Mike Rounds: “If you start to tax it, you slow it down, and it goes elsewhere, or it does not move as fast as it will in other parts…”

We need to act now to bring down the price of diesel.

Following my letter last week, I’m pleased to see that the President is taking steps to lower fuel prices, including a review of certain taxes on diesel. This is an opportunity to offer real relief to South Dakotans who continue to pay…

I’m grateful to Inspector General Tammy Hull and her team for their thorough review process in South Dakota and their thoughtful recommendations for improvements.

What we can and should do right now is explore suspending the federal gas tax through the end of the year to give Americans immediate relief.