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July 6, 2021 Tweet - "I have fought to give producers in SD flexibility when it comes to harvesting cover crops on prevented plant acres. I am glad @USDA listened to our calls to lift the prohibition on haying, grazing, and chopping prior to Nov 1. This helps level the playing field for our producers." Sen. John Thune
July 1, 2021 Tweet - "I'm pleased to see that USDA is reviewing the Product of the USA labeling loophole. We need to ensure that only products from animals that are born, raised, and harvested in our country can have this label." Sen. John Thune
June 30, 2021 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Rounds, Colleagues Send Letter Urging President Biden to Support Biofuels, RFS Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
June 25, 2021 House Biofuels Caucus Statement on Supreme Court's Renewable Fuel Standard Decision and The Future Integrity of The Rfs Rep. Dusty Johnson
June 25, 2021 House Biofuels Caucus Statement on Supreme Court's Renewable Fuel Standard Decision and the Future Integrity of the RFS Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
June 25, 2021 Johnson, Hagedorn, and Grassley Send Letter to Usda, DOJ Appealing Harmful Court Ruling to Hog Farmers Rep. Dusty Johnson
June 24, 2021 Johnson, Spanberger Introduce Butcher Block Act for Cattle Producers Rep. Dusty Johnson
June 24, 2021 Thune Introduces Bill to Bolster Forestry, Seasonal Workforce Sen. John Thune
June 24, 2021 South Dakota Cattle Producer Discusses Unfair Cattle Market Conditions With Thune, Senate Agriculture Committee Sen. John Thune
June 23, 2021 Tweet - "For a free market to work, you have to have competition, but meatpackers are creating a choke point in the cattle market that's stifling competition. High consumer demand & adequate supply isn't helping cattle producers or consumers the way it should in a healthy supply chain." Sen. John Thune
June 17, 2021 Following Thune Request, Senate Agriculture Committee to Hold Hearing on Potential Cattle Market Manipulation Sen. John Thune
June 17, 2021 Tweet - "S.D. ranchers deserve to know if cattle markets have been manipulated by meatpackers. I'm glad @SenateAgGOP has agreed to my request & decided to hold a hearing on this important issue. I look forward to using this hearing to help get the answers our ranchers & consumers deserve." Sen. John Thune
June 17, 2021 Tweet - "Spoke to Deputy Secretary Jewel Bronaugh today to urge @USDA to take action to ensure integrity in the cattle market & provide producers relief through emergency CRP haying and grazing." Sen. John Thune
June 15, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Delegation Urges USDA to Provide Emergency Waiver for Crp Haying and Grazing Rep. Dusty Johnson
June 15, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Entire South Dakota Delegation Urges USDA to Provide Emergency Waiver for CRP Haying and Grazing Sen. John Thune
June 13, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Gary Gensler, Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Hon. Allison Herren Lee, Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission - Hagerty, Banking Committee Republicans to the SEC: Reject New Global Warming Disclosures Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
June 11, 2021 Tester, Grassley, Rounds Unveil Bill to Combat Anti-Competitive Practices in Meat Processing Industry that Threaten Nation's Food Supply Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
June 10, 2021 Tweet - "This is a key improvement for our farmers & ranchers who depend on up-to-date drought conditions. That's why I pushed my 2018 bill to reauthorize NIDIS and encourage a coordinated federal effort to address drought monitoring. Glad to see this work put into action at @Droughtgov." Sen. John Thune
June 10, 2021 Tweet - "A positive step forward. COVID-19 & recent cybersecurity breaches have highlighted concerns about concentrating meat processing at a small number of plants. Next: my Strengthening Local Processing Act would lower barriers for more CIS programs to open market access for ranchers." Sen. John Thune
June 9, 2021 Letter to Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Davis, House Biofuels Caucus Urge Ag Secretary Vilsack to Provide Relief to Renewable Fuels Industry Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
June 9, 2021 Tweet - "Obama's historic #WOTUS land grab was such a gov't overreach that it was blocked by courts. Now, Biden wants to bring it back. South Dakota producers are great stewards of our land. This admin must listen to farmers & ranchers about impacts on agriculture." Sen. John Thune
June 8, 2021 Update to Emergency Grazing & Haying Policies Sen. Mike Rounds
June 4, 2021 Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the US - Sens. Cramer, Colleagues Write Letter to President Biden Voicing Opposition to Recent Actions on American Energy Sen. John Thune, ...
