PRess Releases
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Every spring, a new group of students takes a big step into the next phase of life upon graduation. Whether students are moving on from high school, college or a technical...
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WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today sent a letter to recently-confirmed U.S. Trade Representative, Ambassador Robert Lighthizer, to follow up on a recent meeting...
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South Dakota veterans and doctors who participate in the Choice program received some good news recently. Late last month, President Donald Trump signed into law legislation that...
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WASHINGTON– U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today joined a group of 28 Senators in a letter to the Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture urging them to support robust...
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05.08.2017
Rounds Statement on Senate Confirmation of Dr. Heather Wilson to be Secretary of the Air Force
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today made the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm Dr. Heather... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), members of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs and Small Business & Entrepreneurship...
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In 2009, as part of a delegation from the National Governor’s Association, I had the privilege of meeting the President and the Vice President on their proposed health care...
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05.04.2017
Delegation Meets With New VA Secretary David Shulkin to Discuss Future of Hot Springs Facility
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, and John Thune (R-S.D.), and U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem (R-S.D.) today... -
05.01.2017
Rounds Cosponsors Marketplace Fairness Act
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Small Business Committee, is an original cosponsor of the Marketplace Fairness Act of 2017. This... -
Last year, President Obama entered into a radical climate agreement called the Paris Agreement with other global leaders in an attempt to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, today welcomed President Trump’s executive order to establish the...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, today chaired the first open hearing of the...
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WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today announced that Washington High School student Jonah Nelson has been offered an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at...
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WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today announced the addition of Kyle Chase to his South Dakota staff. Chase will serve as a special assistant focusing on outreach,...
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WATERTOWN—U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today announced that Watertown High School student Zachariah Markel has been offered an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at...
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It has been three months since President Trump took office with a Republican-led Congress in place ready to help him advance policies that grow our economy and allow hardworking...
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04.14.2017
Protecting Your Internet Privacy Rights
Since the House and Senate voted to undo Obama-era regulations related to internet privacy last month under the Congressional Review Act (CRA), a lot of misinformation has been... -
04.12.2017
Rounds, Hirono Introduce Bill to Support Military Families, Quality of Life and Retention
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, introduced a bipartisan bill to codify in law the... -
Throughout his career, Judge Neil Gorsuch has proven time and again that he is exceptionally qualified to be a Supreme Court justice. His long history of defending the...
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WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, today introduced legislation to add Purple...