We are entering one of the busiest travel seasons of the year. More than 80 million Americans are traveling for Thanksgiving this week. While most of them are packing up their cars and hitting the road, 6 million Americans will be boarding a plane in order to spend Thanksgiving with... Continue Reading
More than 40 days after Democrats chose to shut down the government, Congress has finally passed a funding bill to reopen it. While I’m disappointed that the vast majority of Democrats in Congress were apparently willing to let the shutdown continue, I’m glad that the pain of the shutdown has... Continue Reading
Democrats now have the extremely dubious honor of instigating the longest and most severe government shutdown in American history. More than six weeks ago, Democrats chose to shut down the government rather than vote for a clean, nonpartisan funding extension. The American people have suffered the consequences of Democrats’ recklessness,... Continue Reading
Senate Democrats have kept the government shut down for over a month now. Republicans have given them more than a dozen opportunities to reopen the government with a clean funding extension, but, every time, Democrats have blocked it and forced hardworking Americans to continue suffering. How much longer are Democrats... Continue Reading
For nearly a month, Senate Democrats have kept the government shut down and held government funding hostage to their partisan demands. Their motivation is pure politics, but their shutdown is having very real consequences, including in South Dakota. Republicans are continuing our efforts to reopen the government. But given Democrats’... Continue Reading
Three weeks into a government shutdown, Democrats are dug in. Their price for reopening the government is $1.5 trillion in partisan spending. It’s a list of so many far-left priorities, one of my Senate colleagues says you need a spreadsheet to keep track of it all. And despite all of... Continue Reading
The government shutdown has entered its second week. In that time, Democrats have had numerous opportunities to end the shutdown by supporting the clean funding extension that has already passed the House and that President Trump is ready to sign. But, at the behest of their far-left base, they remain... Continue Reading
At midnight on September 30, the federal government shut down. This shutdown was entirely avoidable, but Democrats chose to hold government funding hostage, and they rejected attempts by Republicans to pass a clean funding extension that would have kept the government open. And the American people are the ones left... Continue Reading
Washington Post On Wednesday, Oct. 1, the federal government will shut down if legislation isn’t passed to extend its funding. Important government programs will be suspended, government services will be shuttered and government employees, including military personnel, will temporarily be without a paycheck. Everything from certain veterans’ health care programs... Continue Reading
For many South Dakotans, running their own business is part of their American Dream. Small businesses are the backbone of a lot of South Dakota’s communities, whether they are Main Street storefronts or family farms and ranches. I’m proud that this summer, Republicans delivered permanent tax relief for these hardworking... Continue Reading
Things look very different at the southern border these days than they did last year. President Trump wasted no time ending the chaos he inherited. Illegal immigrant encounters at the southern border have dropped precipitously, falling as low as 7,832 migrants in July. Border Patrol agents are on the line... Continue Reading
Last year, the American people gave President Trump a mandate. Like every president before him, President Trump needs a team to help enact his agenda. But unlike his predecessors, President Trump has had to face unprecedented obstruction from Senate Democrats in getting members of his administration confirmed quickly. Republicans are... Continue Reading
