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Oct. 16, 2023
Scott, Colleagues Press FHFA to Implement New Credit Scoring Models, Abandon Change in Report Requirements
Sen. Mike Rounds
Sept. 5, 2023
Thune Introduces Resolution to Overturn Biden's Latest Student Loan Bailout Scheme
Sen. John Thune
July 20, 2023
COMMITTEES INTRODUCE FINANCIAL INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY ACT
Rep. Dusty Johnson
March 19, 2023
Meet the Press - March 19, 2023
Sen. Mike Rounds
March 16, 2023
Thune on Fox News: Where Were the Regulators?
Sen. John Thune
Feb. 16, 2023
Ranking Member Cassidy, Thune, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to End Biden's Student Loan Pause
Sen. John Thune, ...
Sept. 30, 2022
Letter to Priscilla Brown, President and CEO of Amalgamated Bank - Hoeven Joins Colleagues to Push Back on Second Amendment Right Infringement
Sen. John Thune, ...
Sept. 29, 2022
Rounds, Tester Introduce Bill to Reduce Unnecessary Regulatory Costs for Nonbank Financial Institutions
Sen. Mike Rounds
Sept. 26, 2022
Tweet - "Yet another study showing that student loan "forgiveness" is an expensive bailout -- and American taxpayers are forced to foot the bill."
Sen. John Thune
Sept. 7, 2022
Tweet - "I want to be very clear about this: Not one penny of debt is being "canceled" or "forgiven." This debt is being transferred from the 13% of the country with student loan debt to the 87% of the country that does not have student debt."
Sen. John Thune
Aug. 24, 2022
Thune Statement on President Biden's Costly Student Loan Decision
Sen. John Thune
Aug. 24, 2022
Johnson Opposed to Biden's Cancelation of Student Debt
Rep. Dusty Johnson
April 11, 2022
Hoeven Urges Biden Administration to Protect Access to Credit for Farmers and Ranchers
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
April 7, 2022
Thune Questions IRS' Handling of Private Taxpayer Information, Calls for Better Customer Service for South Dakotans
Sen. John Thune
March 8, 2022
Letter to Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury - Sen. Cramer, Banking Republicans Call on Biden Administration to Pause Financial Regulatory Efforts That Threaten America's Energy Security
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
March 3, 2022
Rounds Reintroduces Bill to Ease Regulatory Burden on Local Banks & Credit Unions
Sen. Mike Rounds
Feb. 10, 2022
Letter to Hon. Todd Harper, Chairman of the National Credit Union Administration - Hagerty Joins Bicameral Effort Supporting Access to Credit for Farmers and Ranchers
Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
Feb. 10, 2022
Letter to Hon. Todd Harper, Chairman of the National Credit Union Administration - Sens. Cramer, Hoeven Support Access to Credit for Farmers and Ranchers
Sen. John Thune, ...
Feb. 8, 2022
Letter to Hon. Todd Harper, Chairman of the National Credit Union Administration - Hoeven Leads Bicameral Effort Supporting Access to Credit for Farmers and Ranchers
Sen. John Thune, ...
Dec. 23, 2021
Letter to Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury - Portman, Senate Finance Republicans Demand Treasury Analysis of OECD Agreement
Sen. John Thune, ...
Dec. 16, 2021
Letter to Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner Internal Revenue Service - Finance Republicans Raise Privacy Concerns with IRS Collaboration
Sen. John Thune, ...
Nov. 15, 2021
Letter to Hon. Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General of the United States - USPS Expand into Banking
Sen. John Thune, ...
Oct. 22, 2021
Rounds, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Block Democrats' IRS Snooping Proposal
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
Oct. 22, 2021
Letter to Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury - Graves Tells IRS To Stop Snooping in Bank Accounts
Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
Oct. 15, 2021
Johnson Supports Bill to Protect Americans Personal Banking Information
Rep. Dusty Johnson
Sept. 22, 2021
Tweet - "Inflation is near a 13-year high, Americans are worrying about if their paychecks can stretch to cover the higher prices they're facing, and Democrats want to spend $3.5 trillion more Dumping that much money into the economy is pretty much guaranteed to fuel higher inflation."
