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I think the question that the American people have is when the difficult decision comes, because I don't think diplomacy is necessarily working.

“It’s important that the United States continues to stay ahead of China when it comes to development and manufacturing of new technologies,” said Rounds.

It seems to me some days that I'm the only one here who can count to 50 in this town. But we don't have the votes to get rid of the filibuster. And we aren't flipping 10 Democrats to vote for the SAVE America Act.

It's still a work in progress.

There's still a lot of stuff that's piled up, trying to get through.

We’ve got to get a bill, if we want to pass a farm bill, that’s something that can pass the House and be signed into law by the president.

There’s some states that are going to be on the hook for a pretty big payment.

I remain committed to getting the farm bill and E15 to the president’s desk to secure these critical wins for South Dakota’s farmers and ranchers.

I would rather wake up every morning worried about the price of corn in a South Dakota field than worried about the price of oil in an Iranian oil field.

In general, I don’t think the House is going to love this version compared to what we passed, but at some point we’ll figure out a way to get to yes, collectively.

Modern warfare is now fought in five domains: air, land, sea, space and cyberspace.

In February 2026, South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden signed into law SB 63, establishing a State Office of Apprenticeship within the South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation (DLR).

Ensure Rapid City can compete for tomorrow’s jobs, businesses, and investments.

This investment in Northline Business Park will give local businesses room to grow and help Rapid City compete for new employers,

I think we have a bunch of stuff we have to finish and we’ll just stay until we finish it.

There's been enough uncertainty this last year, and, you know, unfortunately, I think through two government shutdowns that extended for a long period of time, it's better for everybody if there's predictability, certainty.

Unfortunately, I think after two government shutdowns that have extended for a long period of time, it’s better for everybody if there’s predictability, certainty, and just to take that issue off the table.

We need to ensure that they do not face a third.