WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and U.S. Senators John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today sent a letter to President Biden urging him to issue a major disaster declaration for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe following extreme weather, particularly strong winds, that occurred July 13, 2024 through July 14, 2024. "While the final cost of the disaster is not yet determined, costs associ  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), ranking member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth, participated in a hearing titled "Providing Small Business Relief from Remote Sales Tax Collection." Grassley in his opening remarks acknowledged challenges small online retailers have faced since South Dakota v. Wayfair. He additionally discussed Iowa's membership in the Strea  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Today, Congressional Biofuels Caucus Co-Chairs Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.), Adrian Smith (R-NE), and Angie Craig (D-MN), along with U.S. Reps. Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), and Sharice Davids (D-KS) introduced the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act. This legislation would extend the Reid vapor pressure (RVP) volatility waiver to enable the year-round, nationwide sal  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.), a member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) recently introduced bicameral versions of legislation(link is external) that would authorize afeasibility study for the Western Dakota Regional Water System. "Water is   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and John Thune (R-S.D.) and U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) today sent a letter to President Biden urging him to issue a major disaster declaration for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe following extreme weather, particularly strong winds, that occurred July 13, 2024 through July 14, 2024. "While the final cost of the disaster is not yet dete  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary on Sept. 27, 2024: * * * Broadband Blunders Leave Americans Disconnected President Biden promised that his infrastructure law would make high-speed internet "available everywhere in America," and he put Vice President Harris in charge of broadband initiatives to accomplish that goal. Three years later, this administration's signature broadband program - the $42 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deploy  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2024: U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), co-chairs of the Senate Artificial Intelligence (AI) Caucus, today introduced legislation to leverage AI for national pandemic preparedness and response through a program called MedShield. The legislation would implement a recommendation of the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence. MedShield would be   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Click here to watch the interview. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined Martha MacCallum on Fox News to discuss China targeting American agriculture, the Biden-Harris administration's projected weakness on the world stage, and the need to support Israel, our greatest ally in the Middle East. On how agriculture is faring under the Biden-Harris administration: "I think it's a big concern, Martha. And t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.), a member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, recently introduced bicameral versions of legislation that would authorize a feasibility study for the Western Dakota Regional Water System. "The Western Dakota Regional W  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 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 about the burden Americans are facing as a result of the Biden-Harris administration's reckless spending. Thune noted that American families have to spend over $13,000 more per year to maintain the same standard of living they had when President Biden and Vice President Harris took office. Thune's remarks below (as   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Click here to watch the video. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today called out Vice President Harris for mishandling $42 billion in taxpayer dollars for broadband expansion that was intended to connect Americans in rural areas to the internet. Thune noted that the administration continues to put Democrats' radical agenda ahead of the needs of the American people. Last week, Thune led his Republican colleagues  more