Mike Rounds

Visited Boys State in Aberdeen today to talk with young men participating from across the state. Appreciated their insightful questions about current events and my work in the Senate. Have a great ...

Had a productive roundtable conversation with small business leaders from the Aberdeen area, where we discussed everything from cybersecurity to beef imports and exports. Thank you to Reede Constru...

Enjoyed visiting Vermillion this morning to talk with Girls State delegates from across South Dakota. They had lots of thoughtful questions about public service. The future is bright!

I recently met with members of the Freeman Mennonites in Sioux Falls, SD. It was good to see them, hear their concerns and provide them an update on the work going on in Washington, D.C.

Last Friday, I joined Southeast Technical College for the groundbreaking ceremony of its new Wells Fargo Homebuilding Lab. This facility will offer students studying to work in construction fields ...

Happy birthday to my son Brian! Appreciate all you do.

Great to be at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead yesterday to begin the next phase of construction for the Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility and Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (...

24 years ago, I attended the very first Annual Governor’s Luncheon at Lake Area Technical College. Yesterday, I was grateful to have been back on campus for the same event. Keeping young South Dako...

We broke ground today on a new vehicle maintenance shop at the South Dakota National Guard center in Watertown. This project was authorized through last year’s NDAA, and we were able to fund it thr...

Great to be in Huron today to meet with representatives from Hutterite colonies in South Dakota. We had a good discussion about issues that impact their colonies.

Tribal radio stations are critical for communications in rural South Dakota. Glad to receive @secretaryburgum’s support on this as we continue our appropriations process for FY27.

Big thank you to our spring semester intern this year, Abbey, for all of her valuable help in our DC office! Abbey will be graduating from Augustana University this May. We wish her the best of luc...

Happy birthday to my oldest granddaughter, Elaina. Growing up way too fast!

This past week, I had the opportunity to speak at the Black Hills Defense Symposium in Box Elder. The Rapid City area has an important role in our national defense. We’re looking forward to the arr...

The Working Families Tax Cuts Act is supplying South Dakota with big wins! South Dakota families could see up to a $6,300 increase in take-home pay this tax season.

Great to be in Humboldt today meeting with farmers from eastern South Dakota to discuss the issues impacting South Dakota agriculture, including the future of the Farm Bill. I always enjoy hearing ...

Wishing a happy birthday to my oldest grandson Ian!

Happy National Ag Day! America is home to the very best farmers, ranchers and producers in the world. They work day in and day out to keep our country fed and running strong. Huge thank you to all ...

Joined @greta this week on Newsmax!

In an Intelligence committee hearing this week, CIA Director Ratcliffe confirmed that Iran was continuing to build short and midrange ballistic missiles “at rates that were alarming” all while cont...