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Politician
Sept. 20, 2021
Vote on Rossman Nomination
Sen. John Thune
Sept. 17, 2021
Tweet - "Going once, going twice Had a good discussion at the Herreid Livestock Auction. South Dakota cattle producers raise the best beef in the world. I'm fighting to get them answers on potential market manipulation by the meatpackers. Producers deserve a fair & transparent market."
Sen. John Thune
Sept. 15, 2021
Rounds, Crapo, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Protect Taxpayer Rights and Privacy
Sen. Mike Rounds
Sept. 15, 2021
Tweet - "Grocery store beef that's labeled "Made in the USA" may actually come from cattle raised in a foreign country like Mexico. This label is dishonest to consumers & unfair to American cattle producers who actually raise U.S. beef. I have a bill to help fix this."
Sen. John Thune
Sept. 15, 2021
Tweet - "Simple economic concept at work here: If you flood the economy with government spending, the price of goods goes up. For all their talk about helping hardworking Americans, Dems' economic policies are making these workers' lives more difficult."
Sen. John Thune
Sept. 14, 2021
Vote on Kvaal Nomination
Sen. John Thune
Sept. 14, 2021
Cassidy, Crapo Introduce Bill to Protect Taxpayer Rights and Privacy
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
Sept. 14, 2021
Cloture Motion
Sen. John Thune
Sept. 14, 2021
Cloture Motion
Sen. John Thune
Sept. 14, 2021
Cloture Motion
Sen. John Thune
Sept. 14, 2021
Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolution
Sen. John Thune
Sept. 14, 2021
Judicial Nominations
Sen. John Thune
Sept. 14, 2021
Tweet - "South Dakotans are shocked at the level of incompetence from this admin as crisis after crisis has piled up under Pres. Biden's watch. The policies of this admin are dangerous. Dangerous for families, dangerous for businesses & workers, & dangerous for our national security."
Sen. John Thune
Sept. 14, 2021
Vote on Estudillo Nomination
Sen. John Thune
Sept. 14, 2021
Business Before the Senate
Sen. John Thune
Sept. 14, 2021
Thune, Crapo Introduce Legislation to Recover Fraudulent COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance Benefits
Sen. John Thune
Sept. 14, 2021
Tweet - "Americans deserve to know where their tax dollars went -- plain and simple. There was a huge amount of fraud in COVID-19 unemployment insurance programs. I dropped a bill today that would bolster efforts to crack down on fraudulent payments & hold criminals responsible."
Sen. John Thune
Sept. 13, 2021
Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary of Treasury, Hon. Richard Neal, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, and Hon. Charles Rettig, and Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Womack, Lawmakers Express Concerns with Biden Administration's IRS Proposal
Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
Sept. 13, 2021
Cloture Motion
Sen. John Thune
Sept. 13, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Richard Neal, Chairman, Ways and Means, Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Department of Treasury, and Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of internal Revenue Service - Congressman Blake Moore Joins Congressman Tom Emmer and Colleagues in Sending Letter to Protect the Privacy Rights of Utah Families and Credit Unions from Burdensome Regulations
Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
Sept. 13, 2021
Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions
Sen. John Thune
Sept. 13, 2021
Tweet - "The Biden admin must be held accountable for the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal. They left American citizens behind, abandoned our Afghan allies, and left equipment & weapons in enemy hands. Congressional oversight is a must -- Blinken is the first step. We need the full story."
Sen. John Thune
Sept. 13, 2021
Tweet - "Pres. Biden's disastrous #DoubleDeathTax has been taken out of Dems' reckless tax-&-spending spree (for now). I've been sounding the alarm on this policy that would put an extra burden on family-run operations. I'll keep fighting against this new tax."
Sen. John Thune
Sept. 10, 2021
Letter to Hon. Sherrod Brown, Chariman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs - Sen. Cramer, Banking Republican Colleagues Demand Transparent Process on Democrats' $3.5 Trillion Tax-and-Spending Spree
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
Sept. 10, 2021
Letter to Hon. Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Cassidy, Hassan, Ernst, Warnock Lead Bipartisan Group Calling on VA to Address Impact of Afghanistan Withdrawal on Veterans' Mental Health
Sen. John Thune, ...
Sept. 9, 2021
Tweet - "Great news. Mr. Chipman's extreme views on gun control & his obvious contempt for law-abiding gun owners make him unfit to run @ATFHQ. Clearly, some of my Democrat colleagues agree too."
