I’m pleased that the Senate has passed our second appropriations package for FY2026.

Royce Williams is a real-life Top Gun, a true American hero and will now be a recipient of our nation’s highest military award, the Medal of Honor.

The 21st Century Road to Housing Act includes several of my bills that modernize rural housing programs and cut unnecessary red tape that slows housing development.

I like the approach that you're taking in returning it back to the states.

There are legitimate concerns about these drugs putting women and girls at significant risk.

This year’s NDAA authorizes funding for construction projects at Ellsworth Air Force Base and funding for a facility for the Watertown Army National Guard.

These provisions will help expand our housing supply, especially in rural areas where the need is greatest.

The NDAA is an important piece of legislation passed annually to authorize funding for national security programs, as well as support for our servicemembers and their families.

The work we do within the Senate Appropriations Committee is an example of what we can accomplish when we work together.

I believe the FSOC Improvement Act is a crucial step towards enhancing the effectiveness and transparency of our financial regulatory system.

I request that you act swiftly to identify and resolve the causes of these failures and help return South Dakota’s mail service to the standards Americans deserve.

After years of continuing resolutions that reflect a Biden budget under Democrat leadership, we’ve now passed 11 of the 12 appropriations bills that fund 96% of government programs with President Trump’s priorities.

I am concerned, as most of the people on this committee are, with regards to the direction that education has been going nationally since the creation of the Education Department.

In recent months, I have heard from hundreds of constituents across South Dakota voicing substantial issues with United States Postal Service (USPS) service in my state.

I am pleased that the Senate has passed the Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act.

Life at all stages is a gift from God and should be treated with dignity.

This appropriations package reduces the cost of running these agencies by $2 billion compared to what a continuing resolution with current funding levels would have been.

Small businesses are the backbone of our economy, but too often they struggle to access the capital needed to expand and create jobs.