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Sept. 3, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Sens. Moran, Marshall Join Colleagues in Demanding Answers About U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan
Sen. John Thune, ...
Sept. 2, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Sens. Cruz, Cotton, Colleagues Demand Answers From Biden Administration on Rushed, Catastrophic Afghanistan Withdrawal
Sen. John Thune, ...
Sept. 2, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Sen. Lee, Colleagues Demand Answers from Biden on Afghanistan Withdrawal
Sen. John Thune, ...
Sept. 2, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Blackburn, Cotton, And Colleagues Demand Answers About Afghanistan Withdrawal
Sen. John Thune, ...
Aug. 31, 2021
Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar Launches Operations Starfall
Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
Aug. 25, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Hoeven Presses Biden to Outline Plans for Afghanistan
Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
Aug. 25, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Sen. Marshall Demands Plan to Mitigate President Biden's Afghanistan Crisis
Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
Aug. 25, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Sens. Cramer, Cornyn, Colleagues Press Biden to Outline Plan on Afghanistan, Seek Answers to 14 Urgent Questions on Withdrawal Effort
Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
Aug. 25, 2021
Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Sen. Moran Calls on President Biden to Answer Questions Regarding U.S. Strategy for Afghanistan
Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
Aug. 24, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Congressman Rogers Votes to Halt House Democrats' Spending Spree
Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
Aug. 19, 2021
Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, United States Attorney General - Hoeven to AG Garland: Allow for Completion and Public Release of Durham Report
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
Aug. 19, 2021
Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, United States Attorney General - Sen. Cramer, Colleagues Demand Durham Report Be Made Public
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
Aug. 19, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Sens. Moran Joins Bipartisan Effort Urging Biden Administration to Immediately Evacuate Afghan SIV Applicants & Fully Implement Recently-Passed SIV Legislation
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
Aug. 19, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Warner & Kaine Join Shaheen, Ernst & Colleagues in Bipartisan Letter Urging Administration to Act On Immediate Evacuation of SIV Applicants
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
Aug. 19, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Feinstein, Shaheen, Ernst, Colleagues Urge the Administration on Immediate Evacuation of SIV Applicants and Full Implementation of their SIV Legislation
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
Aug. 19, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Warner & Kaine Join Shaheen, Ernst & Colleagues in Bipartisan Letter Urging Administration to Act on Immediate Evacuation of SIV Applicants
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
Aug. 19, 2021
Letter to Attourney General Garland - Blackburn, Colleagues Demand Durham Report Be Made Public
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
Aug. 19, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Senator Hassan Joins Bipartisan Effort Led by Shaheen, Ernst in Urging the Administration on Immediate Evacuation of SIV Applicants & Full Implementation of their SIV Legislation
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
Aug. 19, 2021
Letter to Lloyd Austin, Secretary of U.S. Department of Defence - Sens. Cruz, Hoeven, Colleagues Press DOD for Accountability Concerning US Military Equipment Abandoned in Afghanistan
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
Aug. 19, 2021
Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General - Sens. Cruz, Blackburn, Colleagues Demand Durham Report Be Made Public
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
Aug. 18, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Romney Joins Bipartisan Effort Urging the Administration on Immediate Evacuation of SIV Applicants & Full Implementation of their SIV Legislation
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
Aug. 17, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Sen. Cramer, Colleagues Demand Biden Reverse Call for OPEC to Increase Oil Production
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
Aug. 17, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Hoeven Joins Colleagues in Urging Biden Administration to Increase Domestic Energy Production, Not Rely on OPEC
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
Aug. 12, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Johnson Calls for President Biden to End Unconstitutional Eviction Moratorium
Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
Aug. 11, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Sen. Lee, Rep. Jacobs Lead Call for President Biden to End Unconstitutional Eviction Moratorium
Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
July 29, 2021
Rounds Statement on Confirmation of Frank Kendall III as the United States Air Force Secretary
Sen. Mike Rounds
July 29, 2021
Rounds, Rosen Introduce Bipartisan Bill that Would Require Public Disclosure of Highly Toxic Chemicals at Military Installations
Sen. Mike Rounds
July 27, 2021
Tweet - "My decision to oppose Tracy Stone-Manning's nomination to head the Bureau of Land Management was easy. Our country's public lands shouldn't be managed by an environmental extremist who was involved in a criminal eco-terrorism case & lied about it for years."