Sen. John Thune
Sept. 9, 2021
Rounds Statement on President Biden Withdrawing Nomination of David Chipman as Director of ATF
Sen. Mike Rounds
Sept. 9, 2021
Tweet - "The federal government should NOT be forcing private citizens to get vaccinated. Period. I'm vaccinated. I encourage others to get vaccinated. But President Biden's vaccine mandate is extreme government overreach that South Dakotans won't stand for."
Sen. John Thune
Sept. 9, 2021
Tweet - "Spoke at the Stockgrowers convention in Spearfish about my new bill to reinstate mandatory country of origin labeling on beef products, & I updated folks on my fight against Dems' disastrous double death tax, which would make it harder for family operations to be passed down."
Sen. John Thune
Sept. 8, 2021
Rounds, Thune, Colleagues Announce Bipartisan American Beef Labeling Act to Reinstate Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
Sept. 8, 2021
Tweet - "These stations -- authorized by legislation I led with @SenatorRounds -- will benefit farmers and ranchers by significantly improving drought & precipitation monitoring across SD. Please consider signing up."
Sen. John Thune
Sept. 8, 2021
Tweet - "You know exactly where your t-shirt was made when you check the tag or label. Is it too much to ask for the same level of certainty with the beef you feed your family? My bipartisan bill would reinstate mandatory country of origin labeling for beef. (special character)"
Sen. John Thune
Sept. 8, 2021
Bipartisan American Beef Labeling Act Would Reinstate Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling
Sen. John Thune
Sept. 7, 2021
Letter to Ron Wyden, Chair of Senate Finance Commitee - Finance Committee Republicans Demand Full, Open Process To Vet Reckless Tax-And-Spend Proposals
Sen. John Thune, ...
Sept. 3, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Sens. Moran, Marshall Join Colleagues in Demanding Answers About U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan
Sen. John Thune, ...
Sept. 2, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Hagerty, Colleagues Demand Answers About Afghanistan Withdrawal
Sen. John Thune, ...
Sept. 2, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Sen. Lee, Colleagues Demand Answers from Biden on Afghanistan Withdrawal
Sen. John Thune, ...
Sept. 2, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Sens. Cruz, Cotton, Colleagues Demand Answers From Biden Administration on Rushed, Catastrophic Afghanistan Withdrawal
Sen. John Thune, ...
Sept. 2, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Blackburn, Cotton, And Colleagues Demand Answers About Afghanistan Withdrawal
Sen. John Thune, ...
Sept. 1, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Charles Schumer, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy - Incorporate EPSCoR Provisions in the Conference Bill
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
Aug. 31, 2021
Letter to Hon. Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Warner & Kaine Join Bipartisan Letter Calling On VA To Address Impact Of Afghanistan Withdrawal On Veterans' Mental Health
Sen. John Thune, ...
Aug. 31, 2021
Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar Launches Operations Starfall
Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
Aug. 31, 2021
Letter to Hon. Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Senator Hassan Leads Bipartisan Group Calling on VA to Address Impact of Afghanistan Withdrawal on Veterans' Mental Health
Sen. John Thune, ...
Aug. 31, 2021
Letter to Hon. Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Shaheen Joins Bipartisan Group Calling on VA to Address Impact of Afghanistan Withdrawal on Veterans' Mental Health
Sen. John Thune, ...
Aug. 31, 2021
Tweet - "Important work is happening near Armour, SD to help South Dakotans in the area get a reliable internet connection. I visited with crews laying @GoldenWestCoop fiber-optic lines today. Projects like this are a huge step in bringing high-speed broadband internet to rural America."
Sen. John Thune
Aug. 31, 2021
Tweet - "There are still Americans and our Afghan allies stranded in Afghanistan. Instead of keeping his promise to American citizens and our partners, President Biden kept his promise to the Taliban."
Sen. John Thune
Aug. 31, 2021
Letter to Hon. Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Sen. Marshall Calls on VA to Address Impact of Afghanistan Withdrawal on Veterans' Mental Health
Sen. John Thune, ...
Aug. 30, 2021
Tweet - "President Biden's arbitrary deadline has arrived, and U.S. troops have left Afghanistan. But at what cost? Abandoning Americans & our allies, leaving advanced weapons and technology in enemy hands, & creating a safe haven for terrorism. This was a tragic failure of leadership."
Sen. John Thune
Aug. 27, 2021
Tweet - "Military experts and members of Congress, including myself, repeatedly warned the president about the dangers of withdrawing troops based on an arbitrary timeline rather than the security situation on the ground. President Biden did not heed this advice."
Sen. John Thune
Aug. 27, 2021
Tweet - "When you learn the names and see their photos it brings a fresh wave of grief for the brave Americans we lost yesterday. Praying for all of their families in this unimaginable time. The terrorists who did this must be brought to justice."
