it was south dakota at its best. people from all across the state pulling together in a time of need. please help me thank them now. [applause] last summer you met in special session to address non-meandered waters, a contentious issue in south dakota since the 1990s. past legislative solutions had been elusive. the situation came to a head last march when the supreme court said it was quote, up to the legislature to decide how these waters are to be ben officially used in the public interest. you heard that message and went to work, and the open waters compromise you passed is already working. today more than 99% of all non-meandered bodies of water with managed fisheries are open for recreation. a small red sliver on the chart there. this is not just a win for south dakota tans who enjoy fishing and boating. the waters under the ground demonstrated the support for this compromise by keeping nearly all of these waters open. this process created a new dialogue among sportsmen and landowners which has been positive fo

the question is why south dakota. the truth is south dakota chose itself. it's not up to us to make the legislature do anything. there were about half a dozen states that were quite interested in this because there's so much money at stake. the feature of south dakota and a few other states that's quite significant is that you are talking about states t that basically, the sales tax is whether states revenue comes from. we didn't have significant income tax it is date and it's quite palpable, the consequence of the decision, states like that are the ones that are most interested in the question at her best able to bring home to the supreme court the consequent of the decision and so i think it fits that mold. in the statee south dakota where you don't have a lot of urban shopping areas and that sort of thing so it is a very significant consequence for that state. >> they want justice. a lot of the retailers on our side also have that internet sales but the fact that they have stores in all the states banning even if you buy them online they have discharged

the question is why south dakota in south dakota versus wayfair. truth of the matter is south dakota chose itself. it's not up to us to make the legislature do anything. there were about a half dozen states that were quite interested in the possibility because there's so much money at stake. the future of south dakota and a few other states that's quite significant is that you are talking about states that basically, the sales tax is where the state's revenue comes from. when you don't have a significant income tax in a state and it's quite palpable, the consequence of the quill decision, so states like that are the ones that are most interested in the question and are best able to bring home to the supreme court the consequence of the decision. so i think that it fits that mold and you do have a lot of things that are bought from out of state in a state like south dakota, where you don't have a lot of urban shopping areas and that sort of thing. so it has a very, very, very significant consequence for that state. so i think that's why they were ve

my husband represents south dakota. trying to require out-of-state retailers to collect and pay with pictures of things that you would then not buy. but they would keep sending the catalogs and you wow try and unscribe but they would keep sending them. and there was a big fight if you lived in the state of maryland and the catalog company was located in, you know, south carolina. what it is that you -- the state could do about sales taxes. and the supreme court decided in the krill case that it would not follow juris prudence which said that a state can regulate activity that has a substantial nexus to the state. but instead uniquely in the sales contest would adhere to the rule that a state cannot tax a sale where there's no physical presence. and so that meant that the sales tax could not be applied to the purchase funds of south carolina or wherever catalog company. and that has been a rule for a long time. and it has obviously had very big implications for internet sales including buy for a long time amazon but many

we all have the same pride whether indiana or south dakota we have a pride of our stay in the people in our state and they deserve better than what we are giving them right now. s i don't see anybody in public service with their name on the ballot that is my t enemy. i am your comrade and i will work with you. so to take the heat that comes with these jobs. these jobs should produce results that america is the right place. they could involve the problems we all have. so with that, to the people of west virginia and the american people i will not campaign against the southern call the where fund raise against them or put any direct mail against them or will not appear or door city advertisements directed at them and i will not use social media campaigns to attack them. washington will be just some -- dysfunctional until we make a truce that we are here for the same reason in the same constitution on the same bible that is what we are here to do. since that civility has broken down in the system has changed, we don't know our family source houses or children, we have to control ourselv

that's the policy they need whether it's indiana, south dakota, or west virginia. they want the same. they want america to be from ar. mr. flake: mr. president, last fall i had the honor to stand in this chamber and deliver remarks on the subject of a great and growing concern to me, the stewardship of our democracy at the hands of the most powerful figure in our government. i stand again today to sound the same alarm. mr. pde

. . . . >> how did you speak speech >> the question is south dakota shows itself and it's not up to us make the legislature do anything about it. there's about a half-dozen states that were quite interested in the responsibility because there is quite a lot at stake. others that are quite significant is that you are talking about states where the sales tax is where the state revenue comes from. when you don't have a significansignificant income tad estate and it's quite palpable so states like that are the ones that are most interested in the question in the states like south dakota where you don't have a lot of urban shopping areas and that sort of thing so it is a very significant consequence for that state. >> they want justice. a lot of the retailers on our side also have that internet sales but the fact that they have stores in all the states banning even if you buy them online they have discharged the sales tax it's only the pure internet sellers subject to the tax so the focus that we represent our best buy and wal-mart and much more [inaudible] [applause] >> as hour and 20 minu

