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  • Welcome to the 2024 Round[s] Up: A Year in Review! I hope you had a joyful Christmas season with friends and family, and that your 2025 is off to a great start. I was fortunate to...
  • Welcome back to another edition of the Weekly Round[s] Up after a busy couple of weeks in Washington. As I’m sure you’ve seen, we spent most of this past week discussing government...
  • We’re back to work out in Washington following Thanksgiving! I hope you all had a great holiday filled with family, friends and delicious food. We are truly blessed to live in the...
  • Last week was another busy week out in DC! We took 48 votes on the Senate floor as Democrats attempted to confirm as many of President Biden’s nominees as possible before they lose...
  • Welcome back to another edition of the Weekly Round[s] Up. It’s been a while! The Senate has been out of session for the past six weeks, which means I was able to work from South...
  • Welcome back to another edition of the Weekly Round[s] Up! It’s been a while since I’ve been able to give an update of my work in Washington. I was back in South Dakota for all of...
  • We had a busy week in Washington to close out our summer work period. I was able to meet with several South Dakotans this week, speak at an artificial intelligence event, cast...
  • Welcome back to another edition of the Weekly Round[s] Up. Along with meeting with constituents and casting votes, the main event of the week was an address from Israeli Prime...
  • 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...