It is clear that the Federal Government has not delivered on its trust and treaty promises to Indian Country.

If Congress continues to underfund the Service, we won't make the progress we need to.

the life expectancy of a Native American in South Dakota is almost 20 years lower than for a white person in South Dakota.

the healthcare that is being provided is not meeting our needs, the needs of tribal members.

it took until 2019 before there was a final report about what caused that closure.

in 1793, in his annual address to Congress, George Washington noted: If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known…

Indian Country deserves better care. Let's get it to them.

China and Russia are our near-peer adversaries, and North Korea and Iran are no friends of the United States. In just a few minutes, we will vote on an amendment that I proposed with Senator Tester that would ban China, Russia, North…

I call up my amendment No. 813 and ask that it be reported by number. =========================== NOTE =========================== On page S3512, July 25, 2023, in the second column, the following appears: Mr. DAINES. Mr. President, I call…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Budd), and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott). The result was announced--yeas 91, nays 6, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 196 Leg.] YEAS--91…

today I recognize Dillon Gestring, an intern in my Washington, DC, office, for all of the hard work he has done for me, my staff, and the State of South Dakota over the past several weeks. Dillon is a graduate of Vermillion High School in…

today I recognize Alyssa Thaler, an intern in my Aberdeen, SD, office, for all of the hard work she has done for me, my staff, and the State of South Dakota over the past several weeks. Alyssa is a graduate of Groton High School in Groton…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 91, nays 7, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 197 Leg.] YEAS--- 91 Baldwin Barrasso Bennet Blackburn Blumenthal Booker…

today I recognize Charlie Mickelson, an intern in my Washington, DC, office, for all of the hard work he has done for me, my staff, and the State of South Dakota over the past several weeks. Charlie is a graduate of Lincoln High School in…

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 2477 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

today I recognize Grace Abdallah, an intern in my Washington, DC, office, for all of the hard work she has done for me, my staff, and the State of South Dakota over the past several weeks. Grace is a graduate of O'Gorman High School in…

today I recognize Haleigh Brown, an intern in my Washington, DC, office, for all of the hard work she has done for me, my staff, and the State of South Dakota over the past several weeks. Haleigh is a graduate of Roosevelt High School in…

today I recognize Noah Roisum, an intern in my Rapid City, SD, office, for all of the hard work he has done for me, my staff, and the State of South Dakota over the past several weeks. Noah is a graduate of Rapid City Christian High School…