June 1, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General - Herrell Has Beef with Meatpacking Monopoly Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
May 27, 2021 Thune: Consumers Should Never Have to Question Whether They Will Have Access to Reliable and Affordable Energy and Fuel Sen. John Thune
May 27, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Hyde-Smith, Colleagues Want Biden to Reverse Course on Energy Policies that Hurt American Families Sen. John Thune, ...
May 26, 2021 Tweet - "Hey @SenatorDurbin, please check your inbox. I just sent you a letter requesting that the Senate Judiciary Committee hold a hearing on potential beef market manipulation. Our ranchers deserve answers and a fair shake. As chairman, you can help make it happen. Let's get on it." Sen. John Thune
May 25, 2021 Tweet - "I'm a proud farm-and-ranch-state senator, and I take a back seat to no one when it comes to protecting the industry. That's why I've been putting pressure on @thejusticedept to investigate the big four meatpackers. Something isn't adding up, & we need to get to the bottom of it." Sen. John Thune
May 20, 2021 Letter to Brenda Mallory, Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality - Manchin, Colleagues Press CEQ for Status Update on Use It Act Implementation Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
May 20, 2021 Tweet - "There seem to be two losers in the cattle market right now: ranchers and consumers. Meat processors are buying low and selling high. We're calling for @TheJusticeDept to investigate the cattle market to make sure our ranchers are getting a fair shake." Sen. John Thune
May 17, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice - Thune, Johnson Lead Colleagues in Urging Department of Justice to Continue Investigation into Beef Industry Sen. John Thune, ...
May 17, 2021 Tweet - "Our producers must be able to count on fair & transparent commodity markets. We're urging @TheJusticeDept to continue their investigation into the beef industry." Sen. John Thune
May 12, 2021 Tweet - "Biden's energy secretary @SecGranholm said at a White House briefing that "pipeline is the best way to go" for transporting fuel. It shouldn't take a hack/shutdown for this admin to recognize the importance of modern infrastructure like #KeystoneXL to ensure U.S. energy security." Sen. John Thune
May 5, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Katherine Tai, US Trade Representative - Rep. Ron Kind Leads Bipartisan Letter Urging USTR Katherine Tai to Work with Vietnam to Eliminate Tariffs on U.S. Pork Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
May 5, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Fischbach, Smith Lead Over 130 House Colleagues In Opposing Stepped-Up Basis Repeal and Capital Gains Death Tax Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
May 5, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Sanford Bishop, Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, and Jeff Fortenberry, Ranking Member - Emmer Leads Bipartisan Letter to Address Stress in Farm Country Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
April 29, 2021 Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions Sen. John Thune
April 29, 2021 Thune, Sinema Introduce Bill to Prevent Regulation of Livestock Emissions Sen. John Thune
April 29, 2021 Thune, Stabenow Reintroduce Cover Crop Legislation Sen. John Thune
April 29, 2021 Letter to Hon. Richard Glick, Chairman, Hon. Neil Chatterjee, Commissioner, Hon. James Danly, Commissioner, Hon. Allison Clements, Commissioner, Hon. Mark Christie, Commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - Lankford, Colleagues Press Federal Energy Regulators to Act on Pending Natural Gas Pipeline Projects Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
April 28, 2021 Thune Responds to President Biden's Joint Session Address Sen. John Thune
April 27, 2021 Letter to Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture and Hon. Deb Haaland, Secretary of Department of the Interior - Rounds, Thune Condemn Biden Administration's Radical 30 by 30 Directive Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
April 27, 2021 Tweet - "Biden 30 by 30 initiative has the potential to be the latest example of a Dem admin putting an environmental agenda ahead of producers. Without our farmers & ranchers, there's no food on grocery shelves. @SenatorRounds & I are calling on the admin to keep farmers &ranchers first." Sen. John Thune
April 27, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Hon. Deb Haaland, Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior - Thune, Rounds Condemn Biden Administration's Radical 30 by 30 Directive Sen. John Thune
April 23, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Michael S. Regan, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator - Fischer Lead Bipartisan Letter to EPA Highlighting Need to Uphold and Restore Confidence in Renewable Fuel Standard Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
April 20, 2021 Infrastructure Sen. John Thune
April 20, 2021 Letter to John Kerry, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate - Lummis, GOP Banking Members Demand Fairness in Banking Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
