The US House voted last night to approve the “Fiscal Cliff” bill. Since the deadline for the expiration of the so-called Bush tax cuts had passed as of midnight on 1/1/2013, a vote to approve the Fiscal Cliff Crisis Bill (HR 8) was actually a vote to REDUCE taxes on most Americans. …
On Friday, October 12, 2012, the Rapid City Journal hosted a debate between Congresswoman Kristi Noem and Democrat challenger Matt Varilek. The debate was held at the University Center in Rapid City in the Lecture Room and various other rooms in the building as the main room was filled to capacity. Congresswoman Noem…
The buzz about in South Dakota Republican politics is the entrance of Stephanie Strong as a Republican challenger for the lone South Dakota Congressional seat in the US House of Representatives. The Pierre-born Rapid City businesswoman has extensive small business experience but is a political newcomer. I had the pleasure of speaking with…
A Republican has emerged in South Dakota to challenge the incumbent Kristi Noem for the state’s lone Congressional seat. Stephanie Strong of Rapid City has revealed that she intends to challenge the first term Congresswoman who defeated Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin in a close race in 2010. Mrs. Strong, a political newcomer, is a resident of the most…
The House and Senate agriculture committees have come up with a bill that will continue farm subsidies, cutting far less than even the Obama Administration proposed and even creates a new subsidy program for grain producers. Dear Congress, we had an election in 2010 and the voters overwhelmingly sent the message to Washington to cut…
A recent syndicated column written by Ledyard King of the Gannett Washington Bureau quotes Kristi Noem (R-SD), a member of the House freshman class as saying: “You have to keep moving the ball down the field. You’ve got to make progress. You can’t afford to sit here and say no to everything and accomplish nothing…that…
I am not sure who chose the venue, but the choice was superb. The backdrop of the hearing was a magnificent vista of the Black Hills of South Dakota. Under bright sunshine and blue skies the red tops of beetle infested trees was visible to the attendees. The Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public…
On Sunday, July 10, 2011 at 12:30PM MDT the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands will hold an Oversight Field Hearing in Hill City, South Dakota on the “Impacts of the Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemic in the Black Hills.” WHERE: Rafter J Bar Ranch, 12325 Rafter J Road, Hill City,…
Washington’s Pervasive Evil Can Only Be Defeated By Grassroots Activism
Each day in Washington subjects even the most righteous public servants to the pervasive evil that has taken root in our nation’s capitol. I am convinced that both Senator Thune (R-SD) and Congresswoman Kristi Noem (R-SD) are both more conservative than their voting records. But upon arrival in DC they are besieged with their more senior…
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