Noem Statement on U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement Washington, D.C. – Rep. Kristi Noem today issued the following statement after the United States, Mexico, and Canada formally signed the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement: “South Dakota ag producers and manufacturers deserve trade agreements that work, but they also need certainty as to the rules of the road. Over the last […]
Thune, Rounds Urge President to Reopen U.S. Soybean Exports to China “We appreciate your efforts to address China’s unfair trade practices, but our soybean producers cannot continue to bear the brunt of China’s retaliatory tariffs, especially considering the current weak agricultural economy.” WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today, ahead […]
Remember when Democrats staged a coup against Ann Tornberg, and it didn’t work? They might be having second thoughts about now, because it sounds that after their disastrous 2016 elections, Ann managed to figure out a way to repeat those results. Didn’t Einstein quip “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting […]
With enough caffeine in me early this AM, I started thinking about what the results from this years’ races tell me about the future, and what we as Republicans need to prepare for in 2020. Before the election, people would ask me about the national races… which admittedly, I hardly pay any attention to. Because […]
In one of the most stunning examples of lacking self-awareness, there are rumblings that Hillary Clinton is thinking about giving it another go. No, really. Two-time Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will mount a third bid for the White House, longtime Clinton adviser Mark Penn wrote in an op-ed published Sunday by The Wall Street […]
Fueling South Dakota’s Economy By Sen. John Thune Click here or on the image above to watch a special video message from Sen. Thune on the importance of corn and ethanol to South Dakota. I was humbled and honored to have joined the president, vice president, and secretary of agriculture in the Oval Office when […]
The Argus Leader has posted the latest Argus/KELO poll showing that Kristi Noem is pulling away from Bernie… I mean Billie Sutton, largely on the strength of people finding out how liberal Sutton actually is: Rep. Kristi Noem has opened a narrow lead against state Sen. Billie Sutton in her bid to win the South […]
Helping Aviation Reach New Heights By Sen. John Thune Thune (second from right) joined President Donald Trump, members of his administration, and other congressional leaders on October 5, 2018, for the signing of the five-year FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (official White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian). In 2017, 965 million passengers boarded flights […]
Delivering Results By U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) When you sent me to the Senate, I promised to do all I could to get Washington working again. For too long, the red tape and excessive bureaucracy of the federal governmenthindered the ability of South Dakotans to succeed. Overregulation made it difficult for farmers, ranchers, small […]
Grounded in Ag By Rep. Kristi Noem South Dakota is grounded in agriculture. Our families are rooted in it; our economy relies on it; and I wouldn’t have it any other way. But agriculture has had some tough years. We’ve been hit by floods, droughts, and trade disputes, pushing many operations to the breaking point. […]