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May 5, 2022
Newhouse Leads Resolution to Designate National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls
Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
May 4, 2022
Letter to Antony Blinken, Secretary of State, and Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense: On Reports Of Taliban Use Of U.S. Data To Kill Afghans
Sen. John Thune, ...
May 3, 2022
Sens. Ossoff, Rounds Lead Bipartisan Push to Include HBCU, Tribal College Cybersecurity Job Training Grant Program in American Competitiveness Legislation
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
May 2, 2022
Tweet - Biden was warned: -his hostility to U.S. energy would drive up prices -his weak immigration policies would create a border crisis -his hasty withdrawal from AFG would lead to a collapse -his reckless spending would worsen inflation He's led America into crisis after crisis."
Sen. John Thune
April 28, 2022
Rounds' Bill Protecting Veterans Unanimously Passes Senate
Sen. Mike Rounds
April 28, 2022
Tweet - "The Biden border crisis is the worst in American history, with 2 million border crossings last year alone, and the responsibility lies directly with the White House."
Sen. John Thune
April 27, 2022
Tweet - "I introduced a bill today to stop President Biden from using national emergencies, like the pandemic, as a reason to cancel federal student loans or suspend payments in perpetuity."
Sen. John Thune
April 27, 2022
Letter to Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury - Reed & Rounds Lead Bipartisan Call for Treasury to Scrutinize Governance of BNPL Products
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
April 27, 2022
Tweet - The Biden admin trying to spin how high gas prices, which were already skyrocketing last fall, are entirely the result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February."
Sen. John Thune
April 26, 2022
Tweet - While wages increased in 2021, inflation outstripped wage growth, which means many American workers saw a de facto pay cut. They can thank Democrats' reckless spending."
Sen. John Thune
April 26, 2022
Tweet - "Allowing the summertime sale of E15 fuel will leverage American agriculture to provide a lower-cost fuel option for Americans who are currently paying record prices at the pump, displace Russian oil, and bolster an essential market for our farmers."
Sen. John Thune
April 25, 2022
Tweet - "Gas prices are sky-high because of President Biden's & Democrats' war on American energy. They made it clear by axing Keystone XL on DAY ONE and then paused leases the next week. We can & must regain American energy independence. Unleash American energy."
Sen. John Thune
April 24, 2022
Letter to Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Johnson Questions DHS Secretary Suitability for Office
Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
April 21, 2022
Tweet - "President Biden wants to: ✓ Force Americans to wear masks on planes after a federal judge ruled it was government overreach ✓ Lift COVID border restrictions, inviting a surge of illegal immigration with no plan to deal with it Confused and concerned? You're not alone."
Sen. John Thune
April 20, 2022
Tweet - "After a federal judge struck down Biden's airplane mask mandate, the CDC is now pushing Biden's Justice Department to actively fight in court to reverse the ruling and bring the mandate back. End the mandates."
Sen. John Thune
April 18, 2022
Tweet - "1. Americans should be able to keep more of what they earn. 2. It is the responsibility of the federal government to spend taxpayer dollars responsibly -- without waste or excess. My Republican colleagues and I believe these truths. Washington Democrats clearly don't."
Sen. John Thune
April 14, 2022
Tweet - "Hardworking Americans are experiencing a de facto pay cut as rising costs continue to erode wage growth. When will Dems stop focusing on their radical agenda that is full of expensive, government-knows-best policies?"
Sen. John Thune
April 13, 2022
Letter to Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Johnson Opposes DHS Decision to Rescind Expedited Removal
Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
April 13, 2022
Rounds, Cramer and Hoeven Introduce the Landowner Easement Rights Act
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
April 12, 2022
Thune Statement on the Summertime Sale of E15 Fuel
Sen. John Thune
April 9, 2022
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States - Manchin, Rounds to Biden: Don't Cut VA Medical Services for Elderly Veterans
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
April 8, 2022
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States: Don't Cut VA Medical Services for Elderly Veterans
Sen. Mike Rounds
April 7, 2022
Tweet - "Even Democrats agree: Axing this policy will lead to a massive surge in illegal border crossings. The admin should *at the very least* have a plan in place to address the inevitable and predictable results. Our bipartisan bill"
Sen. John Thune
April 7, 2022
Thune, Brown, Cardin Introduce Legislation to Expand Access to Mental Health Services
Sen. John Thune
April 7, 2022
Tweet - "Joined @MarthaMacCallum on @FoxNews to discuss my bipartisan bill that would prevent the Biden admin from lifting Title 42 border restrictions without a coherent plan to stop the inevitable surge of migrants."
