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WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today issued the following statement on the Senate passage...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, today sent a letter to Janet Murphy, Director of the Veterans...
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06.24.2016
Weekly Column: Orlando Attacks a Reminder that Defeating ISIS is a Matter of National Security
In the wake of the Orlando terrorist attack, I remain focused on national security and the best approach to protect Americans from those who wish to do us harm. We know the Orlando... -
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, spoke on the Senate floor to encourage his colleagues to pass the...
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RAPID CITY, S.D. — Today the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, at the request of U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), convened an oversight and legislative hearing in Rapid...
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I recently joined Senate Indian Affairs Committee Chairman John Barrasso and the other members of the South Dakota congressional delegation in a field hearing in Rapid City to...
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RAPID CITY—U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today delivered the following opening statement at a hearing entitled, Improving Accountability and Quality of Care at the Indian...
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06.16.2016
South Dakota Senators Introduce Amendment to Help Tribes Construct New Detention Facilities
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and John Thune (R-S.D.) today introduced an amendment to the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS)... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, joined 10 of his Senate colleagues in writing a letter raising...
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WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory Oversight, today...
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WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) has welcomed three summer interns to his Washington, D.C., office. Noah Cozad is from Sioux Falls, S.D., and recently graduated...
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Throughout President Obama’s time in office, he and officials within his administration have acted without deference to the law when issuing new rules, regulations and...
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WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today delivered remarks on the Senate floor regarding an amendment he introduced to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)...
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06.07.2016
Rounds’ Hearing Reaffirms Importance of State and Local Input Before EPA Implements Regulations
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory Oversight,... -
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory Oversight, today...
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This time of year, many South Dakota young people are preparing to enter a new chapter of life. High school graduates will soon leave home for the first time to attend college or...
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Since the misguided Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule was first proposed by the Obama administration in 2014, farmers, ranchers and local units of government in South Dakota and...
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WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today joined a number of his Senate colleagues in introducing a resolution to block efforts to impose a national tax on carbon...
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05.24.2016
Rounds Votes to Stop Harmful Fiduciary Rule That Would Limit Availability of Retirement Advice
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today voted to block the fiduciary rule issued by the Department of Labor (DOL) last... -
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today at an EPW Subcommittee hearing questioned the...