and south dakota v. way fair regarding online sales taxes. this is from the georgetown university law center. food just and proceed quietly. we will get the program started. i am the executive director -- [audio lost] the first half of the term had more blockbusters than we have seen in a long time. the second half promises to be even more exciting than the first half. fortunately, we have an incredible panel today to discuss these cases. before i get out of the way, i want to thank the american constitution society and the federalist society for cosponsoring this event. i want to thank ian maine, the special events coordinator. i want to introduce our oderator, amy howe, once the editor of the scotus blog. now she is just an independent contractor and a reporter for the scotus blog. amy probably knows more about the supreme court than any person alive. with that, i will turn the program over to amy. amy: that is a tough introduction to live up to. he asked me to be very brief in introducing our panel. i will be pointing to nametags and have

man 3: south dakota. south dakota? how did you pick south dakota? i have my business there.ness there? yeah. and do all of you have family there, or just friends or jobs? all: family. family. family. so you're going to move in with them? for a minute. [ singing in spanish ] lemonis: the moving company sent me to lilliam barios. she's optimistic despite the heartache. she's lived here her entire life, built a home, a career, raised her kids. that's the one thing about puerto rican people: very tight knit family. yes. they stick together. not only whether you're related or not, you could see it in the community. and is that a cultural thing? yes, it is. lemonis: after 23 years, she and her husband, adrian torres, have made a wrenching decision: they're leaving. six weeks without water, power, or phones has worn them down, and they're heading north to chicago. why did you pick chicago? i'm from chicago, by the way. we were born and raised in chicago. oh, you were? well, the suburbs. is it hard for you to think about leaving here, though? yes. we're going to miss it. are you sca

from south dakota, our interest was finding common ground. i founched in angus king, my co-leader in this, someone who wanted to find something in the middle. our goal is to provide the president with tools he's asked for, $25 billion, to fund boar border security, to make that wall less porous than it is today. also we wanted to begin the process of ending chain migration. this is not perfect in that respect. but it starts to make the steps. allowing these young people to participate freely at the end of between 10 and 12 years as citizens, yet at the same time respect the fact that their parents who violated the law should not be allowed citizenship was a key part in a -- and a component in this discussion. we'd like to do more. but right now we need something that we could agree on to begin the discussion. we recognize long-term that nothing happens unless the president has a chance to look at it and to offer his suggestions about fixing it, long-term, and can offer support to house members as well. this is a step, it is the first step, bu

let me tell you about just a few of the many good things happening in south dakota. last july we broke ground on the long baseline nutren know facility at sanford underground research facility. this experiment -- >> watch governor daugaard's state of the state address with many on line. we're looking at a meeting for free trade and benefits of u.s. economy. this panel looking at free trade and the internet, just getting underway here live on c-span2. >> first off with any project of this side could not taken place without support of an incredible team from the school from georgetown, from the mccourt school of public policy and faculty and student coordinators so trade i think we can all agree has become a very important issue with respect to sort of the american political conversation, and global conversation. so, i think it is fitting that the mccourt school of public policy at georgetown's premier sort of faculty with public policy would try to take on this conversation and put ourselves in the discussion taking place both domestically and internationally how trad

when the democrats were strong with dick gephardt was from missouri when tom daschle was from south dakota yeah ok when they had leadership from the middle of the country now the republicans who they have on their leadership team the food from south dakota right ok they connect with the middle of the country that's the way the map is it's going to be hard to break into that you better start talking to these folks about jobs you better the democrats better start talking to him about their future instead of keep pounding on these red herrings about well the best thing we can do is hope for the russian investigation so we can impeach trump that's not a plan for america no it's not for a plan for the democratic party you know it's you know a very you know it's also interesting that the mention of at the top of the show but you know mr berndt gaza himself trey gowdy announced that he's walking away from the game which which was kind of shocking but it's also i've seen that happening now a lot more from people who are expecting like god you know all that thirty five members are slated to leave p

senators jeff flake of arizona and john thune of south dakota have concerns of making it public. >>> mike pompeo defending the counterparts on foreign soil. this is part of the u.s. sanctions and is supposed to be barred from the u.s. the meetings came to light in a january 30th tweet from the russian embassy. >> a u.s. official says it is no accident that russia announced the meeting and the target was to sow discord in the united states. on thursday, pompeo defended in a letter to senate minority leader chuck schumer. he said he and others met with russians to keep america safe. schumer told cnn yesterday if this administration is ignoring sanctions, that's very serious. >>> a state department spokeswoman says sanctions can be waived in cases of national security. last year, russians revealed an oval office meeting with sergei kislyak. it is fair to note that past administrations have also met with russian intelligence officials. >>> nikki haley slamming russia an the republican retreat in west virginia. the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. telling lawmakers moscow is not and will not b

