Bipartisan Provision to Enhance V-A Medical Care
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
May 24, 2016
Disapproving A Rule Submitted By the Department of Labor
Sen.John Thune
May 20, 2016
Bicameral, Bipartisan Deal Reached on TSCA Reform
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
May 19, 2016
Barrasso and Thune Introduce Bill to Reform the Indian Health Service
Sen.John Thune, ...
May 19, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Loretta Lynch, Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice and the Hon. John King, Secretary of the Department of Education - On School Bathroom Edict
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
May 18, 2016
Letter to Secretary Tom Vilsack, U.S. Department of Agriculture - Reevaluate Selection Process for General CRP Sign-Ups
Sen.John Thune
May 18, 2016
Zika Virus
Sen.John Thune
May 16, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Sylvia M. Burwell, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Demand for Answers From the Indian Health Service
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
May 16, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Sylvia M. Burwell, Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services - Delegation Demands Answers From the Indian Health Service
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
May 13, 2016
Rounds Statement on Committee Passage of NDAA
Sen.Mike Rounds
May 12, 2016
Letter to the Honorable John Barrasso, M.D., Chairman of the Indian Affairs Committee - Urge for Indian Affairs Committee to Consider Audit of Failing IHS System
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
May 12, 2016
Senate Passes First Appropriations Bill of 2016 with Rounds Support
Sen.Mike Rounds
May 10, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Tom Wheeler, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission and Mr. Chris Henderson, Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Administrative Company - Consulting Fees Draining Rural Health Care Telecommunications Fund
Sen.John Thune, ...
May 9, 2016
Rounds Will Introduce Bill Requiring Administration to Define a Cyber Act of War
Sen.Mike Rounds
April 29, 2016
Thune Bill Offers Immediate Help for Combatting Zika Virus
Sen.John Thune
April 28, 2016
Thune Bill Would Create Independent Oversight Position for Veterans Choice Act
Sen.John Thune
April 28, 2016
Rounds Votes to Advance Legislation to Benefit South Dakota's Water Resources
Sen.Mike Rounds
April 28, 2016
Letter to Andrew Slavitt, Acting Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Call for Withdrawal of Proposed Drug Rule for Medicare Part B
Sen.John Thune, ...
April 28, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Sylvia M. Burwell, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Call for the Improvement of Meaningful Use Program for Health IT
Sen.John Thune
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