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
Cassidy, Crapo Introduce Bill to Protect Taxpayer Rights and Privacy
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
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, ...
Aug. 4, 2021
Tweet - "Dems are refusing to learn from their mistakes. Inflation is skyrocketing, & Americans are paying higher prices after Dems' wild spending spree earlier this year. Now they want to spend $3.5 trillion MORE. Do they know this is taxpayers' hard-earned money -- not monopoly money?"
Sen. John Thune
July 21, 2021
Scott, Manchin Reintroduce Legislation to Increase Access to Credit and Opportunity
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
July 21, 2021
Tweet - "Democrats plan to pass one of the largest tax hikes in history to fund their big-government fantasy. This reckless tax-and-spending spree would pour gasoline on the flames of inflation, and American families would pay the price -- literally -- with more taxes & higher prices."
Sen. John Thune
July 13, 2021
Letter to Hon. Rohit Chopra, Commissioner of Federal Trade Commission - Sen. Cramer, Banking Republicans Slam CFPB Nominee's Failure to Respond to Questions Ahead of Confirmation Vote
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
June 16, 2021
Tweet - "If your bill seems higher these days, you aren't imagining it. Inflation is at its highest level in nearly 13 yrs. Experts agree that Democrats' big-government spending spree is contributing, but Democrats aren't listening & the big $$ proposals keep rolling in."
Sen. John Thune
June 15, 2021
Tweet - "It doesn't take an economic expert to see what this chart clearly shows. Since Ds have taken control in Washington, the price of everything from bikes to bacon has shot up. Ds need to take a hard look at what their policies are doing to the economy & stop forcing wild spending."
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, ...
April 20, 2021
Letter to John Kerry, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate - Lummis, GOP Banking Members Demand Fairness in Banking
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
April 20, 2021
Rounds, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan TRUST Act
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
March 18, 2021
Letter to Honorable Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General - Idaho Senators Question Legality of Border Wall Funding Freeze Amid Escalating Crisis
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
Feb. 5, 2021
Tweet - "Yes, college grads often trade in their cap & gown for debt & uncertainty, but there are more responsible ways to help. My proposal, which allows employers to help employees pay off student loans tax-free, became law the old fashioned way -- with bipartisan support in Congress."
Sen. John Thune
Dec. 3, 2020
Warner, Rounds, Jones Applaud Inclusion of Bipartisan Anti-Money Laundering Legislation in NDAA
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
Sept. 24, 2020
What They're Saying: Conaway Leads Introduction of Digital Commodity Legislation
Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
July 28, 2020
Tweet - "SCAM WARNING: If the @SDDOH contacts you about potential #COVID19 exposure, they will NEVER ask for credit card info or money. If you are asked for this info or asked to pay anything, it is a scam. It's sad to see scammers taking advantage of this crisis."
Sen. John Thune
July 2, 2020
Thune, Moran, and Young Introduce Bill to Update E-SIGN
Sen. John Thune, ...
May 21, 2020
Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions
Sen. John Thune
May 5, 2020
Rep. Austin Scott Introduces Legislation to Raise CCC's Borrowing Authority
Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
April 22, 2020
Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury, and Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Senators Warn Against China's Debt-Trap Diplomacy During COVID-19 Crisis
Sen. John Thune, ...