republican senator mike brown's from south dakota comes to us from the capital.irst of all, can you confirm that outlines? i think you have included several pieces to it, but there is more to it as well. it is rock solid yet, but we are looking at it as an alternative. on the republican side many of us would like to see the president's proposal to have the opportunity to be voted on, and we're not successful there, he indicates an interest in having border security improved, and he wants to address the issue of daca, and there are issues in chain migration might be able to address, although it is more limited at this stage. we think we pillars could address solidly, two of the three, and perhaps a little bit in the third. in regards to the lottery, we're had good discussions on it and haven't been able to come to a conclusion that would be solid for both sides to get as many votes as needed to have a bipartisan approach. for many of us on the conservative side we prefer to have german grassley's proposal succeed, but we also recognize in reality the senate you re

i was very pleased when secretary acosta came to south dakota for the first of our four wga workshops've been impressed with his commitment to work on behalf of today's labor force and his vision for the workforce of tomorrow. please welcome our guest speaker secretary alexander acosta, the newest secretary of labor. [ applause ] >> governor, thank you for the introduction and thank you for the invitation to join you again. as some of you know, governor daugaard has been very active on the work force front and serves on the task force of apprenticeship and i was so pleased to see this video, we've been working hard to foster apprenticeship and demand driven education, education that focuses providing the skills that the workplace is demanding. i like to say technology has changed so much. the iphone didn't exist 10 years ago, technology continues to change. the workplace is changing. work processes have taken over typewriters. the skills of today are not the skills of yesterday, yet if you look at education, education has really not kept pace. it's so important that education keep pac

it's snowing in areas of wyoming, minnesota and south dakota.far as the winter weather goes, 16 million people at risk with advisories for minneapolis, omaha, rapid city back through wyoming. this snow will fall as we go throughout the day today and into tomorrow, a lso. snowfall amounts, between 3 and 6 inches. minnesota in between dilution and minneapolis, someone will get 3 to 6 inches. minneapolis, 2 or 3 for you. in the mountain of colorado, getting some much-needed snow. now let's talk about the incredible warmth which is sneaking up the east coast over the next couple of days. in the northern plains, you're 20 below average. baltimore, 72. raleigh, close to a record high on tuesday. cincinnati should easily break yourer record high. same for nashville. and even into wednesday, this will be the last really warm day before the cooler air comes in. d.c., record high 76 degrees on wednesday. boston, near 68. this is kind of unheard of stuff. of course, when you get this warm like this, you worry about the areas that still have snow like north

joining us now senator john thune, a republican from south dakota. senate gop conference chairman. have you seen the democratic version of the memo? >> i have not, nope. just the republican one. >> jon: there is word this thing goes on for 10 pages and some who have seen it suggest that the democrats sort of intentionally left in items that will need to be blacked out so that the f.b.i. or the department of justice has to go in and redact those items. does that seem plausible to you? >> it very well could be. i think the democrats on the house intelligence committee have been acting in a very partisan way throughout this entire process. inasmuch as they are going in front of the cameras and telling what the private conversations are. it wouldn't surprise me. i don't think it would be unusual for the white house to redact certain provisions in this memo. they did that with the republican bill. they both have to go through a vetting process. the intelligence community and folks that are concerned with making sure that americans and national security interests are served in all this i

>> thank you for raising the issues of special about the south dakota and great plains facilities. i'm very aware of it, very focused on it. in fact, we prioritize that in the budget and delighted with the budget proposal requesting an additional $413 million for -- >> you know more mates are going to fix -- >> taking a million other plus 29th is directed just towards these accreditation and safety issues on the great plains and is of the hospitals. that's a major focus for a. >> cms is deeply committed to try to help work with ihs to bring the quality of those facilities up to snuff and that's targeted investment will help. we need to have the right people. it's very difficult to recruit and retain at some of these facilities and so look for to working with you if there any additional flexibilities that we would need to enable that to be possible. >> i have a piece of legislation that's pretty comprehensive but i've been working with her step on this and i'd love to have your help to get your swing accountability to the ihs act. if you look at it i need your help. thank you good f

what happened was that the direct service facilities in south dakota that have been accreditation for a period of time, it came -- the loss came even after cms and ihs partnered together to provide more quality tools and access to the hospital engagement network and other telehealth capabilities. it is so bad in south dakota and in the great plains region that tribes in neighboring nebraska have been set up and are waiting for ihs to fix their hospital which has been without cms accreditation since 2015, they've started to take over their hospitals themselves. my tribes are too poor to do that. they don't have the resources or the dollars to do it, and it is an emergency situation. as many asinine of my constituents have died in ambulances traveling to other facilities over 50 miles away because the other facilities were closed because of such poor quality care and people continue to suffer and die because of this inadequate leadership. i am pleased that more dollars have come into ihs. in fact, since 2011 we have increased funding for ihs in congress, but that doesn't mean it is gett

