Now is the right time to officially announce I am seeking re-election to the United States Senate. South Dakotans sent me to Washington to bring South Dakota values to a broken federal government. It’s been an honor to work for and serve South Dakota; I’m proud of what we’ve been able to accomplish together. But there is more work to be done. I’m looking forward to building on our successes to accomplish even more for South Dakota in the years ahead.

Senators Mike Rounds and John Thune took action, Wednesday, ensuring beef products labeled ‘Product of the U.S.A.’ are in fact from the United States.

Ethanol backers are unhappy with new rules from the Environmental Protection Agency that could reduce the gallons of ethanol required to be used by oil companies. Senator Mike Rounds says he wants to know why the EPA changed the formula….

A group of 17 senators criticized Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue in a letter for not giving landowners a chance to enroll in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), the country's largest land conservation program. The program relies on landowners volunteering land to be set aside for non-farming purposes, like wildlife habitat.