April 10, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Senator Scott Leads Colleagues in Effort to Preserve Insurance Industry
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
April 10, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the Small Business Association - Johnson Urges Clarification for Farmers and Ranchers on SBA Loans
Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
April 8, 2020
Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury - Senator Scott Joins Colleagues in Urging Action to Avoid Housing Finance System Crisis Amid Coronavirus COVID-19 Outbreak
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
Date
Title
Politician
Oct. 16, 2023
Scott, Colleagues Press FHFA to Implement New Credit Scoring Models, Abandon Change in Report Requirements
Sen.Mike Rounds
Sept. 5, 2023
Thune Introduces Resolution to Overturn Biden's Latest Student Loan Bailout Scheme
Sen.John Thune
July 20, 2023
COMMITTEES INTRODUCE FINANCIAL INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY ACT
Rep.Dusty Johnson
March 19, 2023
Meet the Press - March 19, 2023
Sen.Mike Rounds
March 16, 2023
Thune on Fox News: Where Were the Regulators?
Sen.John Thune
Feb. 16, 2023
Ranking Member Cassidy, Thune, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to End Biden's Student Loan Pause
Sen.John Thune, ...
Sept. 30, 2022
Letter to Priscilla Brown, President and CEO of Amalgamated Bank - Hoeven Joins Colleagues to Push Back on Second Amendment Right Infringement
Sen.John Thune, ...
Sept. 29, 2022
Rounds, Tester Introduce Bill to Reduce Unnecessary Regulatory Costs for Nonbank Financial Institutions
Sen.Mike Rounds
Sept. 26, 2022
Tweet - "Yet another study showing that student loan "forgiveness" is an expensive bailout -- and American taxpayers are forced to foot the bill."
Sen.John Thune
Sept. 7, 2022
Tweet - "I want to be very clear about this: Not one penny of debt is being "canceled" or "forgiven." This debt is being transferred from the 13% of the country with student loan debt to the 87% of the country that does not have student debt."
Sen.John Thune
Aug. 24, 2022
Thune Statement on President Biden's Costly Student Loan Decision
Sen.John Thune
Aug. 24, 2022
Johnson Opposed to Biden's Cancelation of Student Debt
Rep.Dusty Johnson
April 11, 2022
Hoeven Urges Biden Administration to Protect Access to Credit for Farmers and Ranchers
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
April 7, 2022
Thune Questions IRS' Handling of Private Taxpayer Information, Calls for Better Customer Service for South Dakotans
Sen.John Thune
March 8, 2022
Letter to Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury - Sen. Cramer, Banking Republicans Call on Biden Administration to Pause Financial Regulatory Efforts That Threaten America's Energy Security
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
March 3, 2022
Rounds Reintroduces Bill to Ease Regulatory Burden on Local Banks & Credit Unions
Sen.Mike Rounds
Feb. 10, 2022
Letter to Hon. Todd Harper, Chairman of the National Credit Union Administration - Hagerty Joins Bicameral Effort Supporting Access to Credit for Farmers and Ranchers
Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
Feb. 10, 2022
Letter to Hon. Todd Harper, Chairman of the National Credit Union Administration - Sens. Cramer, Hoeven Support Access to Credit for Farmers and Ranchers
Sen.John Thune, ...
Feb. 8, 2022
Letter to Hon. Todd Harper, Chairman of the National Credit Union Administration - Hoeven Leads Bicameral Effort Supporting Access to Credit for Farmers and Ranchers
Sen.John Thune, ...
Dec. 23, 2021
Letter to Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury - Portman, Senate Finance Republicans Demand Treasury Analysis of OECD Agreement
Sen.John Thune, ...
Dec. 16, 2021
Letter to Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner Internal Revenue Service - Finance Republicans Raise Privacy Concerns with IRS Collaboration
Sen.John Thune, ...
Nov. 15, 2021
Letter to Hon. Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General of the United States - USPS Expand into Banking
Sen.John Thune, ...
Oct. 22, 2021
Rounds, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Block Democrats' IRS Snooping Proposal
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
Oct. 22, 2021
Letter to Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury - Graves Tells IRS To Stop Snooping in Bank Accounts
Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
Oct. 15, 2021
Johnson Supports Bill to Protect Americans Personal Banking Information
Rep.Dusty Johnson
Sept. 22, 2021
Tweet - "Inflation is near a 13-year high, Americans are worrying about if their paychecks can stretch to cover the higher prices they're facing, and Democrats want to spend $3.5 trillion more Dumping that much money into the economy is pretty much guaranteed to fuel higher inflation."
