WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2023: American Airlines has joined Delta in responding to U.S. Senator Jon Tester's calls for the CEOs of major airlines to add flights so that Montanans can attend the FCS National Championship game in Dallas, Texas between the University of Montana Grizzlies and the South Dakota State Jackrabbits. Earlier today Delta today announced they would add a nonstop flight from Missoula to the Dallas Fort   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2023: In response to U.S. Senator Jon Tester's calls for the CEOs of major airlines to add flights so that Montanans can attend the FCS National Championship game in Dallas, Texas between the University of Montana Grizzlies and the South Dakota State Jackrabbits, Delta today announced they would add a nonstop flight from Missoula to the Dallas Fort Worth airport (DFW) to accommodate additional deman  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) congratulated Congressional App Challenge winner Casie Dale from Spearfish, South Dakota. Casie coded an app called "Siren Shield." "As technology becomes more important in our society, so does technological literacy," said Johnson. "I am proud to see young folks like Casie involved in these fields, and I'm impressed her app has a re  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, two provisions led by U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) in the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) were signed into law. The provisions would create a congressional charter for the National American Indian Veterans (NAIV) organization and ban the use of LOGINK, a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) state-controlled shipping platform, at U.S. ports. "Securing th  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2023: U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a senior member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) partnered with Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Representative Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) to lead 77 of their colleagues in sending a bicameral letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Financial Crime  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and John Thune (R-S.D.) and Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland urging the Department of Interior to immediately address the public safety crisis and lack of law enforcement resources on reservations in South Dakota. This action follows a June 2023 letter (https://www.rounds.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/roun  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Click here to watch the interview. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) joined Martha MacCallum on Fox News to discuss the need for strong border security provisions in a national security supplemental bill. Thune noted that a supplemental package will not be considered before the end of the year because the White House waited until last week to engage with Republican negotiators, despite Republic  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor about Democrats' unwillingness to prioritize border security in a national security package. Thune noted that it is essential for the United States to support its allies, but addressing the national security crisis on the southern border must be the priority. Thune's remarks below (as prepared for   more