Sen. John Thune
July 21, 2021
Nomination of David H. Chipman
Sen. John Thune
July 20, 2021
For the People Act
Sen. John Thune
July 14, 2021
Following Johnson Push, OMB Walks Back Plan to Change City Status of Rapid City
Rep. Dusty Johnson
July 14, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Capito Joins Colleagues in Pressing Biden on Border Health Threat
Sen. John Thune, ...
July 14, 2021
Texas
Sen. John Thune
July 13, 2021
Tweet - "Increasing the population needed to be a metropolitan area would've been detrimental to areas like Rapid City & potentially jeopardized their access to certain federal funds. I urged the admin to avoid this & I'm glad to see they took our guidance."
Sen. John Thune
July 1, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Katherine Tai, US Trade Representative - Rounds Joins Bipartisan Letter to Ambassador Tai Highlighting Importance of Reconvening Trade Talks with Taiwan
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
July 1, 2021
Lankford, Blackburn Work to End Taxpayer Support for Abortion
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
July 1, 2021
Rounds Statement on USDA Review of "Product of the U.S.A." Label
Sen. Mike Rounds
June 28, 2021
Rounds, Braun Introduce the IRS Customer Service Improvement Act
Sen. Mike Rounds
June 25, 2021
House Biofuels Caucus Statement on Supreme Court's Renewable Fuel Standard Decision and the Future Integrity of the RFS
Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
June 23, 2021
The Washington Post "Washington Post Live" - Transcript: Sen. Rounds Discusses Cattle Market, Ransomware and Infrastructure on Washington Post Live
Sen. Mike Rounds
June 22, 2021
Tweet - "If Ds were to get their election bill passed, current senators' campaigns could receive more than $1.8 billion taxpayer dollars. Yes, this bill would use Americans' hard-earned money to fund yard signs & attack ads. GOP will reject."
Sen. John Thune
June 22, 2021
Tweet - "Here's how Politico characterized Ds' election bill this am: "It's always been a messaging bill -- a check-the-box move allowing party leaders to tell the left they tried." That's not a GOP politician saying it. That's from a paper that covers Capitol Hill day in and day out."
Sen. John Thune
June 22, 2021
Tweet - "There are so many reasons to vote against Ds' election bill that it's hard to name them all. This bill would not only loosen voter fraud protections, it would direct billions of taxpayer dollars to political campaigns. The speaker herself admitted it would help Ds win elections."
Sen. John Thune
June 22, 2021
For the People Act of 2021
Sen. John Thune
June 22, 2021
Tweet - "Once you pull back the curtain on Ds' "election integrity" bill, it's nothing more than a move to help Ds win elections. It would force states to turn over elections to D.C. bureaucrats. I don't think Speaker Pelosi & Sen. Schumer should be governing South Dakota's elections."
Sen. John Thune
June 22, 2021
Tweet - "Today's vote summed up: Republicans believe that states have the authority *under the Constitution* to conduct elections & decisions are better when they're made closer to the people. Dems believe Washington bureaucrats are better positioned to make decisions."
Sen. John Thune
June 19, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Robert Menendez, Chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee - Hagerty, Colleagues Call for Public Hearing Before Senate Votes on War Powers
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
June 17, 2021
Tweet - "If Dems had their way, you'll need an ID to: cash a check drive a car see a doctor pick up an online grocery order rent an apartment get married apply for SNAP, social security, unemployment adopt a pet pick up a prescription donate blood rent a scooter But not to vote ... ?"
Sen. John Thune
June 15, 2021
Thune, Kelly Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Communities From Arbitrary Reclassification and Potential Loss of Federal Funds
Sen. John Thune
May 25, 2021
H.R. 1
Sen. John Thune
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Sept. 3, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Sens. Moran, Marshall Join Colleagues in Demanding Answers About U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan
Sen.John Thune, ...
