Every summer, college graduates around the country don their caps and gowns in celebration of a job well done, with the hopes of using their degrees to propel them into a successful career. But for many young Americans entering the workplace, that first job will also bring with it the... Continue Reading
Being a parent to two beautiful daughters is the greatest gift in the entire world, although, as any parent can attest, it did come with its challenges. Sleepless nights, balancing siblings’ needs and interactions, and helping them throughout school — you name it. Raising kids can be a tall task... Continue Reading
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently announced that it was authorizing nearly $5 million to invest in expanding rural broadband access across South Dakota. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, who visited South Dakota with me in 2017, said that he was “excited to see the benefits for rural residents who live... Continue Reading
The Sioux Empire Fair’s Ag Appreciation Day is one of many annual events throughout South Dakota that I try to attend each year. It’s a great event for a lot of reasons, not the least of which is the hardworking farmers and ranchers who I’m able to see and personally... Continue Reading
“Great faces. Great places.” If you live in South Dakota or have traveled to the state, you’ve seen it on license plates and billboards, and some of you might have even had the catchy South Dakota Department of Tourism jingle (“Great faaaces. Great plaaaces. South Dakota!”) stuck in your head at... Continue Reading
Prior to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act becoming law in December 2017, the last time any kind of comprehensive tax reform legislation made it to a president’s desk was the same year “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” and “Platoon” hit the big screen. Cult classics get better with age, but... Continue Reading
There are few moments, if any, that have been able to capture the world’s collective attention quite like the moon landing did a half-century ago. I was eight years old in July 1969, but I still remember seeing Neil Armstrong’s “one giant leap for mankind” with the rest of the... Continue Reading
We’re a little more than halfway through the year, so I thought it would be worth reviewing some of the legislative proposals I’ve been pursuing since the beginning of this Congress, plus my work with the administration to help advance these and other initiatives that will benefit South Dakota and... Continue Reading
The internet has come a long way from the days of dial-up in the early ‘90s. Anyone who connected to the internet back then can probably still hear the unique dial-up tone the computer would make as you waited to surf the web. Since that time, the internet has evolved... Continue Reading
As we celebrate this Independence Day, I’m reminded of our Founding Fathers who put together the greatest statement of self-government the world has ever seen: the Declaration of Independence. They proclaimed that “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by... Continue Reading
It’s not every day that I say this, but common sense recently prevailed in Washington, D.C. Yes, you read that correctly. After two months of encouraging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to adjust its arbitrary and administratively mandated date for haying and grazing cover crops on prevent plant acres,... Continue Reading
Many people outside of the Corn Belt likely don’t realize it, but South Dakota farmers don’t just help feed the United States, they help fuel it too. Farmers play a critical role in our nation’s energy supply and security, and their effort was recently boosted by the administration’s announcement that... Continue Reading