April 16, 2021 LaMalfa Introduces RESTORE Act to Improve Forest Health, Mitigate Wildfire Risk Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
April 16, 2021 House Agriculture Committee Rolls Out Conservative Climate Solutions Rep. Dusty Johnson
April 8, 2021 Letter to Honorable Michael S. Regan, Administrator of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Rep. Johnson, Biofuels Caucus Urge EPA to Prioritize Biofuels Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
Date Title Politician
July 6, 2021 Tweet - "I have fought to give producers in SD flexibility when it comes to harvesting cover crops on prevented plant acres. I am glad @USDA listened to our calls to lift the prohibition on haying, grazing, and chopping prior to Nov 1. This helps level the playing field for our producers." Sen.John Thune
July 1, 2021 Tweet - "I'm pleased to see that USDA is reviewing the Product of the USA labeling loophole. We need to ensure that only products from animals that are born, raised, and harvested in our country can have this label." Sen.John Thune
June 30, 2021 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Rounds, Colleagues Send Letter Urging President Biden to Support Biofuels, RFS Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
June 25, 2021 House Biofuels Caucus Statement on Supreme Court's Renewable Fuel Standard Decision and The Future Integrity of The Rfs Rep.Dusty Johnson
June 25, 2021 House Biofuels Caucus Statement on Supreme Court's Renewable Fuel Standard Decision and the Future Integrity of the RFS Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
June 25, 2021 Johnson, Hagedorn, and Grassley Send Letter to Usda, DOJ Appealing Harmful Court Ruling to Hog Farmers Rep.Dusty Johnson
June 24, 2021 Johnson, Spanberger Introduce Butcher Block Act for Cattle Producers Rep.Dusty Johnson
June 24, 2021 Thune Introduces Bill to Bolster Forestry, Seasonal Workforce Sen.John Thune
June 24, 2021 South Dakota Cattle Producer Discusses Unfair Cattle Market Conditions With Thune, Senate Agriculture Committee Sen.John Thune
June 23, 2021 Tweet - "For a free market to work, you have to have competition, but meatpackers are creating a choke point in the cattle market that's stifling competition. High consumer demand & adequate supply isn't helping cattle producers or consumers the way it should in a healthy supply chain." Sen.John Thune
June 17, 2021 Following Thune Request, Senate Agriculture Committee to Hold Hearing on Potential Cattle Market Manipulation Sen.John Thune
June 17, 2021 Tweet - "S.D. ranchers deserve to know if cattle markets have been manipulated by meatpackers. I'm glad @SenateAgGOP has agreed to my request & decided to hold a hearing on this important issue. I look forward to using this hearing to help get the answers our ranchers & consumers deserve." Sen.John Thune
June 17, 2021 Tweet - "Spoke to Deputy Secretary Jewel Bronaugh today to urge @USDA to take action to ensure integrity in the cattle market & provide producers relief through emergency CRP haying and grazing." Sen.John Thune
June 15, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Delegation Urges USDA to Provide Emergency Waiver for Crp Haying and Grazing Rep.Dusty Johnson
June 15, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Entire South Dakota Delegation Urges USDA to Provide Emergency Waiver for CRP Haying and Grazing Sen.John Thune
June 13, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Gary Gensler, Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Hon. Allison Herren Lee, Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission - Hagerty, Banking Committee Republicans to the SEC: Reject New Global Warming Disclosures Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
June 11, 2021 Tester, Grassley, Rounds Unveil Bill to Combat Anti-Competitive Practices in Meat Processing Industry that Threaten Nation's Food Supply Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
June 10, 2021 Tweet - "This is a key improvement for our farmers & ranchers who depend on up-to-date drought conditions. That's why I pushed my 2018 bill to reauthorize NIDIS and encourage a coordinated federal effort to address drought monitoring. Glad to see this work put into action at @Droughtgov." Sen.John Thune
June 10, 2021 Tweet - "A positive step forward. COVID-19 & recent cybersecurity breaches have highlighted concerns about concentrating meat processing at a small number of plants. Next: my Strengthening Local Processing Act would lower barriers for more CIS programs to open market access for ranchers." Sen.John Thune
June 9, 2021 Letter to Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Davis, House Biofuels Caucus Urge Ag Secretary Vilsack to Provide Relief to Renewable Fuels Industry Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
June 9, 2021 Tweet - "Obama's historic #WOTUS land grab was such a gov't overreach that it was blocked by courts. Now, Biden wants to bring it back. South Dakota producers are great stewards of our land. This admin must listen to farmers & ranchers about impacts on agriculture." Sen.John Thune
June 8, 2021 Update to Emergency Grazing & Haying Policies Sen.Mike Rounds
June 4, 2021 Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the US - Sens. Cramer, Colleagues Write Letter to President Biden Voicing Opposition to Recent Actions on American Energy Sen.John Thune, ...