Sept. 2, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Sens. Cruz, Cotton, Colleagues Demand Answers From Biden Administration on Rushed, Catastrophic Afghanistan Withdrawal
Sen.John Thune, ...
Sept. 2, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Sen. Lee, Colleagues Demand Answers from Biden on Afghanistan Withdrawal
Sen.John Thune, ...
Sept. 2, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Blackburn, Cotton, And Colleagues Demand Answers About Afghanistan Withdrawal
Sen.John Thune, ...
Aug. 31, 2021
Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar Launches Operations Starfall
Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
Aug. 25, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Hoeven Presses Biden to Outline Plans for Afghanistan
Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
Aug. 25, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Sen. Marshall Demands Plan to Mitigate President Biden's Afghanistan Crisis
Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
Aug. 25, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Sens. Cramer, Cornyn, Colleagues Press Biden to Outline Plan on Afghanistan, Seek Answers to 14 Urgent Questions on Withdrawal Effort
Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
Aug. 25, 2021
Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Sen. Moran Calls on President Biden to Answer Questions Regarding U.S. Strategy for Afghanistan
Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
Aug. 24, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Congressman Rogers Votes to Halt House Democrats' Spending Spree
Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
Aug. 19, 2021
Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, United States Attorney General - Hoeven to AG Garland: Allow for Completion and Public Release of Durham Report
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
Aug. 19, 2021
Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, United States Attorney General - Sen. Cramer, Colleagues Demand Durham Report Be Made Public
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
Aug. 19, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Sens. Moran Joins Bipartisan Effort Urging Biden Administration to Immediately Evacuate Afghan SIV Applicants & Fully Implement Recently-Passed SIV Legislation
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
Aug. 19, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Warner & Kaine Join Shaheen, Ernst & Colleagues in Bipartisan Letter Urging Administration to Act On Immediate Evacuation of SIV Applicants
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
Aug. 19, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Feinstein, Shaheen, Ernst, Colleagues Urge the Administration on Immediate Evacuation of SIV Applicants and Full Implementation of their SIV Legislation
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
Aug. 19, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Warner & Kaine Join Shaheen, Ernst & Colleagues in Bipartisan Letter Urging Administration to Act on Immediate Evacuation of SIV Applicants
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
Aug. 19, 2021
Letter to Attourney General Garland - Blackburn, Colleagues Demand Durham Report Be Made Public
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
Aug. 19, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Senator Hassan Joins Bipartisan Effort Led by Shaheen, Ernst in Urging the Administration on Immediate Evacuation of SIV Applicants & Full Implementation of their SIV Legislation
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
Aug. 19, 2021
Letter to Lloyd Austin, Secretary of U.S. Department of Defence - Sens. Cruz, Hoeven, Colleagues Press DOD for Accountability Concerning US Military Equipment Abandoned in Afghanistan
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
Aug. 19, 2021
Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General - Sens. Cruz, Blackburn, Colleagues Demand Durham Report Be Made Public
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
Aug. 18, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Romney Joins Bipartisan Effort Urging the Administration on Immediate Evacuation of SIV Applicants & Full Implementation of their SIV Legislation
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
Aug. 17, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Sen. Cramer, Colleagues Demand Biden Reverse Call for OPEC to Increase Oil Production
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
Aug. 17, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Hoeven Joins Colleagues in Urging Biden Administration to Increase Domestic Energy Production, Not Rely on OPEC
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
Aug. 12, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Johnson Calls for President Biden to End Unconstitutional Eviction Moratorium
Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
Aug. 11, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Sen. Lee, Rep. Jacobs Lead Call for President Biden to End Unconstitutional Eviction Moratorium
Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
July 29, 2021
Rounds Statement on Confirmation of Frank Kendall III as the United States Air Force Secretary
Sen.Mike Rounds
July 29, 2021
Rounds, Rosen Introduce Bipartisan Bill that Would Require Public Disclosure of Highly Toxic Chemicals at Military Installations
Sen.Mike Rounds
July 27, 2021
Tweet - "My decision to oppose Tracy Stone-Manning's nomination to head the Bureau of Land Management was easy. Our country's public lands shouldn't be managed by an environmental extremist who was involved in a criminal eco-terrorism case & lied about it for years."
