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Politician
June 3, 2019
Tweet - "The student loan debt burden in the United States is only getting worse. Here's one way we could help address it"
Sen. John Thune
May 15, 2019
Tweet - "Glad my bill I introduced with @SenatorRounds and @RepDustyJohnson to provide Federal Employees Health Benefits and Federal Employees Group Life Insurance eligibility for tribally operated grant schools was passed by @IndianCommittee today."
Sen. John Thune
May 2, 2019
Executive Session
Sen. John Thune
Feb. 22, 2019
World News - A College Degree Built on a Mountain of Debt
Sen. John Thune
Feb. 13, 2019
Rounds Joins Thune, Warner to Introduce Legislation to Address Student Debt Crisis
Sen. Mike Rounds
Feb. 13, 2019
Thune, Warner Introduce Legislation to Aid Student Debt Repayment
Sen. John Thune, ...
Jan. 30, 2019
Delegation Introduces Legislation to Allow Tribal Grant Schools to Devote Additional Resources to Improving Education
Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
Jan. 28, 2019
Rep. Dusty Johnson Announces Seat On House Committee On Education And Labor
Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
Nov. 28, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the Senate and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Minority Leader of the Senate - Wyden, Crapo Lead Bipartisan call to Reauthorize Secure Rural Schools Funding in Year-end Legislation
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
Sept. 17, 2018
Rounds, Hirono Introduce Bill to Provide Transparency to Veterans Considering Enrolling in School
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
Aug. 24, 2018
Rounds: A New School Year Begins for South Dakota Students
Sen. Mike Rounds
Aug. 9, 2018
Selection Process for United States Senate Youth Program is Underway
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
June 8, 2018
Delegation Introduces Bills to Allow Tribal Grant Schools to Focus Resources to Improve Education
Sen. Mike Rounds
June 7, 2018
Delegation Introduces Bills to Allow Tribal Grant Schools to Focus Resources to Improve Education
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
Oct. 13, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander, Senate Committee on Health, and the Hon. Patty Murray, Senate Committee on Health - Renew Career and Technical Education Programs
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
Oct. 12, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander, Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member - Renew Career and Technical Education Programs
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
Oct. 11, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions - Call for Congressional Action to Renew Career and Technical Education Programs
Sen. John Thune, ...
Aug. 20, 2017
Rounds Statement on DSU Announcement
Sen. Mike Rounds
Aug. 16, 2017
Rounds Statement on President Signing Post-9/11 GI Bill Into Law
Sen. Mike Rounds
July 20, 2017
Rounds Cosponsors Legislation to Reform Post-9/11 GI Bill
Sen. Mike Rounds
May 23, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Roy Blunt, Chairman of the L-HHS-ED Subcommittee on Appropriations, the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member - Continue Funding for Federal Impact Aid Program
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
March 31, 2017
Thune Reintroduces Bill to Allow Employers to Assist Employees with Student Loan Debts
Sen. John Thune
March 31, 2017
Sen. Warner Introduces Legislation to Ease Burden of Student Loan Debt
Sen. John Thune, ...
March 29, 2017
Hearing of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Thune, Hearing on Closing the Skills Gap and Boosting U.S. Competitiveness
Sen. John Thune
March 9, 2017
Rounds, Kaine Introduce Bipartisan DOD Cyber Scholarship Program Act of 2017
Sen. Mike Rounds
Nov. 2, 2016
Letter to Michael P. Huerta, Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration - Regarding the Federal Aviation Administration Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
June 7, 2016
Alexander, Johnson Lead 44 Senators in Introducing Congressional Review Act to Stop Backward "Time Card" Overtime Rule
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, ...