Sen. John Thune
April 7, 2022
Rounds Calls on VA Secretary to Address Failure at Sioux Falls VA
Sen. Mike Rounds
April 7, 2022
Thune Joins Bipartisan Coalition Urging Biden Administration to Abandon Reckless Border Policies
Sen. John Thune
April 6, 2022
Thune Presses HHS Secretary on Overreaching Child Mask Mandate in Head Start Facilities
Sen. John Thune
April 6, 2022
Thune: Administration's Policies Make Biden Border Crisis Worse
Sen. John Thune
April 5, 2022
Tweet - "The president's latest response to skyrocketing gas prices is releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which is there for emergencies -- not giving cover for his flailing energy strategy. To lower gas prices, Biden needs to reverse his assault on American energy."
Sen. John Thune
April 5, 2022
Thune: Biden's Bloated Budget Full of Misplaced Priorities
Sen. John Thune
April 5, 2022
Letter to Hon. Gary Gensler, Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission - Sen. Cramer Leads Colleagues in Calling on the SEC to Withdraw the Proposed Climate Disclosure Rule
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
April 1, 2022
Thune on Fox News: Ending Title 42 Policies at the Border is Insanity
Sen. John Thune
March 31, 2022
Senate Unanimously Passes Thune Bill to Ease Export Shipping Backlogs and Boost U.S. Exports
Sen. John Thune
March 31, 2022
Letter to Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury - Inadequate Treasury Engagement on International Tax Negotiations Continues
Sen. John Thune, ...
March 30, 2022
Letter to Hon. Gina Raimondo, Secretary U.S. Department of Commerce, and Hon. Katherine Tai, U.S. Trade Representative Executive Office of the President - Chabot and Taiwan Caucus Urge Commerce, USTR to Include Taiwan in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
March 30, 2022
Letter to Katherine Tai, United States Trade Representative, and Thomas Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Prioritize Agriculture in Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Discussions
Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
March 30, 2022
Tweet - "In their own words: The Biden administration knows that repealing Title 42 without fully considering the consequences will make the border crisis worse."
Sen. John Thune
March 30, 2022
Thune: Ocean Shipping Reform Act Would Ease Supply Chain Bottlenecks, Support American Producers
Sen. John Thune
March 29, 2022
Letter to Hon. Tony Blinken, Secretary of State - Sen. Cramer, Colleagues Urge Secretary Blinken to Prioritize Ending the United Nations Human Rights Council's Commission of Inquiry on the Israeli Palestinian Conflict
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
March 29, 2022
Letter to Hon. Tony Blinken, Secretary of State - Hoeven Urges Secretary Blinken to End the UNHRC's Commission of Inquiry on the Israeli Palestinian Conflict
Sen. John Thune, ...
March 29, 2022
Tweet - "The top issue on the minds of Americans right now is their cost of living, yet the president's budget prioritizes the largest tax hike in history in dollar terms."
Sen. John Thune
March 28, 2022
Thune, Moran Introduce Bill to Address Affordable Housing Shortage
Sen. John Thune
March 28, 2022
Letter to Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Cardin and Portman Lead 68 Senators in Letter to Blinken as U.S. Restarts Membership in the United Nations Human Rights Council
Sen. John Thune, ...
March 28, 2022
Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Hoeven Presses DHS For Plan to Secure Southern Border Should Administration Revoke Title 42
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
March 24, 2022
Thune: Biden Must Address the Border Crisis
Sen. John Thune
March 24, 2022
Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Daines to Biden: Current Number of Historic Illegal Crossings Will Look Like Small Potatoes If You End Yet Another Trump Policy
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
March 23, 2022
Letter to the United States Senate - Finance Committee Republicans: Unsustainable Mandatory Spending Will Fuel Inflation Crisis
Sen. John Thune, ...
March 22, 2022
Letter to Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Collins, King Join Bipartisan, Bicameral Group Urging Administration to Help Unite Ukrainian Children with American Adoptive Families
Sen. John Thune, ...