Sen.John Thune
July 21, 2021
Nomination of David H. Chipman
Sen.John Thune
July 20, 2021
For the People Act
Sen.John Thune
July 14, 2021
Following Johnson Push, OMB Walks Back Plan to Change City Status of Rapid City
Rep.Dusty Johnson
July 14, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Capito Joins Colleagues in Pressing Biden on Border Health Threat
Sen.John Thune, ...
July 14, 2021
Texas
Sen.John Thune
July 13, 2021
Tweet - "Increasing the population needed to be a metropolitan area would've been detrimental to areas like Rapid City & potentially jeopardized their access to certain federal funds. I urged the admin to avoid this & I'm glad to see they took our guidance."
Sen.John Thune
July 1, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Katherine Tai, US Trade Representative - Rounds Joins Bipartisan Letter to Ambassador Tai Highlighting Importance of Reconvening Trade Talks with Taiwan
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
July 1, 2021
Lankford, Blackburn Work to End Taxpayer Support for Abortion
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
July 1, 2021
Rounds Statement on USDA Review of "Product of the U.S.A." Label
Sen.Mike Rounds
June 28, 2021
Rounds, Braun Introduce the IRS Customer Service Improvement Act
Sen.Mike Rounds
June 25, 2021
House Biofuels Caucus Statement on Supreme Court's Renewable Fuel Standard Decision and the Future Integrity of the RFS
Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
June 23, 2021
The Washington Post "Washington Post Live" - Transcript: Sen. Rounds Discusses Cattle Market, Ransomware and Infrastructure on Washington Post Live
Sen.Mike Rounds
June 22, 2021
Tweet - "If Ds were to get their election bill passed, current senators' campaigns could receive more than $1.8 billion taxpayer dollars. Yes, this bill would use Americans' hard-earned money to fund yard signs & attack ads. GOP will reject."
Sen.John Thune
June 22, 2021
Tweet - "Here's how Politico characterized Ds' election bill this am: "It's always been a messaging bill -- a check-the-box move allowing party leaders to tell the left they tried." That's not a GOP politician saying it. That's from a paper that covers Capitol Hill day in and day out."
Sen.John Thune
June 22, 2021
Tweet - "There are so many reasons to vote against Ds' election bill that it's hard to name them all. This bill would not only loosen voter fraud protections, it would direct billions of taxpayer dollars to political campaigns. The speaker herself admitted it would help Ds win elections."
Sen.John Thune
June 22, 2021
For the People Act of 2021
Sen.John Thune
June 22, 2021
Tweet - "Once you pull back the curtain on Ds' "election integrity" bill, it's nothing more than a move to help Ds win elections. It would force states to turn over elections to D.C. bureaucrats. I don't think Speaker Pelosi & Sen. Schumer should be governing South Dakota's elections."
Sen.John Thune
June 22, 2021
Tweet - "Today's vote summed up: Republicans believe that states have the authority *under the Constitution* to conduct elections & decisions are better when they're made closer to the people. Dems believe Washington bureaucrats are better positioned to make decisions."
Sen.John Thune
June 19, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Robert Menendez, Chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee - Hagerty, Colleagues Call for Public Hearing Before Senate Votes on War Powers
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
June 17, 2021
Tweet - "If Dems had their way, you'll need an ID to: cash a check drive a car see a doctor pick up an online grocery order rent an apartment get married apply for SNAP, social security, unemployment adopt a pet pick up a prescription donate blood rent a scooter But not to vote ... ?"
Sen.John Thune
June 15, 2021
Thune, Kelly Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Communities From Arbitrary Reclassification and Potential Loss of Federal Funds
Sen.John Thune
May 25, 2021
H.R. 1
Sen.John Thune
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