Weekly Round[s] Ups

Welcome back to the Weekly Round[s] Up. I wanted to take a moment to remember my good friend and former colleague Senator Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, who passed away early last week. I...

We had a short week out in Washington due to the Juneteenth holiday, but we still packed it full of meetings and votes. I was happy to see so many South Dakota students from all...

Last week was another busy one out in Washington. Our main focus this past week in Washington was the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), an annual piece of...

Welcome back to another edition of the Weekly Round[s] Up! We had another busy week in the United States Senate, getting back to business after our Memorial Day in-state work...

We had another busy week in the United States Senate before breaking for the Memorial Day Weekend. On Memorial Day, we honor and remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice to...

We had another busy week here in the United States Senate. Our biggest event of the week was the release of our bipartisan AI Working Group’s roadmap to the future of artificial...

Welcome back to the Weekly Round[s] Up. Our main focus this past week was Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization. We had a deadline of last Friday to pass this...

Welcome back to another Weekly Round[s] Up! This week, I was fortunate to have my son Brian, his wife Kerry and their three kids visiting Washington. They were able to join me at...

The last few weeks have been very busy here in DC! I was very fortunate to see many South Dakotans from all across the state. We had good discussions on tribal relations, research...

We are back in the legislative session after a two-week in-state work period, which I spent back in South Dakota. While I was home, I was able to visit McIntosh, Sioux Falls,...

We had another whirlwind week in the United States Senate. The Senate managed to pass our final appropriations package funding the final six areas of the federal government for...

Welcome to another edition of the Weekly Round[s] Up! We’re gearing up for another busy week before heading back to South Dakota for our Easter in-state work period. Our next...

It was a busy week out in Washington! Spring fly-in season is in full swing, which means that many of you are coming out to DC with different organizations to visit with us on...

Welcome back to another edition of the Weekly Round[s] Up! The Senate is back in session in Washington after a two-week in-state work period around Presidents’ Day. During my time...

Welcome back to another edition of the Weekly Round[s] Up! As many of you may know, I attend the Senate Prayer Breakfast with my colleagues nearly every week when I’m out here in...

Welcome to the first Weekly Round[s] Up of 2024! I was grateful to be back home in South Dakota for a couple of weeks, making visits to Mission and Sioux Falls and spending time in...

Welcome back to another edition of the Weekly Round[s] Up. For the past several weeks, I’ve talked about the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in this section and our need...

Another week has come and gone in Washington, DC. We’re still working on passing the National Defense Authorization Act and a National Security supplemental with aid to Israel and...

We’re back in Washington for our last weeks of session before Christmas break. We have a busy month ahead as we look to address the National Defense Authorization Act and the...

We had another busy week in the United States Senate this past week. As you may have heard, we passed a continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government open and funded past the...