This month, we hosted a ceremony honoring the National American Indian Veterans congressional charter. It was a special day honoring our Native American veterans and celebrating their hard work in getting this charted passed.
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@DakotaState
is leading the way in teaching cybersecurity and the highly technical skills of the 21st century. Great to be a part of the groundbreaking of the DSU Applied Research Lab in Sioux Falls. Here’s to the future!
Happy to be back in Yankton yesterday to speak to a group of students at Yankton High School. Their questions on civil service kept me on my toes. Thankful for their involvement, go Bucks & Gazelles!
Mandating the use of electronic and trackable cattle tags for South Dakotan farmers and ranchers is government overreach, plain and simple.
I talked more about my legislation to block this mandate from the USDA with Greg Belfrage on KELO this week:
As a member of the Senate Banking & Housing committee, working on housing affordability is a top priority. Recently I met with South Dakota realtors to discuss policies addressing affordable housing and paths to homeownership for South Dakotans.
South Dakota members of
@ALTAonline
came into my office to discuss the recent pilot program at the Federal Housing Finance Agency regarding the need for title insurance on housing. Thanks for coming in.
I was on a panel today at the AI Expo for National Competitiveness with
@SenToddYoung
and
@SenatorHeinrich
to talk about the work we’re doing on AI in the Senate. Good to see folks from Dakota State University & GOED there as well!
Met with members of the South Dakota Telecommunications Association in DC. Appreciate all they do to keep South Dakotans connected, including providing access to rural broadband services and combating cyber attacks.
George Hawkins is the 2024 South Dakota Teacher of the Year! Mr. Hawkins teaches history and government at Jefferson High School in Sioux Falls. Good to recognize all of the work he and our South Dakota teachers do to educate the next generation.
Met with members of the Independent Community Bankers of South Dakota in DC to talk about policies impacting local banks and their customers. Thank you for coming in!
South Dakotans rely on rural mail carriers to get their mail in a timely manner. Thanks to Brandon Delzer, President of SD Rural Letter Carriers Association, for coming in to discuss USPS operations & our recent letter to keep USPS processing centers open in Sioux Falls & Huron.
Russia and China are adversaries to the United States. It’s important for our national security that we keep close tabs on their growing relationship and fund our national defense accordingly.
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