Sen. John Thune
Date
Title
Politician
Sept. 20, 2021
Vote on Rossman Nomination
Sen.John Thune
Sept. 17, 2021
Tweet - "Going once, going twice Had a good discussion at the Herreid Livestock Auction. South Dakota cattle producers raise the best beef in the world. I'm fighting to get them answers on potential market manipulation by the meatpackers. Producers deserve a fair & transparent market."
Sen.John Thune
Sept. 15, 2021
Rounds, Crapo, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Protect Taxpayer Rights and Privacy
Sen.Mike Rounds
Sept. 15, 2021
Tweet - "Grocery store beef that's labeled "Made in the USA" may actually come from cattle raised in a foreign country like Mexico. This label is dishonest to consumers & unfair to American cattle producers who actually raise U.S. beef. I have a bill to help fix this."
Sen.John Thune
Sept. 15, 2021
Tweet - "Simple economic concept at work here: If you flood the economy with government spending, the price of goods goes up. For all their talk about helping hardworking Americans, Dems' economic policies are making these workers' lives more difficult."
Sen.John Thune
Sept. 14, 2021
Vote on Kvaal Nomination
Sen.John Thune
Sept. 14, 2021
Cassidy, Crapo Introduce Bill to Protect Taxpayer Rights and Privacy
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
Sept. 14, 2021
Cloture Motion
Sen.John Thune
Sept. 14, 2021
Cloture Motion
Sen.John Thune
Sept. 14, 2021
Cloture Motion
Sen.John Thune
Sept. 14, 2021
Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolution
Sen.John Thune
Sept. 14, 2021
Judicial Nominations
Sen.John Thune
Sept. 14, 2021
Tweet - "South Dakotans are shocked at the level of incompetence from this admin as crisis after crisis has piled up under Pres. Biden's watch. The policies of this admin are dangerous. Dangerous for families, dangerous for businesses & workers, & dangerous for our national security."
Sen.John Thune
Sept. 14, 2021
Vote on Estudillo Nomination
Sen.John Thune
Sept. 14, 2021
Business Before the Senate
Sen.John Thune
Sept. 14, 2021
Thune, Crapo Introduce Legislation to Recover Fraudulent COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance Benefits
Sen.John Thune
Sept. 14, 2021
Tweet - "Americans deserve to know where their tax dollars went -- plain and simple. There was a huge amount of fraud in COVID-19 unemployment insurance programs. I dropped a bill today that would bolster efforts to crack down on fraudulent payments & hold criminals responsible."
Sen.John Thune
Sept. 13, 2021
Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary of Treasury, Hon. Richard Neal, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, and Hon. Charles Rettig, and Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Womack, Lawmakers Express Concerns with Biden Administration's IRS Proposal
Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
Sept. 13, 2021
Cloture Motion
Sen.John Thune
Sept. 13, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Richard Neal, Chairman, Ways and Means, Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Department of Treasury, and Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of internal Revenue Service - Congressman Blake Moore Joins Congressman Tom Emmer and Colleagues in Sending Letter to Protect the Privacy Rights of Utah Families and Credit Unions from Burdensome Regulations
Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
Sept. 13, 2021
Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions
Sen.John Thune
Sept. 13, 2021
Tweet - "The Biden admin must be held accountable for the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal. They left American citizens behind, abandoned our Afghan allies, and left equipment & weapons in enemy hands. Congressional oversight is a must -- Blinken is the first step. We need the full story."
Sen.John Thune
Sept. 13, 2021
Tweet - "Pres. Biden's disastrous #DoubleDeathTax has been taken out of Dems' reckless tax-&-spending spree (for now). I've been sounding the alarm on this policy that would put an extra burden on family-run operations. I'll keep fighting against this new tax."
Sen.John Thune
Sept. 10, 2021
Letter to Hon. Sherrod Brown, Chariman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs - Sen. Cramer, Banking Republican Colleagues Demand Transparent Process on Democrats' $3.5 Trillion Tax-and-Spending Spree
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
Sept. 10, 2021
Letter to Hon. Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Cassidy, Hassan, Ernst, Warnock Lead Bipartisan Group Calling on VA to Address Impact of Afghanistan Withdrawal on Veterans' Mental Health
Sen.John Thune, ...
Sept. 9, 2021
Tweet - "Great news. Mr. Chipman's extreme views on gun control & his obvious contempt for law-abiding gun owners make him unfit to run @ATFHQ. Clearly, some of my Democrat colleagues agree too."