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
Cassidy, Crapo Introduce Bill to Protect Taxpayer Rights and Privacy
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
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, ...
Aug. 4, 2021
Tweet - "Dems are refusing to learn from their mistakes. Inflation is skyrocketing, & Americans are paying higher prices after Dems' wild spending spree earlier this year. Now they want to spend $3.5 trillion MORE. Do they know this is taxpayers' hard-earned money -- not monopoly money?"
Sen.John Thune
July 21, 2021
Scott, Manchin Reintroduce Legislation to Increase Access to Credit and Opportunity
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
July 21, 2021
Tweet - "Democrats plan to pass one of the largest tax hikes in history to fund their big-government fantasy. This reckless tax-and-spending spree would pour gasoline on the flames of inflation, and American families would pay the price -- literally -- with more taxes & higher prices."
Sen.John Thune
July 13, 2021
Letter to Hon. Rohit Chopra, Commissioner of Federal Trade Commission - Sen. Cramer, Banking Republicans Slam CFPB Nominee's Failure to Respond to Questions Ahead of Confirmation Vote
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
June 16, 2021
Tweet - "If your bill seems higher these days, you aren't imagining it. Inflation is at its highest level in nearly 13 yrs. Experts agree that Democrats' big-government spending spree is contributing, but Democrats aren't listening & the big $$ proposals keep rolling in."
Sen.John Thune
June 15, 2021
Tweet - "It doesn't take an economic expert to see what this chart clearly shows. Since Ds have taken control in Washington, the price of everything from bikes to bacon has shot up. Ds need to take a hard look at what their policies are doing to the economy & stop forcing wild spending."
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, ...
April 20, 2021
Letter to John Kerry, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate - Lummis, GOP Banking Members Demand Fairness in Banking
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
April 20, 2021
Rounds, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan TRUST Act
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
March 18, 2021
Letter to Honorable Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General - Idaho Senators Question Legality of Border Wall Funding Freeze Amid Escalating Crisis
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
Feb. 5, 2021
Tweet - "Yes, college grads often trade in their cap & gown for debt & uncertainty, but there are more responsible ways to help. My proposal, which allows employers to help employees pay off student loans tax-free, became law the old fashioned way -- with bipartisan support in Congress."
Sen.John Thune
Dec. 3, 2020
Warner, Rounds, Jones Applaud Inclusion of Bipartisan Anti-Money Laundering Legislation in NDAA
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
Sept. 24, 2020
What They're Saying: Conaway Leads Introduction of Digital Commodity Legislation
Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
July 28, 2020
Tweet - "SCAM WARNING: If the @SDDOH contacts you about potential #COVID19 exposure, they will NEVER ask for credit card info or money. If you are asked for this info or asked to pay anything, it is a scam. It's sad to see scammers taking advantage of this crisis."
Sen.John Thune
July 2, 2020
Thune, Moran, and Young Introduce Bill to Update E-SIGN
Sen.John Thune, ...
May 21, 2020
Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions
Sen.John Thune
May 5, 2020
Rep. Austin Scott Introduces Legislation to Raise CCC's Borrowing Authority
Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
April 22, 2020
Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury, and Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Senators Warn Against China's Debt-Trap Diplomacy During COVID-19 Crisis
Sen.John Thune, ...
April 10, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Senator Scott Leads Colleagues in Effort to Preserve Insurance Industry
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
April 10, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the Small Business Association - Johnson Urges Clarification for Farmers and Ranchers on SBA Loans
Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
April 8, 2020
Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury - Senator Scott Joins Colleagues in Urging Action to Avoid Housing Finance System Crisis Amid Coronavirus COVID-19 Outbreak
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
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