June 1, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General - Herrell Has Beef with Meatpacking Monopoly Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
May 27, 2021 Thune: Consumers Should Never Have to Question Whether They Will Have Access to Reliable and Affordable Energy and Fuel Sen.John Thune
May 27, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Hyde-Smith, Colleagues Want Biden to Reverse Course on Energy Policies that Hurt American Families Sen.John Thune, ...
May 26, 2021 Tweet - "Hey @SenatorDurbin, please check your inbox. I just sent you a letter requesting that the Senate Judiciary Committee hold a hearing on potential beef market manipulation. Our ranchers deserve answers and a fair shake. As chairman, you can help make it happen. Let's get on it." Sen.John Thune
May 25, 2021 Tweet - "I'm a proud farm-and-ranch-state senator, and I take a back seat to no one when it comes to protecting the industry. That's why I've been putting pressure on @thejusticedept to investigate the big four meatpackers. Something isn't adding up, & we need to get to the bottom of it." Sen.John Thune
May 20, 2021 Letter to Brenda Mallory, Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality - Manchin, Colleagues Press CEQ for Status Update on Use It Act Implementation Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
May 20, 2021 Tweet - "There seem to be two losers in the cattle market right now: ranchers and consumers. Meat processors are buying low and selling high. We're calling for @TheJusticeDept to investigate the cattle market to make sure our ranchers are getting a fair shake." Sen.John Thune
May 17, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice - Thune, Johnson Lead Colleagues in Urging Department of Justice to Continue Investigation into Beef Industry Sen.John Thune, ...
May 17, 2021 Tweet - "Our producers must be able to count on fair & transparent commodity markets. We're urging @TheJusticeDept to continue their investigation into the beef industry." Sen.John Thune
May 12, 2021 Tweet - "Biden's energy secretary @SecGranholm said at a White House briefing that "pipeline is the best way to go" for transporting fuel. It shouldn't take a hack/shutdown for this admin to recognize the importance of modern infrastructure like #KeystoneXL to ensure U.S. energy security." Sen.John Thune
May 5, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Katherine Tai, US Trade Representative - Rep. Ron Kind Leads Bipartisan Letter Urging USTR Katherine Tai to Work with Vietnam to Eliminate Tariffs on U.S. Pork Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
May 5, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Fischbach, Smith Lead Over 130 House Colleagues In Opposing Stepped-Up Basis Repeal and Capital Gains Death Tax Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
May 5, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Sanford Bishop, Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, and Jeff Fortenberry, Ranking Member - Emmer Leads Bipartisan Letter to Address Stress in Farm Country Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
April 29, 2021 Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions Sen.John Thune
April 29, 2021 Thune, Sinema Introduce Bill to Prevent Regulation of Livestock Emissions Sen.John Thune
April 29, 2021 Thune, Stabenow Reintroduce Cover Crop Legislation Sen.John Thune
April 29, 2021 Letter to Hon. Richard Glick, Chairman, Hon. Neil Chatterjee, Commissioner, Hon. James Danly, Commissioner, Hon. Allison Clements, Commissioner, Hon. Mark Christie, Commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - Lankford, Colleagues Press Federal Energy Regulators to Act on Pending Natural Gas Pipeline Projects Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
April 28, 2021 Thune Responds to President Biden's Joint Session Address Sen.John Thune
April 27, 2021 Letter to Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture and Hon. Deb Haaland, Secretary of Department of the Interior - Rounds, Thune Condemn Biden Administration's Radical 30 by 30 Directive Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
April 27, 2021 Tweet - "Biden 30 by 30 initiative has the potential to be the latest example of a Dem admin putting an environmental agenda ahead of producers. Without our farmers & ranchers, there's no food on grocery shelves. @SenatorRounds & I are calling on the admin to keep farmers &ranchers first." Sen.John Thune
April 27, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Hon. Deb Haaland, Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior - Thune, Rounds Condemn Biden Administration's Radical 30 by 30 Directive Sen.John Thune
April 23, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Michael S. Regan, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator - Fischer Lead Bipartisan Letter to EPA Highlighting Need to Uphold and Restore Confidence in Renewable Fuel Standard Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
April 20, 2021 Infrastructure Sen.John Thune
April 20, 2021 Letter to John Kerry, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate - Lummis, GOP Banking Members Demand Fairness in Banking Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
April 16, 2021 LaMalfa Introduces RESTORE Act to Improve Forest Health, Mitigate Wildfire Risk Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
April 16, 2021 House Agriculture Committee Rolls Out Conservative Climate Solutions Rep.Dusty Johnson
April 8, 2021 Letter to Honorable Michael S. Regan, Administrator of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Rep. Johnson, Biofuels Caucus Urge EPA to Prioritize Biofuels Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
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