Sen.John Thune
Sept. 9, 2021
Rounds Statement on President Biden Withdrawing Nomination of David Chipman as Director of ATF
Sen.Mike Rounds
Sept. 9, 2021
Tweet - "The federal government should NOT be forcing private citizens to get vaccinated. Period. I'm vaccinated. I encourage others to get vaccinated. But President Biden's vaccine mandate is extreme government overreach that South Dakotans won't stand for."
Sen.John Thune
Sept. 9, 2021
Tweet - "Spoke at the Stockgrowers convention in Spearfish about my new bill to reinstate mandatory country of origin labeling on beef products, & I updated folks on my fight against Dems' disastrous double death tax, which would make it harder for family operations to be passed down."
Sen.John Thune
Sept. 8, 2021
Rounds, Thune, Colleagues Announce Bipartisan American Beef Labeling Act to Reinstate Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
Sept. 8, 2021
Tweet - "These stations -- authorized by legislation I led with @SenatorRounds -- will benefit farmers and ranchers by significantly improving drought & precipitation monitoring across SD. Please consider signing up."
Sen.John Thune
Sept. 8, 2021
Tweet - "You know exactly where your t-shirt was made when you check the tag or label. Is it too much to ask for the same level of certainty with the beef you feed your family? My bipartisan bill would reinstate mandatory country of origin labeling for beef. (special character)"
Sen.John Thune
Sept. 8, 2021
Bipartisan American Beef Labeling Act Would Reinstate Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling
Sen.John Thune
Sept. 7, 2021
Letter to Ron Wyden, Chair of Senate Finance Commitee - Finance Committee Republicans Demand Full, Open Process To Vet Reckless Tax-And-Spend Proposals
Sen.John Thune, ...
Sept. 3, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Sens. Moran, Marshall Join Colleagues in Demanding Answers About U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan
Sen.John Thune, ...
Sept. 2, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Hagerty, Colleagues Demand Answers About Afghanistan Withdrawal
Sen.John Thune, ...
Sept. 2, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Sen. Lee, Colleagues Demand Answers from Biden on Afghanistan Withdrawal
Sen.John Thune, ...
Sept. 2, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Sens. Cruz, Cotton, Colleagues Demand Answers From Biden Administration on Rushed, Catastrophic Afghanistan Withdrawal
Sen.John Thune, ...
Sept. 2, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Blackburn, Cotton, And Colleagues Demand Answers About Afghanistan Withdrawal
Sen.John Thune, ...
Sept. 1, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Charles Schumer, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy - Incorporate EPSCoR Provisions in the Conference Bill
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
Aug. 31, 2021
Letter to Hon. Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Warner & Kaine Join Bipartisan Letter Calling On VA To Address Impact Of Afghanistan Withdrawal On Veterans' Mental Health
Sen.John Thune, ...
Aug. 31, 2021
Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar Launches Operations Starfall
Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
Aug. 31, 2021
Letter to Hon. Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Senator Hassan Leads Bipartisan Group Calling on VA to Address Impact of Afghanistan Withdrawal on Veterans' Mental Health
Sen.John Thune, ...
Aug. 31, 2021
Letter to Hon. Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Shaheen Joins Bipartisan Group Calling on VA to Address Impact of Afghanistan Withdrawal on Veterans' Mental Health
Sen.John Thune, ...
Aug. 31, 2021
Tweet - "Important work is happening near Armour, SD to help South Dakotans in the area get a reliable internet connection. I visited with crews laying @GoldenWestCoop fiber-optic lines today. Projects like this are a huge step in bringing high-speed broadband internet to rural America."
Sen.John Thune
Aug. 31, 2021
Tweet - "There are still Americans and our Afghan allies stranded in Afghanistan. Instead of keeping his promise to American citizens and our partners, President Biden kept his promise to the Taliban."
Sen.John Thune
Aug. 31, 2021
Letter to Hon. Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Sen. Marshall Calls on VA to Address Impact of Afghanistan Withdrawal on Veterans' Mental Health
Sen.John Thune, ...
Aug. 30, 2021
Tweet - "President Biden's arbitrary deadline has arrived, and U.S. troops have left Afghanistan. But at what cost? Abandoning Americans & our allies, leaving advanced weapons and technology in enemy hands, & creating a safe haven for terrorism. This was a tragic failure of leadership."
Sen.John Thune
Aug. 27, 2021
Tweet - "Military experts and members of Congress, including myself, repeatedly warned the president about the dangers of withdrawing troops based on an arbitrary timeline rather than the security situation on the ground. President Biden did not heed this advice."
Sen.John Thune
Aug. 27, 2021
Tweet - "When you learn the names and see their photos it brings a fresh wave of grief for the brave Americans we lost yesterday. Praying for all of their families in this unimaginable time. The terrorists who did this must be brought to justice."
Sen.John Thune
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