Weekly Round[s] Ups
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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... -
06.11.2023
Weekly Round[s] Up: June 5-11, 2023
(You might want to read the second paragraph before reading this first one!) Welcome back to another edition of the Weekly Round[s] Up, your go-to source for all the latest... -
06.04.2023
Weekly Round[s] Up: May 29-June 4, 2023
We had a crazy week out here to welcome us back to DC after our Memorial Day in-state work period. As I’m sure you’ve heard by now, much of our time was spent waiting on a debt... -
05.14.2023
Weekly Round[s] Up: May 8-14, 2023
We had a short week out in DC this past week, but we packed as much as we could into a few days! There were fewer South Dakotans visiting DC this past week – you all must not want... -
05.07.2023
Weekly Round[s] Up: May 1-7, 2023
Each week, this paragraph serves as an opportunity for me to give you a general overview of my week before getting into the specifics below. This week, I instead wanted to take a... -
04.30.2023
Weekly Round[s] Up: April 24-30, 2023
We had a short week in DC this past week, but managed to pack a lot into three days! I met with South Dakotans from Amherst to Edgemont. Most of the South Dakotans I met with were... -
04.23.2023
Weekly Round[s] Up: April 17-23, 2023
We’re back in Washington after two weeks in South Dakota for our Easter in-state work period. It was good to visit with so many South Dakotans about the issues that matter the most... -
04.02.2023
Weekly Round[s] Up: March 27-April 2, 2023
After our marathon five weeks straight of in-session activity, I am finally back in South Dakota for more than a few days. We even got a snowstorm as a welcome home! We will spend... -
03.26.2023
Weekly Round[s] Up: March 20-26, 2023
Although it doesn’t feel like it back home in South Dakota, the first day of spring was last Monday, March 20. This past week in Washington was the peak bloom of the iconic cherry... -
03.19.2023
Weekly Round[s] Up: March 13-19, 2023
We’ve crossed the halfway point of our five week work period in Washington. Hard to believe that Easter is almost here. Time flies when you’re having fun, or working hard –...