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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving South Dakota Newsletter for Sunday April 14, 2024 ( 7 items )  

Johnson Urges Biden Admin to Authorize Summer Sale of E15
WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.), Biofuels Caucus co-chairs, and twenty-two other members urged the Biden Administration to allow drivers the option to choose the cleaner, cheaper E15 fuel during the summer driving season. Allowing more renewable fuels options at the pump will lower fuel prices, which have increased over 50% since President Biden took office. "Home-grown, American bi  more

Johnson, Thune, and Rounds Urge Postmaster General to Keep Huron USPS Processing Facility
WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) led a letter with U.S. Senators John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) to the United States Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General Louis DeJoy urging the Postal Service to avoid downsizing or significantly reorganizing mail processing operations in South Dakota. As part of its Delivering for America plan, the USPS is reviewing every processing and distrib  more

Rounds, Thune and Johnson Urge Postmaster General to Keep Huron USPS Processing Facility
WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) led a letter with Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) and U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) to the United States Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General Louis DeJoy urging the Postal Service to avoid downsizing or significantly reorganizing mail processing operations in South Dakota. As part of its Delivering for America plan, the USPS is reviewing every processing and di  more

Thune, Durbin Urge Biden to Prioritize E15 Fuel, Leverage American Agriculture
WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today led a bipartisan group of their colleagues in urging President Biden to permit the summertime sale of E15 fuel. The senators note that American biofuels are a clean and reliable energy solution that will help drive down fuel costs for consumers. "[W]e must pursue an all-of-t  more

Thune: American People Deserve to Hear Case Against Architect of Biden Border Crisis
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Click here to watch the video. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor and called for a full Senate trial in the impeachment of U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Thune noted that Secretary Mayorkas is one of the chief architects of the unprecedented national security crisis at the southern border, and he argued that the Senate - and the American people -   more

Thune: Americans Pay the Price for Biden's Reckless Economic Policies
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Click here to watch the video. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor about the Biden administration's misguided and costly economic policies, which have helped fuel the country's inflation crisis. Thune noted that hardworking American families are facing higher interest rates, mounting debt, and shrinking savings as they cope with three years of Bidenomics. Thune's remarks below (as   more

Thune: The Senate Should Conduct a Full Impeachment Trial for Secretary Mayorkas
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Click here to watch the video. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke at the Senate Republican leadership press conference in favor of a full Senate trial when the Senate receives the articles of impeachment against U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. On how the Senate should handle the impeachment articles against Secretary Mayorkas: "Well, the Senate expects very shortly   more