• Helping to write and pass the last Farm Bill, which does right by South Dakota in our agriculture economy.But it's the personal relationships I've made with countless South Dakotans that matter most: our servicemen and women and their families; the small business owners who put everything they have into their endeavors to create jobs and contribute to our economy; the students and teachers I met in South Dakota classrooms and in Washington when they came to visit our nation's capital; the farmers and ranchers who weather both natural disasters and market fluctuations year after year. The enduring spirit and basic goodness of South Dakotans is what has always inspired my desire to serve, and I am forever grateful for the opportunity to do so. Max, Zachary and I wish you and yours a safe, happy and blessed new year.
• Passing my bill, the Tribal Law and Order Act, to help ensure a better sense of safety and security in Indian Country.
• Helping to write and pass a new GI Bill to invest in our veterans' education, and passing legislative provisions I authored to better meet the needs of women veterans.
• Working with South Dakota Ag producers and leaders in the biofuels industry to see not one but two historic Renewable Fuel Standards become law.
• Collaborating with the delegation and local leaders in a bipartisan effort to save Ellsworth Air Force base and add new missions there.
• Reauthorizing the Children's Health Insurance Program so that more kids in South Dakota can have better health care.
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