Feb. 9, 2016
Udall, Heinrich Dedicate the Week of Feb. 7 as National Tribal Colleges & Universities Week
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
Jan. 20, 2016
Thune: Child Nutrition Bill a Step Forward for Students in South Dakota
Sen. John Thune
Dec. 18, 2015
Ending the Flawed Common Core Mandate
Sen. John Thune
Dec. 9, 2015
Rounds: Education Reform Bill a Victory for South Dakota's 150,000 Students
Sen. Mike Rounds
Dec. 9, 2015
House and Senate Adopt Thune Provisions to Address Youth Suicide
Sen. John Thune
Nov. 17, 2015
Letter to ESEA Conference Committee - Youth Suicide in Indian Country
Sen. John Thune
Nov. 5, 2015
Letter to the Honorable Lamar Alexander, Chairman of the Senate Committee of Health, Education, Labor and Pensions; the Honorable John Kline, Chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce; the Honorable Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Senate Committe on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions; the Honorable Robert Scott, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce - On Support for Native American Students in Major Education Bill
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
Oct. 29, 2015
Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and Harry Reid, Senate Minority Leader - Save Perkins Loan Program
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
Sept. 18, 2015
Weekly Column: Back to School
Sen. Mike Rounds
Aug. 4, 2015
Republican-Led Senate
Sen. John Thune
July 21, 2015
Thune Amendments Would Provide Permanent Relief to Taxpayers
Sen. John Thune
July 17, 2015
Weekly Column: The Importance of Education
Sen. Mike Rounds
July 16, 2015
Rounds Applauds Senate Passage of Education Reauthorization Bill
Sen. Mike Rounds
July 16, 2015
Every Child Achieves Act of 2015
Sen. John Thune
July 14, 2015
Every Child Achieves Act 2015--Continued
Sen. John Thune
July 8, 2015
Every Child Achieves Act of 2015
Sen. Mike Rounds
July 8, 2015
Rounds Applauds Passage of his Native American Education Amendment
Sen. Mike Rounds
July 8, 2015
Every Child Achieves Act 2015--Continued
Sen. John Thune
May 20, 2015
Hearing of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee - Executive Session
Sen. John Thune
Feb. 12, 2015
Thune Reintroduces Bill to Offer ObamaCare Relief to Schools, Colleges, and Universities
Sen. John Thune
Dec. 12, 2014
Delegation Advances Provision to Streamline and Improve Impact Aid in NDAA
Sen. John Thune, ...
Oct. 1, 2014
Delegation Invites South Dakotans to Apply to US Service Academies
Sen. John Thune, ...
Date
Title
Politician
June 3, 2019
Tweet - "The student loan debt burden in the United States is only getting worse. Here's one way we could help address it"
Sen.John Thune
May 15, 2019
Tweet - "Glad my bill I introduced with @SenatorRounds and @RepDustyJohnson to provide Federal Employees Health Benefits and Federal Employees Group Life Insurance eligibility for tribally operated grant schools was passed by @IndianCommittee today."
Sen.John Thune
May 2, 2019
Executive Session
Sen.John Thune
Feb. 22, 2019
World News - A College Degree Built on a Mountain of Debt
Sen.John Thune
Feb. 13, 2019
Rounds Joins Thune, Warner to Introduce Legislation to Address Student Debt Crisis
Sen.Mike Rounds
Feb. 13, 2019
Thune, Warner Introduce Legislation to Aid Student Debt Repayment
Sen.John Thune, ...
Jan. 30, 2019
Delegation Introduces Legislation to Allow Tribal Grant Schools to Devote Additional Resources to Improving Education
Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
Jan. 28, 2019
Rep. Dusty Johnson Announces Seat On House Committee On Education And Labor
Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
Nov. 28, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the Senate and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Minority Leader of the Senate - Wyden, Crapo Lead Bipartisan call to Reauthorize Secure Rural Schools Funding in Year-end Legislation
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
Sept. 17, 2018
Rounds, Hirono Introduce Bill to Provide Transparency to Veterans Considering Enrolling in School
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
Aug. 24, 2018
Rounds: A New School Year Begins for South Dakota Students
Sen.Mike Rounds
Aug. 9, 2018
Selection Process for United States Senate Youth Program is Underway
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
June 8, 2018
Delegation Introduces Bills to Allow Tribal Grant Schools to Focus Resources to Improve Education
Sen.Mike Rounds
June 7, 2018
Delegation Introduces Bills to Allow Tribal Grant Schools to Focus Resources to Improve Education
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
Oct. 13, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander, Senate Committee on Health, and the Hon. Patty Murray, Senate Committee on Health - Renew Career and Technical Education Programs
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
Oct. 12, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander, Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member - Renew Career and Technical Education Programs
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
Oct. 11, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions - Call for Congressional Action to Renew Career and Technical Education Programs
Sen.John Thune, ...
