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July 21, 2021
Tweet - "Ridiculous that the president is advocating for a foreign pipeline that will help Russian interests (& hurt Ukraine) when he cut the U.S. Keystone XL pipeline, slashing American jobs and threatening our energy independence/security. No wonder they want to keep this "quiet.""
Sen. John Thune
July 21, 2021
Scott, Manchin Reintroduce Legislation to Increase Access to Credit and Opportunity
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
July 20, 2021
Rounds, Colleagues Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation Expanding Market for Biofuels Year-Round
Sen. Mike Rounds
July 16, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Joe Biden, President Joe Biden - Fischbach Leads Letter to Biden on Continued Northern Border Closures
Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
July 15, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Sen. Cramer, Colleagues Urge President Biden to Keep Order Allowing Immigration Officials to Stop the Spread of COVID-19 at the Southern Border
Sen. John Thune, ...
July 14, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Capito Joins Colleagues in Pressing Biden on Border Health Threat
Sen. John Thune, ...
July 14, 2021
Tweet - "After years of fighting for higher blends of ethanol, the court decision against the EPA E15 rule was a gut-punch. Ethanol is a win for consumers, South Dakota farmers, & the environment. I'm signing onto this bill to restore year-round E15 sales for the long haul."
Sen. John Thune
July 13, 2021
Rounds, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Reauthorize Native Housing Funding
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
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, ...
July 12, 2021
Letter to Hon. Michael Regan, Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency; and Jaime Pinkham, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works - Daines to Biden Administration: Don't Rewrite Navigable Waters Protection Rule, Support Montana Farmers, Ranchers
Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
July 9, 2021
Johnson, Craig Applaud USDA Action on the FEEDD Act
Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
July 7, 2021
Letter to Hon. Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Shaheen Joins Bipartisan Call to VA for Improvements to VA Home Guaranty Program, Pushes Administration to Help Veterans and Military Families Purchase Homes
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
July 7, 2021
Letter to Hon. Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Senator Hassan Leads Bipartisan Call to VA for Improvements to VA Home Guaranty Program, Pushes Administration to Help Veterans and Military Families Purchase Homes
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
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 2, 2021
Tweet - "Attended a roundtable discussion today in Rapid City to talk about military housing in the area. Our men and women in uniform and their families deserve high-quality housing."
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 Hon. Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Rubio, Hassan, Colleagues Call on the VA for Improvements to Home Guaranty Program to Help Veterans and Military Families With Homebuying Process
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
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. John Thune, ...
June 29, 2021
Johnson, Schrader Introduce Bipartisan Healthy Dog Importation Act to Protect Animal and Public Health
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 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
Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Lucas Joins Congressman Emmer in Sending Letter Supporting Rural Hospitals
Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
June 24, 2021
South Dakota Cattle Producer Discusses Unfair Cattle Market Conditions With Thune, Senate Agriculture Committee
Sen. John Thune
June 24, 2021
Rounds, Smith Introduce Bipartisan Native American Rural Homeownership Improvement Act
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
June 24, 2021
Johnson, Spanberger Introduce Butcher Block Act for Cattle Producers
Rep. Dusty Johnson
June 23, 2021
The Washington Post "Washington Post Live" - Transcript: Sen. Rounds Discusses Cattle Market, Ransomware and Infrastructure on Washington Post Live
Sen. Mike Rounds
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 19, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Robert Menendez, Chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee - Hagerty, Colleagues Call for Public Hearing Before Senate Votes on War Powers
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
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 17, 2021
Censorship
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 16, 2021
Tweet - ".@SenateCommerce unanimously supported my autonomous vehicle legislation in 2017. Today, Ds blocked it. Nothing has changed -- but Ds are now bowing to pressure from special interest groups to squash my bill. If we don't get on top of this issue, China will happily take the lead."
Sen. John Thune
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
Thune Joins Colleagues in Introducing Bill to Remove Barriers to Telemental Health Care
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 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 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 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 - "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 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
Ellsworth Air Force Base
Sen. John Thune
June 9, 2021
Rounds: Ellsworth AFB Officially Named First Home of the B-21 Raider Bomber
Sen. Mike Rounds
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 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 31, 2021
Letter to Hon. Jon Tester, Chairman of the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, Hon. Richard Shelby, Ranking Member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee - Rosen Urges Full Funding For U.S-Israel Missile Defense Cooperation
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
May 28, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Owens Urges Pelosi to Investigate True Origins of COVID-19
Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
Date
Title
Politician
July 21, 2021
Tweet - "Ridiculous that the president is advocating for a foreign pipeline that will help Russian interests (& hurt Ukraine) when he cut the U.S. Keystone XL pipeline, slashing American jobs and threatening our energy independence/security. No wonder they want to keep this "quiet.""
