WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) secured several wins for tribal communities in the House Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations package. "There is a public safety crisis on our Indian reservations," said Johnson. "We also have major needs in tribal healthcare and education. Our efforts have secured major funding increases for these areas, including a 34% increase in tribal pu  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Today, the House Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to discuss key provisions of U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson's (R-S.D.) bill to improve quality and delivery of patient care within the Indian Health Service (IHS). "In South Dakota, the average age of death is 78 years old, for Native American enrolled members, it's 58 years. That's a remarkable 20-year gap," said Johnson. "One of the reas  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) introduced the Bolstering Research and Innovation Now (BRAIN) Act, bipartisan legislation to strengthen research and treatment development for brain tumors and to improve the accessibility of brain tumor health care. "For me, the fight against cancer is personal. When my late wife Jean was courageously battling cancer a  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee's Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, and Senator Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) have introduced legislation that would help advance the development of the federal government's cyber workforce. Specifically, the Federal Cyber Workforce Training Act of 2024 would require the National Cyber Director to develop a plan to establish an in  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced bipartisan legislation that requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to accept requests from tribal governments to receive a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) Declaration. Currently, FEMA can accept Emergency and Major Disaster Declaration re  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary on July 26, 2024: * * * A Dangerous World Calls for a Strong America I often say, "If we don't get national security right, the rest is just conversation." In just the last year, we've seen our ally Israel come under attack from terrorists, and our own military has been attacked by Iran-backed militias 170 times, all while Russia and China continue their campaigns of aggression and strengthen their allianc  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: "[I]f there's one thing we can take from the events of July 13 other than the immediate practical need of addressing security failures it is a renewed determination to live our lives in such a way that we too, at the time of our testing, would be among those whose response was to help and protect their fellow man." Click here to watch the video. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor a  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) recently introduced the Employer Participation in Repayment Act. This bipartisan legislation would help Americans tackle their student loan debt by making permanent Thune's previously enacted provision that allows employers to contribute up to $5,250 tax-free to their employees' student loans. This bill would help provide relief to employees living with st  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- 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 to condemn the lawless, pro-Hamas violence and vandalism that took place yesterday in D.C. He urged Majority Leader Schumer to schedule a vote on the National Defense Authorization Act, noting that more could be done to ensure the United States meets its security obligations at home and abroad. Thune also encouraged p  more