Farmers Want USMCA By Rep. Dusty Johnson Johnson joins the Farmers for Free Trade USMCA rally (Photo courtesy of Rachel Millard) The six-week August break did folks some good – my colleagues on the right, and many on the left, are ready to get to work on passing the United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA). […]
Confirming Fair-minded Judges and Protecting the Independent Judiciary By U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) Last month, I had the privilege of attending the investiture of Judge Jonathan Kobes, a newly-appointed U.S. Circuit Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Kobes, who previously worked as my general counsel, resides in Sioux Falls […]
Upon reading the ACLU-SD’s planned legislative agenda for this next year includes the decriminalization of drugs, a friend offered this column for publication. It’s a great history on “what happened” to the ACLU that shifted it on such a partisan basis – the editor. Illicit Union: Why I Quit the ACLU Fernson brews good beer, […]
Last week, I wrote about how in May of 2019 South Dakota Democrats filed FEC documents that showed an incredible $46,863.72 in debt on their FEC Report… and then the next day filed an amended report which ignored it ever happened without so much as a whisper. Then a Federal Elections Commission Audit for their […]
A Step Backwards By Rep. Dusty Johnson South Dakota is leading the way in energy independence. I’ve always said the greatest improvements in our environment and conservation won’t come in the form of a “green new deal” or the latest trend on the internet – it will come from U.S. innovation. The biofuels industry in […]
Let’s be clear @LisaKaczke, the FEC voted unanimously to approve the audit which accuses SD Dem Party of understating disbursements by $2.5 million, receiving $67,182 worth of contributions from unregistered organizations and failing to disclose $46,097 of debts. This is serious. https://t.co/v0IHi4oJkX — Dan Lederman (@danlederman) August 23, 2019 Is Lisa Kazcke at the Argus […]
Just a few days after releasing a rather coy press statement on social media that he’s considering a rematch in the congressional race, former State Senator Neal Tapio seems to be kind-of sort-of dipping his toe in the water and doing the things a candidate would do if they’re more than “actively considering,” as he […]
President Orders Flags at Half-Staff to Honor Victims of Tragedies in Texas, Ohio PIERRE, S.D. – President Donald Trump has ordered flags nationwide to be flown at half-staff beginning immediately until sunset on August 8, 2019, to honor the victims of the tragedies in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. ###
Bipartisan Budget Agreement Strengthens the Military and Supports Veterans By U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) The Senate recently passed the Bipartisan Budget Agreement that was negotiated by President Trump and Congressional Leadership. I supported this legislation because it prioritizes spending for the military and for our veterans while simultaneously avoiding a default on our debt, […]
It is shocking to read about politicians applying religious tests, but apparently bigotry is alive and well in the United States Democrat caucus. Fortunately, United States Senator John Thune is there to call them out: In remarks given to the Senate on Thursday about the confirmation of candidates for federal judgeships, Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) […]