Noem-supported dust bill moves ahead
Posted: Monday, December 5th Filed in: News
The House Energy and Commerce Committee approved the Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act by a vote of 33-16 Wednesday.
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WUFPAC Endorses 1st Incumbent in the 2012 Cycle
Posted: Friday, December 2nd Filed in: News
Washington, DC-- Today, Women under Forty Political Action Committee (WUFPAC) announced its endorsement of incumbent Republican Congresswoman Kristi Noem (At-Large-SD)
Noem puts pressure on the super committee
Posted: Thursday, November 17th Filed in: News
South Dakota's Congresswoman Kristi Noem went on CNN Wednesday to express the urgency on Capitol Hill. She says, "this super committee needs to come up with a bill and present it. it's time we do our job here in Washington, D.C. and give us something that actually offers some solutions."
Point Of View: Farmers, Ranchers Need Dust Bill
Posted: Thursday, October 27th Filed in: News
A recent editorial in this paper (Press & Dakotan, Oct. 21) took issue with a piece of legislation that I drafted to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from further regulating farm dust. This bill is the natural response given the concerns I have heard from farmers and ranchers across South Dakota. Agriculture is a business that has plenty of uncertainties inherent in its nature. Flooding, drought, insects, and market swing are all volatile factors that a farmer or rancher must consider when doing their job every day. I know this first hand from my experience in the industry.
Noem: D.C. much worse than she realized
Posted: Thursday, October 20th Filed in: News
U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem defended a Medicare rate change Monday, said she hopes to help recapture money for the Lewis & Clark water pipeline and said soaking the rich is no way to repair the federal budget.
Save the Black Hills, one letter at a time
Posted: Thursday, October 20th Filed in: News
WASHINTON D.C. — Letters of concern, especially thousands of them, really do make a difference when it comes to changing the way President Barack Obama responds to the mountain pine beetle epidemic in the Black Hills. That's the message U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem, R-S.D., is sending to the people of South Dakota, and anyone else in the country that has enjoyed the Black Hills at one point or another and can help her get the federal government to act and participate in a grassroots letter writing campaign.
