Home, Sweet Home
Americans have simply been priced out of the housing market, and the average age of first-time homebuyers … action to advance the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, a bill that tackles some of the causes
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Cultivating Opportunity in the Trades
intelligence that can lay a foundation for a house or chatbot that can fix a toilet. Skilled jobs
What Did Democrats Gain From Their Shutdown?
reforms to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The White House took steps to demonstrate its willingness to implement reforms
Growing Opportunity
Dakota agriculture. We covered topics including the upcoming House committee activity on the Farm Bill, my efforts … hear their concerns and ideas. Next week, the House Agriculture Committee will hold a markup on the Farm
Building a Better America
February 13, 2026 Weekly Column BIG Idea Housing supply in the United States has not kept up with … demand. There’s currently a 5.5 million housing unit shortage in America. Rising construction costs, unnecessary regulations, regulatory
America First
pass the SAVE Act when it passed the House in March 2025, but the Senate has not considered … This week, I joined fellow House members to urge the Senate to take up this legislation. Several states
Saddling Up for the Black Hills Stock Show
fuel the world. As a member of the House Agriculture Committee, I’ve been focused on supporting … American ag imports and exports – passed the House in December 2025. I am proud to represent South Dakota
Defending Life
lenders. This week, my bill unanimously passed the House Natural Resources Committee . The bill has already passed … Thune is the sponsor. I’m hopeful the House will pass this legislation quickly and President Trump will
Return to Sender: Common Sense
colleague, Congressman Pete Sessions who chairs the House subcommittee that oversees the U.S. Postal Service, so he could
Deregulation and Fraud Investigations
year, Congress and the Trump administration have brought housing-related inflation to a four-year low, and rental … responsible should be held accountable. This week, the House Oversight Committee held a hearing on this fraud
Christmas Old and New
back to Christmas Eve at my grandmother’s house. While the Thune family has since replaced my grandmother … church, and we would go to our neighbors’ houses to sing and spread Christmas cheer. And on Christmas
Protecting American Trade
reauthorize the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) passed the House unanimously this week. My bill will ensure … Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act passed the House this week and now heads to the president
It was a big week in Congress
desk after receiving unanimous support in both the House and Senate. The Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred … week, my bill passed unanimously out of the House. The same road project that can get approved
Affordable and Reliable Energy
action is taken to protect their identities. The House Oversight Committee’s investigation has already released more than … documents to the public. The House committee and the Justice Department will continue to release additional information
Why Won’t Democrats Take “Yes” for an Answer?
extension. Then it can go to the White House, be signed into law, and all this needless suffering
Day 17 of the Government Shutdown
funding package we already passed out of the House. The counterproposal includes $1.5 trillion in new spending while
Democrats’ Shutdown Drags On
clean funding extension that has already passed the House and that President Trump is ready to sign … this way. The clean, nonpartisan funding extension the House advanced is just one Senate roll call vote away
Peace and Protection
March, I was named the most effective House member on Native American issues by the Center for Effective
Democrats’ Shutdown Holds America Back
clean, nonpartisan extension has already passed the House, and President Trump is ready to sign it. All that
The Shutdown
current budget for seven weeks so the House and Senate can finish passing annual funding bills. I voted … open. VA benefits, including compensation, pension education, and housing benefits will continue to be processed. Where services
Senate Democrats, Let’s Avoid This Shutdown
voted on. It has already passed the House, and it’s ready to be signed by the president
From Coast to Coast
trade practices. The FMC Reauthorization Act passed the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee with bipartisan support … look forward to seeing it pass the House soon, so American imports and exports compete on a level
A Nominations Rules Change Is Coming
administration. Regardless of the party in the White House, both sides have long agreed that a president deserves
South Dakota’s Greatest Generation
community of Igloo that would house the families of those who came to work there. Even Mitchell
Undoing Biden’s Border Disaster
Under the Biden Administration, sanctuary cities like Boston housed migrants in our airports . A city official … already been deported numerous times. This week, the House Committee on Natural Resources held a hearing