March 22, 2022
Thune: The Free World Must Support Ukraine, Stand Up to Russia
Sen. John Thune
Date
Title
Politician
May 5, 2022
Newhouse Leads Resolution to Designate National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls
Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
May 4, 2022
Letter to Antony Blinken, Secretary of State, and Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense: On Reports Of Taliban Use Of U.S. Data To Kill Afghans
Sen.John Thune, ...
May 3, 2022
Sens. Ossoff, Rounds Lead Bipartisan Push to Include HBCU, Tribal College Cybersecurity Job Training Grant Program in American Competitiveness Legislation
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
May 2, 2022
Tweet - Biden was warned: -his hostility to U.S. energy would drive up prices -his weak immigration policies would create a border crisis -his hasty withdrawal from AFG would lead to a collapse -his reckless spending would worsen inflation He's led America into crisis after crisis."
Sen.John Thune
April 28, 2022
Rounds' Bill Protecting Veterans Unanimously Passes Senate
Sen.Mike Rounds
April 28, 2022
Tweet - "The Biden border crisis is the worst in American history, with 2 million border crossings last year alone, and the responsibility lies directly with the White House."
Sen.John Thune
April 27, 2022
Tweet - "I introduced a bill today to stop President Biden from using national emergencies, like the pandemic, as a reason to cancel federal student loans or suspend payments in perpetuity."
Sen.John Thune
April 27, 2022
Letter to Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury - Reed & Rounds Lead Bipartisan Call for Treasury to Scrutinize Governance of BNPL Products
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
April 27, 2022
Tweet - The Biden admin trying to spin how high gas prices, which were already skyrocketing last fall, are entirely the result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February."
Sen.John Thune
April 26, 2022
Tweet - While wages increased in 2021, inflation outstripped wage growth, which means many American workers saw a de facto pay cut. They can thank Democrats' reckless spending."
Sen.John Thune
April 26, 2022
Tweet - "Allowing the summertime sale of E15 fuel will leverage American agriculture to provide a lower-cost fuel option for Americans who are currently paying record prices at the pump, displace Russian oil, and bolster an essential market for our farmers."
Sen.John Thune
April 25, 2022
Tweet - "Gas prices are sky-high because of President Biden's & Democrats' war on American energy. They made it clear by axing Keystone XL on DAY ONE and then paused leases the next week. We can & must regain American energy independence. Unleash American energy."
Sen.John Thune
April 24, 2022
Letter to Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Johnson Questions DHS Secretary Suitability for Office
Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
April 21, 2022
Tweet - "President Biden wants to: ✓ Force Americans to wear masks on planes after a federal judge ruled it was government overreach ✓ Lift COVID border restrictions, inviting a surge of illegal immigration with no plan to deal with it Confused and concerned? You're not alone."
Sen.John Thune
April 20, 2022
Tweet - "After a federal judge struck down Biden's airplane mask mandate, the CDC is now pushing Biden's Justice Department to actively fight in court to reverse the ruling and bring the mandate back. End the mandates."
Sen.John Thune
April 18, 2022
Tweet - "1. Americans should be able to keep more of what they earn. 2. It is the responsibility of the federal government to spend taxpayer dollars responsibly -- without waste or excess. My Republican colleagues and I believe these truths. Washington Democrats clearly don't."
Sen.John Thune
April 14, 2022
Tweet - "Hardworking Americans are experiencing a de facto pay cut as rising costs continue to erode wage growth. When will Dems stop focusing on their radical agenda that is full of expensive, government-knows-best policies?"
Sen.John Thune
April 13, 2022
Letter to Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Johnson Opposes DHS Decision to Rescind Expedited Removal
Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
April 13, 2022
Rounds, Cramer and Hoeven Introduce the Landowner Easement Rights Act
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
April 12, 2022
Thune Statement on the Summertime Sale of E15 Fuel
Sen.John Thune
April 9, 2022
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States - Manchin, Rounds to Biden: Don't Cut VA Medical Services for Elderly Veterans
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
April 8, 2022
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States: Don't Cut VA Medical Services for Elderly Veterans
Sen.Mike Rounds
April 7, 2022
Tweet - "Even Democrats agree: Axing this policy will lead to a massive surge in illegal border crossings. The admin should *at the very least* have a plan in place to address the inevitable and predictable results. Our bipartisan bill"
Sen.John Thune
April 7, 2022
Thune, Brown, Cardin Introduce Legislation to Expand Access to Mental Health Services
Sen.John Thune
April 7, 2022
Tweet - "Joined @MarthaMacCallum on @FoxNews to discuss my bipartisan bill that would prevent the Biden admin from lifting Title 42 border restrictions without a coherent plan to stop the inevitable surge of migrants."
