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March 19, 2023
Meet the Press - March 19, 2023
Sen. Mike Rounds
Feb. 13, 2023
Thune Introduces Legislation to Combat Fentanyl Trafficking, Enable Justice for Victims
Sen. John Thune
Sept. 23, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States Department of Justice, the Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Francis Collins, Director of the United States Department of Health and Human Services - Cassidy, Colleagues Demand DOJ Investigation on Illegal Fetal Tissue Research
Sen. John Thune, ...
Aug. 18, 2021
Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, United States Attorney General; and Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Sen. Cramer, Colleagues Demand Justice for Conscience Rights of Health Care Workers
Sen. John Thune, ...
Aug. 11, 2021
Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, United States Attorney General; and Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Harris and Colleagues React After DOJ Voluntarily Dismisses Lawsuit Against Hospital that Forced Nurses to Assist in Elective Abortions Against their Conscience
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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, ...
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, ...
March 18, 2021
Letter to Honorable Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General - Idaho Senators Question Legality of Border Wall Funding Freeze Amid Escalating Crisis
Sen. John Thune, ...
March 17, 2021
Letter to Honorable Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General - Senate GOP: Biden Escalating Border Crisis by Unlawfully Freezing Border Wall Funding
Sen. John Thune, ...
March 17, 2021
Letter to the Honorable Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General - Rubio, Capito, GOP Colleagues: Biden Escalating Border Crisis by Unlawfully Freezing Border Wall Funding
Sen. John Thune, ...
July 22, 2020
Tweet - "A few of my priorities in this next phase of federal #COVID relief: -More relief for struggling Americans -Funding for impacted farmers & ranchers -Protection from surprise state taxes for #COVID relief & mobile/remote workers -Telehealth -Liability protections for schools & biz"
Sen. John Thune
July 21, 2020
Rounds, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Allow Americans to Sue China over COVID-19 Pandemic
Sen. Mike Rounds
July 20, 2020
Blackburn, McSally, Cotton, Hawley, Rounds, Tillis Introduce the Civil Justice for Victims of COVID Act
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
May 14, 2020
Tweet - "Republicans will stand firm & pursue liability protections for Americans at the front line of the #COVID response/reopening. This is about protecting doctors, hospitals, schools, mom and pop restaurants -- people who are living in fear of being frivolously sued."
Sen. John Thune
May 5, 2020
Tweet - "Small businesses that are following guidelines & working hard to reopen safely should be protected from frivolous lawsuits that could once again threaten their ability to keep their doors open. This has been a tough road."
Sen. John Thune
May 1, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Marshall Requests Update on Packer Investigation
Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
March 19, 2020
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General, and the Hon. Makan Delrahim, Assistant Attorney General - Daines Calls On DOJ to Investigate Price-Fixing, Market Manipulation Within Cattle Market and Meatpacking Industry
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
Aug. 29, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Scott Harris, Clerk for the Supreme Court of the U.S. - Senate Republicans Send Unified Message Against Democrats' Court-Packing Threat
Sen. John Thune, ...
July 30, 2019
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General of the Department of Justice - Grassley, Senators Seek Updates & Further Action on Justice Department Efforts to Clarify Website Accessibility Under ADA
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
Aug. 22, 2018
PBS "News Hour" - Transcript: Sen. Rounds says Trump Supporters Still Like His Policies, if Not His Personal Behavior
Sen. Mike Rounds
Aug. 9, 2018
Letter to Chairman Cheryl Mason, Board of Veterans' Appeals - Tester, Rounds Call for VA to Expand Rural Veterans' Access to Appeal Hearings
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
Oct. 16, 2017
Rounds Statement on EPA Decision to End "Sue & Settle" Practices
Sen. Mike Rounds
Sept. 28, 2016
Letter to the Hon. John Cornyn, U.S. Senator and the Hon. Charles Schumer, U.S. Senator - On Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
June 15, 2016
Letter to the Honorable David Shulkin, Under Secretary for Health of the Veterans Health Administration - Request for VA Update on Progress to Improve Access to Health Care
Sen. Mike Rounds
May 24, 2016
Rounds Questions Legality of Army Corps' Implementation of WOTUS
Sen. Mike Rounds
Aug. 7, 2015
Weekly Column: The EPA's Unfair "Sue and Settle' Tactics
Sen. Mike Rounds
Dec. 3, 2014
Letter to Carolyn Colvin, Acting Commissioner of Social Security Administration - Questions on Inspector General Investigation
Sen. John Thune, ...
Oct. 28, 2014
Letter to Leon Kengo Wa Dondo, President of the Senate of the DRC, and Aubin Minaku, Speaker of the National Assembly of the DRC - Urging Action on Adoption Reform
Sen. John Thune, ...
March 3, 2010
Letter to The Honorable Timothy Rave
Sen. Mike Rounds
Sept. 1, 2009
Letter to Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State - Ensuring Fair, Timely Guatemalan Adoptions
Sen. John Thune, ...
Feb. 26, 2009
Thune: Senate Votes to Restore Second Amendment Rights
Sen. John Thune
Aug. 21, 2008
Judge Declares School Districts Lack Authority to Finance School Funding Litigation
Sen. Mike Rounds
March 31, 2008
Letter to Robert Byrd and Thad Cochran, Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Re: Restore Byrne/JAG Grants for State and Local Law Enforcement in Supplemental Appropriations Bill
Sen. John Thune, ...
