WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and Rep. Kim Schrier (D-WA) introduced two bills to hold the Indian Health Service (IHS) accountable for disregarding health care bills owed to providers and to protect Native Americans' credit from wrongfully charged medical bills owed by IHS through Purchased/Referred Care claims. "Many know the frustration when debt is sent to collections, especially when   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and Jim Costa (D-CA) introduced the Modernizing Operations for Vehicles in Emergencies (MOVE) Act to provide flexibility and certainty to our supply chains in times of emergency. "It's more important than ever to ensure goods are moving in an emergency," said Johnson. "The MOVE Act is another way to remove unnecessary roadblocks and red tape in our supply ch  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: The Co-Chairs of the Agriculture Trade Caucus,United States Representatives Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Adrian Smith (R-NE), and Jim Costa (D-CA), led 24 of their colleagues in the House urging the Biden Administration to make agriculture a priority in its trade agenda by reducing tariff and non-tariff barriers for American agricultural exports. The Members encourage the U.S. Trade R  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on March 1, 2024: U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today introduced the Timber Harvesting Restoration Act, legislation that would require the United States Forest Service (USFS) to improve timber sales numbers in the Black Hills National Forest. In recent years, timber sales in the Black Hills National Forest have steadily decreased. This has put a significant strain on manufacturers of timber products   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) officially filed a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution that would overturn the Biden administration's recent decision to lift a long-standing ban on beef imports from Paraguay. A CRA is an oversight tool Congress may use to overturn final rules issued by federal agencies by a simple majority vote. "South Dakota farmers and ranchers work t  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on March 1, 2024: Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and John Thune (R-S.D.) today requested information from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on tribal law enforcement funding and its correlation, if any, with surges in crime on reservations. Specifically, Rounds and Thune are asking about how the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) responds to public  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary on March 1, 2024: * * * Biden's Actions Jeopardize U.S. Energy Security By Sen. John Thune Since his very first day in office, President Biden has pursued an agenda that has put American energy security in jeopardy. His actions have discouraged conventional domestic energy production, threatened the stability of our energy supply, and led to higher prices for consumers. Rather than pursue policies that e  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2024: U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today issued the following statement after Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), the longest serving party leader in Senate history, announced he would not seek another term as leader: "I know it's often said about members who leave this institution or step aside from leadership or committee posts, but it will be hard to imagine a Senate in which Sen. McConnell isn'  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024: U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today issued the following statement after the announcement that Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) will deliver the Republican response to President Biden's State of the Union address on March 7, 2024: "Sen. Katie Britt is a rising star in the Republican Party, and I'm eager to hear her present fresh, Republican alternatives to President Biden's stale, unsuccessful   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- 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 the harsh realities families are facing due to President Biden's self-inflicted inflation crisis. Thune noted that President Biden's misguided and costly economic policies have forced Americans to grapple with high prices, elevated interest rates, mounting debt, and shrinking savings. Thune's  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- 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 President Biden's latest attack on American energy and his decision to suspend liquefied natural gas export approvals. Thune noted that the Biden administration's radical climate agenda threatens to do long-term damage to America's energy security and could make Americans' energy less reliable  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- 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.), a longtime member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today spoke on the Senate floor about the importance of passing of a full and updated farm bill that addresses the needs of South Dakota's farmers and ranchers. Thune noted that the Biden administration and congressional Democrats have stalled the   more