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Mike Rounds is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from South Dakota since January 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he previously held the position of the 31st governor of South Dakota from 2003 to 2011. During his tenure as governor, Rounds focused on issues such as economic development, education, and healthcare reform, and he was known for his efforts to improve the state's infrastructure.
ladies and gentlemen of the Senate: First of all, to my friend and colleague, Senator Brown, I thank you for the opportunity to participate today, and I hope to do my best to add a feeling of strength to the message that Dr. Martin Luther…
This trust responsibility should not impede tribal members' ability to utilize their property rights to achieve their dreams of homeownership.
That basically shuts down the process for that new home purchaser, doesn't it?
On this vote, I have a pair with the junior Senator from New Mexico, Mr. Lujan. If he were present and voting, he would vote yea. If I were permitted to vote, I would vote nay. I, therefore, withdraw my vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms…
I'd like to thank Senator Rounds and his staff for their hard work on reforming the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Native American Direction Loan program.
S. 3381 will go a long way to build on the momentum we are seeing across Indian Country to increase the homeownership rates of Native families.
Native people should be able to enter mortgage transactions just as any other citizen in this country.
I firmly agree that vigorous diplomatic action is necessary, and if confirmed as a confirmed chief of mission I would make my top priority engaging with the leadership of the South Sudanese Government to ensure that they understand that…
South Africa is an important partner that the United States must do more to engage at the highest levels.
Do we have a similar type of situation developing here with regard to individuals that are trying to get to work paying a higher price for their gasoline, and now they are seeing the possibilities of other things going by the wayside?
That is something which has to be dealt with with policy and not necessarily something that the Fed can impact.
I think as Republicans, we owe it to tell the truth. And I think integrity matters. And so, in my opinion, if we want to keep the confidence of our supporters and our voters, then we have to be honest with them.
While there were some irregularities, there were none of the irregularities which would have risen to the point where there would have changed the vote outcome in a single state. The election was fair, as fair as we’ve seen. We simply did…
But it is not political in nature. It is economic in nature to say that the inflationary trends that we are seeing are partially from the ability to of consumers, with cash in their pockets, to be able to pay a higher price.
As a part of our due diligence, we looked at over 60 Different accusations made in multiple states. While there were some irregularities, there were none of the irregularities which would have risen to the point where they would have…
As a consumer, I look at these and I say, OK, there has got to be an opportunity here...
At the same time, it seems to me that we have a regulatory responsibility to make sure that the illicit uses of these types of services are limited.
I would like to especially thank our distinguished witness from the great State of South Dakota, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Little Elk.
In your experience presiding over cases in your tribal court system, would expanded jurisdiction help or hinder your tribe's capacity to handle an increased caseload?
You acknowledged that debt becomes an issue when it exceeds 100 percent of GDP.
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