Weekly Round[s] Ups
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04.15.2024
Weekly Round[s] Up: April 8-14, 2024
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,... -
03.26.2024
Weekly Round[s] Up: March 18-24, 2024
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... -
03.20.2024
Weekly Round[s] Up: March 11-17, 2024
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... -
03.12.2024
Weekly Round[s] Up: March 4-10, 2024
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...
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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...
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01.23.2024
Weekly Round[s] Up: January 8-21, 2024
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... -
12.18.2023
Weekly Round[s] Up: December 11-17, 2023
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... -
12.13.2023
Weekly Round[s] Up: December 4-10, 2023
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...
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11.20.2023
Weekly Round[s] Up: November 13-19, 2023
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... -
11.15.2023
Weekly Round[s] Up: November 6-12, 2023
Welcome back to another edition of the Weekly Round[s] Up! As you all know, Veterans Day was this past weekend, a day set aside to honor the brave men and women who have defended... -
It was another busy week out in Washington. We got to work and passed three of our 12 appropriation bills through the Senate. Each of the 12 bills covers a different subject area...
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11.01.2023
Weekly Round[s] Up: October 23-29, 2023
We’re back in Washington for another week of work in the United States Senate. Now that we’ve got a Speaker of the House, both the House and the Senate are in a lot better position... -
10.25.2023
Weekly Round[s] Up: October 16-22, 2023
After a great in-state work period spent in South Dakota, we’re back in action for another Senate work period. I had the opportunity to visit Sioux Falls to speak at the South... -
09.26.2023
Weekly Round[s] Up: September 18-24, 2023
Things are picking up here in Washington as we get back in the swing of being in session. I was able to see so many South Dakotans this past week from each side of the state and... -
09.22.2023
Weekly Round[s] Up: September 4-17, 2023
We are back in Washington after a great in-state work period spent in South Dakota. I was able to host roundtables, attend events and visit with South Dakotans from all across the... -
07.30.2023
Weekly Round[s] Up: July 24-30, 2023
It was a busy final week of July as the Senate worked to wrap up our version of the FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This annual, bipartisan legislation is crucial... -
07.23.2023
Weekly Round[s] Up: July 17-23, 2023
Welcome back to another Weekly Round[s] Up! We’ve made it to what is scheduled to be our last week in session before our August in-state work period. I say it’s tentative because... -
06.25.2023
Weekly Round[s] Up: June 12-25, 2023
It’s time we do something we’ve never done before: a special two-week edition of the Weekly Round[s] Up. The past two weeks have been jam-packed as we’ve worked in the Senate Armed...