Mike Rounds

Good to be in Rapid City this past weekend for the Black Hills Military Advisory Coalition’s 39th Annual Military Appreciation BBQ! The BHMAC does tremendous work for the community to support our m...

Big thank you to my team’s South Dakota interns, Josh and Cece in the Sioux Falls office and Megan in the Rapid City office! We appreciate your hard work this summer and wish you luck in your futur...

Happy birthday to my grandson, Beckett. Our newest teenager!

In Highmore today as first responders, utility crews and local officials work to keep the community safe and begin the recovery process. Thanking them for their dedication and commitment during a v...

Two of the very best in South Dakota agriculture. Jerry Schmitz and Glenn Muller have been my friends for years. I’ve appreciated the opportunity to work alongside them as they tirelessly advocated...

I sat down with city leadership in Milbank to discuss a number of projects they’re working on, including improvements in their water system.

Enjoyed visiting Milbank for Cheeseburger Day! Valley Queen Cheese has put on this event for the community for 35 years. Nice to see so many familiar faces.

Happy 605 Day! We are blessed to live in South Dakota, the greatest state in the nation.

Happy birthday to my grandson Hendry. Growing up really fast!

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.