Mike Rounds: “During this time period, perhaps for as much as 6 months during that previous year, the bank was without a risk…”

In South Dakota, farming and ranching is more than a job, it's a way of life built on hard work, stewardship and the hope of leaving the land better for the next generation.

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

But is this enough money to get the job done, or is this going to just get us far enough until we've got to come back in here?

It is my intent to only release this blanket hold when my concerns are fully resolved by USPS leadership and service returns to levels at least equal to the days of the Pony Express.