May 18, 2005
Senators Thune and Clinton Introduce Legislation to Extend Child Care for Families of Fallen Soldiers
Sen. John Thune
Jan. 1, 2014
Issue Position: Health Care
Sen. John Thune
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Politician
March 19, 2023
Meet the Press - March 19, 2023
Sen.Mike Rounds
Feb. 13, 2023
Thune Introduces Legislation to Combat Fentanyl Trafficking, Enable Justice for Victims
Sen.John Thune
Sept. 23, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States Department of Justice, the Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Francis Collins, Director of the United States Department of Health and Human Services - Cassidy, Colleagues Demand DOJ Investigation on Illegal Fetal Tissue Research
Sen.John Thune, ...
Aug. 18, 2021
Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, United States Attorney General; and Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Sen. Cramer, Colleagues Demand Justice for Conscience Rights of Health Care Workers
Sen.John Thune, ...
Aug. 11, 2021
Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, United States Attorney General; and Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Harris and Colleagues React After DOJ Voluntarily Dismisses Lawsuit Against Hospital that Forced Nurses to Assist in Elective Abortions Against their Conscience
Sen.John Thune, ...
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, ...
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, ...
March 18, 2021
Letter to Honorable Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General - Idaho Senators Question Legality of Border Wall Funding Freeze Amid Escalating Crisis
Sen.John Thune, ...
March 17, 2021
Letter to Honorable Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General - Senate GOP: Biden Escalating Border Crisis by Unlawfully Freezing Border Wall Funding
Sen.John Thune, ...
March 17, 2021
Letter to the Honorable Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General - Rubio, Capito, GOP Colleagues: Biden Escalating Border Crisis by Unlawfully Freezing Border Wall Funding
Sen.John Thune, ...
July 22, 2020
Tweet - "A few of my priorities in this next phase of federal #COVID relief: -More relief for struggling Americans -Funding for impacted farmers & ranchers -Protection from surprise state taxes for #COVID relief & mobile/remote workers -Telehealth -Liability protections for schools & biz"
Sen.John Thune
July 21, 2020
Rounds, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Allow Americans to Sue China over COVID-19 Pandemic
Sen.Mike Rounds
July 20, 2020
Blackburn, McSally, Cotton, Hawley, Rounds, Tillis Introduce the Civil Justice for Victims of COVID Act
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
May 14, 2020
Tweet - "Republicans will stand firm & pursue liability protections for Americans at the front line of the #COVID response/reopening. This is about protecting doctors, hospitals, schools, mom and pop restaurants -- people who are living in fear of being frivolously sued."
Sen.John Thune
May 5, 2020
Tweet - "Small businesses that are following guidelines & working hard to reopen safely should be protected from frivolous lawsuits that could once again threaten their ability to keep their doors open. This has been a tough road."
Sen.John Thune
May 1, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Marshall Requests Update on Packer Investigation
Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
March 19, 2020
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General, and the Hon. Makan Delrahim, Assistant Attorney General - Daines Calls On DOJ to Investigate Price-Fixing, Market Manipulation Within Cattle Market and Meatpacking Industry
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
Aug. 29, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Scott Harris, Clerk for the Supreme Court of the U.S. - Senate Republicans Send Unified Message Against Democrats' Court-Packing Threat
Sen.John Thune, ...
July 30, 2019
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General of the Department of Justice - Grassley, Senators Seek Updates & Further Action on Justice Department Efforts to Clarify Website Accessibility Under ADA
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
Aug. 22, 2018
PBS "News Hour" - Transcript: Sen. Rounds says Trump Supporters Still Like His Policies, if Not His Personal Behavior
Sen.Mike Rounds
Aug. 9, 2018
Letter to Chairman Cheryl Mason, Board of Veterans' Appeals - Tester, Rounds Call for VA to Expand Rural Veterans' Access to Appeal Hearings
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
Oct. 16, 2017
Rounds Statement on EPA Decision to End "Sue & Settle" Practices
Sen.Mike Rounds
Sept. 28, 2016
Letter to the Hon. John Cornyn, U.S. Senator and the Hon. Charles Schumer, U.S. Senator - On Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
June 15, 2016
Letter to the Honorable David Shulkin, Under Secretary for Health of the Veterans Health Administration - Request for VA Update on Progress to Improve Access to Health Care
Sen.Mike Rounds
May 24, 2016
Rounds Questions Legality of Army Corps' Implementation of WOTUS
Sen.Mike Rounds
Aug. 7, 2015
Weekly Column: The EPA's Unfair "Sue and Settle' Tactics
Sen.Mike Rounds
Dec. 3, 2014
Letter to Carolyn Colvin, Acting Commissioner of Social Security Administration - Questions on Inspector General Investigation
Sen.John Thune, ...
Oct. 28, 2014
Letter to Leon Kengo Wa Dondo, President of the Senate of the DRC, and Aubin Minaku, Speaker of the National Assembly of the DRC - Urging Action on Adoption Reform
Sen.John Thune, ...
March 3, 2010
Letter to The Honorable Timothy Rave
Sen.Mike Rounds
Sept. 1, 2009
Letter to Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State - Ensuring Fair, Timely Guatemalan Adoptions
Sen.John Thune, ...
Feb. 26, 2009
Thune: Senate Votes to Restore Second Amendment Rights
Sen.John Thune
Aug. 21, 2008
Judge Declares School Districts Lack Authority to Finance School Funding Litigation
Sen.Mike Rounds
March 31, 2008
Letter to Robert Byrd and Thad Cochran, Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Re: Restore Byrne/JAG Grants for State and Local Law Enforcement in Supplemental Appropriations Bill
Sen.John Thune, ...
May 18, 2005
Senators Thune and Clinton Introduce Legislation to Extend Child Care for Families of Fallen Soldiers
Sen.John Thune
Jan. 1, 2014
Issue Position: Health Care
Sen.John Thune
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