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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.
I know of no further debate on the bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there is no further debate, the bill having been read the third time, the question is, Shall the bill pass? The bill (S. 791) was passed, as follows: S. 791 Be it enacted…
I support what Senator Scott indicated earlier with regard to the insurance issues.
That tax bill had a positive impact, even if it is the anticipation of the tax bill.
I rise today to discuss the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, or what is commonly known in our part of the country as the farm bill, which we are considering on the Senate floor this week. The farm bill is a vital piece of legislation…
I think it is very important as we have a number of different ideas being discussed, that we have a public discussion like this and really vet it.
I rise today to discuss H.R. 5895, the Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019. I couldn't help but listen to my colleague Senator Rubio and the very fine way in which…
In this capacity, I intend to hold additional hearings examining the strengths and the weaknesses of the Superfund program.
I think that is the one thing that I hear more than anything else, is the lack of consultation, a true consultative process.
I ask unanimous consent to withdraw amendment No. 2273. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 2273) was withdrawn.
I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 2273 Withdrawn
as a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, I am pleased that we as a committee have once again come together in a bipartisan fashion to advance the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, which I believe is a vital piece of…
I have been listening to the debate, and I wish this debate would go on, on a regular basis, in the U.S. Senate. I think it is healthy. I wish there were a process in place today so that every single amendment brought up could have this…
The primacy of the States' rights to control the water within their borders on these navigable waterways.
What we are actually getting at here, if I understand it correctly, since they basically have purchased land along the river in order to create the mainstem dam of the Missouri River, the mainstem dam system, the Pick Sloan project, they…
Congress has worked very hard to try to make it clear that the States still maintained their responsibility and authority over water rights within their States.
The proposed rule is an attack on these States' rights and the States' ability to access these natural flows.
I don't think Congress would have passed the 1944 Flood Control Act by giving the Federal Government total control.
Can you talk a little bit about the way that they have treated some of our water systems, trying to even upgrade systems that are even already right there?
I hope that this helps to bring some focus on what I think is a true injustice that has been started
In the Flood Control Act of 1944, which is the authorizing act which created the mainstem dams on the Missouri River, there was a discussion at that time.
Would it be fair to say that the inflexibility that happens at the Federal level when you try to do a one-size-fits-all, would it have been manifested in 2011?
It has been a very busy day and I think most of us have had 25 to 28 different events, including Senator Booker.
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