Sen.John Thune
July 21, 2021
Scott, Manchin Reintroduce Legislation to Increase Access to Credit and Opportunity
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
July 20, 2021
Rounds, Colleagues Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation Expanding Market for Biofuels Year-Round
Sen.Mike Rounds
July 16, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Joe Biden, President Joe Biden - Fischbach Leads Letter to Biden on Continued Northern Border Closures
Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
July 15, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Sen. Cramer, Colleagues Urge President Biden to Keep Order Allowing Immigration Officials to Stop the Spread of COVID-19 at the Southern Border
Sen.John Thune, ...
July 14, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Capito Joins Colleagues in Pressing Biden on Border Health Threat
Sen.John Thune, ...
July 14, 2021
Tweet - "After years of fighting for higher blends of ethanol, the court decision against the EPA E15 rule was a gut-punch. Ethanol is a win for consumers, South Dakota farmers, & the environment. I'm signing onto this bill to restore year-round E15 sales for the long haul."
Sen.John Thune
July 13, 2021
Rounds, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Reauthorize Native Housing Funding
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
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, ...
July 12, 2021
Letter to Hon. Michael Regan, Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency; and Jaime Pinkham, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works - Daines to Biden Administration: Don't Rewrite Navigable Waters Protection Rule, Support Montana Farmers, Ranchers
Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
July 9, 2021
Johnson, Craig Applaud USDA Action on the FEEDD Act
Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
July 7, 2021
Letter to Hon. Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Shaheen Joins Bipartisan Call to VA for Improvements to VA Home Guaranty Program, Pushes Administration to Help Veterans and Military Families Purchase Homes
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
July 7, 2021
Letter to Hon. Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Senator Hassan Leads Bipartisan Call to VA for Improvements to VA Home Guaranty Program, Pushes Administration to Help Veterans and Military Families Purchase Homes
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
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 2, 2021
Tweet - "Attended a roundtable discussion today in Rapid City to talk about military housing in the area. Our men and women in uniform and their families deserve high-quality housing."
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 Hon. Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Rubio, Hassan, Colleagues Call on the VA for Improvements to Home Guaranty Program to Help Veterans and Military Families With Homebuying Process
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
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.John Thune, ...
June 29, 2021
Johnson, Schrader Introduce Bipartisan Healthy Dog Importation Act to Protect Animal and Public Health
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 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
Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Lucas Joins Congressman Emmer in Sending Letter Supporting Rural Hospitals
Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
June 24, 2021
South Dakota Cattle Producer Discusses Unfair Cattle Market Conditions With Thune, Senate Agriculture Committee
Sen.John Thune
June 24, 2021
Rounds, Smith Introduce Bipartisan Native American Rural Homeownership Improvement Act
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
June 24, 2021
Johnson, Spanberger Introduce Butcher Block Act for Cattle Producers
Rep.Dusty Johnson
June 23, 2021
The Washington Post "Washington Post Live" - Transcript: Sen. Rounds Discusses Cattle Market, Ransomware and Infrastructure on Washington Post Live
Sen.Mike Rounds
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 19, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Robert Menendez, Chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee - Hagerty, Colleagues Call for Public Hearing Before Senate Votes on War Powers
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
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 17, 2021
Censorship
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 16, 2021
Tweet - ".@SenateCommerce unanimously supported my autonomous vehicle legislation in 2017. Today, Ds blocked it. Nothing has changed -- but Ds are now bowing to pressure from special interest groups to squash my bill. If we don't get on top of this issue, China will happily take the lead."
Sen.John Thune
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
Thune Joins Colleagues in Introducing Bill to Remove Barriers to Telemental Health Care
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 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 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 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 - "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 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
Ellsworth Air Force Base
Sen.John Thune
June 9, 2021
Rounds: Ellsworth AFB Officially Named First Home of the B-21 Raider Bomber
Sen.Mike Rounds
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 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 31, 2021
Letter to Hon. Jon Tester, Chairman of the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, Hon. Richard Shelby, Ranking Member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee - Rosen Urges Full Funding For U.S-Israel Missile Defense Cooperation
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
May 28, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Owens Urges Pelosi to Investigate True Origins of COVID-19
Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
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