Sen.John Thune
April 7, 2022
Rounds Calls on VA Secretary to Address Failure at Sioux Falls VA
Sen.Mike Rounds
April 7, 2022
Thune Joins Bipartisan Coalition Urging Biden Administration to Abandon Reckless Border Policies
Sen.John Thune
April 6, 2022
Thune Presses HHS Secretary on Overreaching Child Mask Mandate in Head Start Facilities
Sen.John Thune
April 6, 2022
Thune: Administration's Policies Make Biden Border Crisis Worse
Sen.John Thune
April 5, 2022
Tweet - "The president's latest response to skyrocketing gas prices is releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which is there for emergencies -- not giving cover for his flailing energy strategy. To lower gas prices, Biden needs to reverse his assault on American energy."
Sen.John Thune
April 5, 2022
Thune: Biden's Bloated Budget Full of Misplaced Priorities
Sen.John Thune
April 5, 2022
Letter to Hon. Gary Gensler, Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission - Sen. Cramer Leads Colleagues in Calling on the SEC to Withdraw the Proposed Climate Disclosure Rule
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
April 1, 2022
Thune on Fox News: Ending Title 42 Policies at the Border is Insanity
Sen.John Thune
March 31, 2022
Senate Unanimously Passes Thune Bill to Ease Export Shipping Backlogs and Boost U.S. Exports
Sen.John Thune
March 31, 2022
Letter to Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury - Inadequate Treasury Engagement on International Tax Negotiations Continues
Sen.John Thune, ...
March 30, 2022
Letter to Hon. Gina Raimondo, Secretary U.S. Department of Commerce, and Hon. Katherine Tai, U.S. Trade Representative Executive Office of the President - Chabot and Taiwan Caucus Urge Commerce, USTR to Include Taiwan in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
March 30, 2022
Letter to Katherine Tai, United States Trade Representative, and Thomas Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Prioritize Agriculture in Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Discussions
Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
March 30, 2022
Tweet - "In their own words: The Biden administration knows that repealing Title 42 without fully considering the consequences will make the border crisis worse."
Sen.John Thune
March 30, 2022
Thune: Ocean Shipping Reform Act Would Ease Supply Chain Bottlenecks, Support American Producers
Sen.John Thune
March 29, 2022
Letter to Hon. Tony Blinken, Secretary of State - Sen. Cramer, Colleagues Urge Secretary Blinken to Prioritize Ending the United Nations Human Rights Council's Commission of Inquiry on the Israeli Palestinian Conflict
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
March 29, 2022
Letter to Hon. Tony Blinken, Secretary of State - Hoeven Urges Secretary Blinken to End the UNHRC's Commission of Inquiry on the Israeli Palestinian Conflict
Sen.John Thune, ...
March 29, 2022
Tweet - "The top issue on the minds of Americans right now is their cost of living, yet the president's budget prioritizes the largest tax hike in history in dollar terms."
Sen.John Thune
March 28, 2022
Thune, Moran Introduce Bill to Address Affordable Housing Shortage
Sen.John Thune
March 28, 2022
Letter to Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Cardin and Portman Lead 68 Senators in Letter to Blinken as U.S. Restarts Membership in the United Nations Human Rights Council
Sen.John Thune, ...
March 28, 2022
Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Hoeven Presses DHS For Plan to Secure Southern Border Should Administration Revoke Title 42
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
March 24, 2022
Thune: Biden Must Address the Border Crisis
Sen.John Thune
March 24, 2022
Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Daines to Biden: Current Number of Historic Illegal Crossings Will Look Like Small Potatoes If You End Yet Another Trump Policy
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
March 23, 2022
Letter to the United States Senate - Finance Committee Republicans: Unsustainable Mandatory Spending Will Fuel Inflation Crisis
Sen.John Thune, ...
March 22, 2022
Letter to Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Collins, King Join Bipartisan, Bicameral Group Urging Administration to Help Unite Ukrainian Children with American Adoptive Families
Sen.John Thune, ...
March 22, 2022
Thune: The Free World Must Support Ukraine, Stand Up to Russia
Sen.John Thune
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