Aug. 20, 2017
Rounds Statement on DSU Announcement
Sen.Mike Rounds
Aug. 16, 2017
Rounds Statement on President Signing Post-9/11 GI Bill Into Law
Sen.Mike Rounds
July 20, 2017
Rounds Cosponsors Legislation to Reform Post-9/11 GI Bill
Sen.Mike Rounds
May 23, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Roy Blunt, Chairman of the L-HHS-ED Subcommittee on Appropriations, the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member - Continue Funding for Federal Impact Aid Program
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
March 31, 2017
Thune Reintroduces Bill to Allow Employers to Assist Employees with Student Loan Debts
Sen.John Thune
March 31, 2017
Sen. Warner Introduces Legislation to Ease Burden of Student Loan Debt
Sen.John Thune, ...
March 29, 2017
Hearing of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Thune, Hearing on Closing the Skills Gap and Boosting U.S. Competitiveness
Sen.John Thune
March 9, 2017
Rounds, Kaine Introduce Bipartisan DOD Cyber Scholarship Program Act of 2017
Sen.Mike Rounds
Nov. 2, 2016
Letter to Michael P. Huerta, Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration - Regarding the Federal Aviation Administration Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
June 7, 2016
Alexander, Johnson Lead 44 Senators in Introducing Congressional Review Act to Stop Backward "Time Card" Overtime Rule
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, ...
Feb. 9, 2016
Udall, Heinrich Dedicate the Week of Feb. 7 as National Tribal Colleges & Universities Week
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
Jan. 20, 2016
Thune: Child Nutrition Bill a Step Forward for Students in South Dakota
Sen.John Thune
Dec. 18, 2015
Ending the Flawed Common Core Mandate
Sen.John Thune
Dec. 9, 2015
Rounds: Education Reform Bill a Victory for South Dakota's 150,000 Students
Sen.Mike Rounds
Dec. 9, 2015
House and Senate Adopt Thune Provisions to Address Youth Suicide
Sen.John Thune
Nov. 17, 2015
Letter to ESEA Conference Committee - Youth Suicide in Indian Country
Sen.John Thune
Nov. 5, 2015
Letter to the Honorable Lamar Alexander, Chairman of the Senate Committee of Health, Education, Labor and Pensions; the Honorable John Kline, Chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce; the Honorable Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Senate Committe on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions; the Honorable Robert Scott, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce - On Support for Native American Students in Major Education Bill
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
Oct. 29, 2015
Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and Harry Reid, Senate Minority Leader - Save Perkins Loan Program
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
Sept. 18, 2015
Weekly Column: Back to School
Sen.Mike Rounds
Aug. 4, 2015
Republican-Led Senate
Sen.John Thune
July 21, 2015
Thune Amendments Would Provide Permanent Relief to Taxpayers
Sen.John Thune
July 17, 2015
Weekly Column: The Importance of Education
Sen.Mike Rounds
July 16, 2015
Rounds Applauds Senate Passage of Education Reauthorization Bill
Sen.Mike Rounds
July 16, 2015
Every Child Achieves Act of 2015
Sen.John Thune
July 14, 2015
Every Child Achieves Act 2015--Continued
Sen.John Thune
July 8, 2015
Every Child Achieves Act of 2015
Sen.Mike Rounds
July 8, 2015
Rounds Applauds Passage of his Native American Education Amendment
Sen.Mike Rounds
July 8, 2015
Every Child Achieves Act 2015--Continued
Sen.John Thune
May 20, 2015
Hearing of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee - Executive Session
Sen.John Thune
Feb. 12, 2015
Thune Reintroduces Bill to Offer ObamaCare Relief to Schools, Colleges, and Universities
Sen.John Thune
Dec. 12, 2014
Delegation Advances Provision to Streamline and Improve Impact Aid in NDAA
Sen.John Thune, ...
Oct. 1, 2014
Delegation Invites South Dakotans to Apply to US Service Academies
Sen.John Thune, ...
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