PRess Releases
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WASHINGTON – Showing support, U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today made the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) decision to open...
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The Senate recently released the discussion draft of the plan to fix the failing health care system in our country, and Senate leadership is hoping to hold a vote before the 4th of...
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06.21.2017
Rounds, Casey, Booker Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Prenatal Care for Military Families
WASHINGTON—U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-SD), Bob Casey (D-PA) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) today introduced bipartisan legislation to make certain that pregnant women covered by... -
WASHINGTON—U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) today introduced legislation to help make certain wounded warriors and their families are fully aware of...
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06.17.2017
Drought Relief is Needed
Today in South Dakota, much of our state is experiencing a significant drought. Ranchers are struggling to feed their livestock and farmers are concerned about their crops. In many... -
06.15.2017
Rounds, Thune Urge USDA to Provide Timely Drought Assistance, Open CRP Acres for Haying and Grazing
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-S.D. and John Thune (R-S.D.) today urged U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary (USDA) Sonny Perdue to provide timely assistance to... -
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, today praised the announcement that the Department of Veterans Affairs...
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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 at a hearing discussed the Consumer and Fuel...
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WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today made the following statement after the administration announced the end of the ban on U.S. beef imports to...
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We recently recognized Memorial Day to honor the brave men and women who died in combat, as well as the 73rd anniversary of D-Day, where more than 116,000 Allied troops stormed the...
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06.09.2017
Rounds Calls for Administration to Reverse Obama-Era Regulations Limiting Consumer Choice
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) joined 13 of his colleagues in sending a letter to HHS Secretary Tom Price encouraging the administration to reverse Obama-era... -
WASHINGTON—U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), members of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, today introduced bipartisan legislation...
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06.08.2017
Support Grows for Rounds’ Legislation to Provide Relief to Community Banks & Credit Unions
WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today heard from a panel of community bank and credit union CEOs about the negative... -
06.08.2017
Rounds, Heitkamp Introduce Bill to Provide Regulatory Relief for Community Financial Institutions
WASHINGTON—U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.), members of the Senate Banking Committee, introduced the Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act. This... -
WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs’ Committee, today made the following statement on the Senate passage of the...
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President Trump recently sent his first budget proposal to Congress. Historically, a president's budget, which is required by law to be submitted annually, is viewed as a framework...
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WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today issued the following statement on President Trump’s decision to exit the Paris Climate Agreement: “The...
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We don’t have a taxing problem in America – we have a spending problem. First of all, the government doesn’t generate money, it is not a person or a...
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05.24.2017
Rounds Introduces Legislation to Provide Tax Relief to Every South Dakota Family and Business
WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today introduced legislation that reduces the average South Dakota family’s tax burden by 16 percent. This is accomplished by... -
05.22.2017
Rounds, Hirono Introduce Legislation to Improve Career Opportunities for Returning Veterans
WASHINGTON—U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), members of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, today introduced the Veterans To Enhance...