this editor of south dakota -- -- the senator from south dakota -- peter: it was called the colossal. julia: a colossal waste of time. >> right. so, the thinking of the republicans is, we want to cut taxes because we want to help the supply side of the economy. julia: right. peter: encourage companies to invest and so on, which will create a greater gdp. so all the deficits might go up, but they will fall as a share of gdp. that, of course, is the laffer curve resurrected. the laffer curve is the idea that the u.s. economy is so overtaxed, it will actually cut -- reducing taxation will stimulate growth so much it will actually cut the deficit problem. julia: or at least be deficit neutral. because that was the initial promise as far as the tax overhaul was concerned. peter: of course, the institute for global markets at the university of chicago's booth school of business, as recently as last may, interviewed 42 prominent economists from the left and right, and asked them, will trump's tax cut -- this was before it passed, of course -- pay for it self? and one of the 42 said yes, onl

not far away, it's snowing where the blue is in south dakota and minnesota and we had some freezing rainnd ice like night from kansas. so we have about 40 million people under a flood watch, including portions of northern new england from detroit to chicago, indianapolis to peoria. springfield to little rock, texarcana to dallas. we're watching the this today. the worst of it is in the southern great lakes. tomorrow and vite into wednesday and thursday, that's where we're going to shift our attention. here is how we're going to time this mess out. this is where we sit this morning. with the wintry weather up there in the blue around minneapolis. heavier rain exits kansas city over the top of st. louis tonight. tomorrow morning, it shifts into arkansas, northeast texas. then this round fizzles and then we get another round right behind it by the time we get to thursday. so it's a very wet weather pattern. it's very much like april in the middle of february. that's how it's going to feel on the east coast and with rain like this and river flooding, you don't usually get it this time of yea

the mini snowstorm we're talking about is coming down through montana heading to south dakota.f you're in iowa, illinois, southern michigan, you'll get a coating of snow out of this. peoria, milk, chicago, and in northern portions of indiana, still some winter storm warnings left over in areas of montana. it's light snow developing during the day today in iowa, this afternoon in illinois and this evening into indiana. not a big deal. snowfall totals are only about 1 to 3 inches out of this, just enough to make it slippery for your commute. it will be belong around to 18 today in chicago. let's take a look at our week ahead. we start off quiet on the east coast. but then we get had this storm coming. a big rainmaker in the southeast, even thunderstorms out of it. a lot of these areas are dry so it's needed. interior sections of new england could get nailed wednesday, wednesday night, talking about enough possibly for a school closing and delays by the time we get to thursday morning. big cities like boston and new york, you look too warm. mostly a rain event for you. maybe snow

the clerk: department of justice, john henderson -- department of defense, john henderson of south dakota to be an assistant secretary of the air force, michael g. griffin of alabama to be under secretary for research and engineering. william roper of georgia to be an assistant secretary of the air force. phyllis l. bayer of mississippi to be an assistant secretary of the navy. john h. gibson, ii, of texas to be chief management officer. department of energy, lisa gordon-hagerty of virginia to be under secretary for nuclear security. department of defense, kevin fahey of massachusetts to be an assistant secretary. thomas e.ayres of pennsylvania to be general counsel of the department of the air force. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the senate vote on the nominations en bloc with no intervening actions or debate, that if confirmed, the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table en bloc, the president be immediately notified of the senate's action, that no statements be in order, and any statements principled in the record. the presiding officer: without object

whiteout conditions affecting drivers in rapid city, south dakota and in iowa slick roads causing a pileupre than 50 cars, shutting down interstate 35. a daring rescue in michigan by fire crews and the coast guard after a man fell through the ice while fishing on saginaw bay. heavy rain is causing major flooding. in west virginia a state of emergency has been declared as the ohio river continues to rise and the ohio river is cresting and may reach up to 55 feet by wednesday. after a weekend of snowy weather in the northeast from maine to florida could see unseasonably warm weather, even record highs by friday. on the west coast we're expecting some of the coldest air of the season. windchills in the 30s will be felt from san francisco for right here in los angeles. >> thank you. and some parts of the upper midwest could see up to a foot of snow. >> let's get the forecast from paul williams. >> we have a storm that has dual personalities. on one side significant snow throughout the dakotas, nebraska, but then the other side of this personality, soaking rain that's going to really ravage the

other states like texas and south dakota are already doing this. places where teachers have gun in schools. in florida, there's been a a change in how republicans are dealing with in issue. this state has led the country in gun righ education for decades. after the nightclub shooting and the fort lauderdal shootings, nothing happened. and now the reinstate and vernor are comingut saying they want to do things the n.r.a. is actively opposing. it's not what the students wants. they want a ban on assault welons back in pe but it is a huge shift in the conversation and i think it shows what coul happen on the federal level. florida is going to move quicker than the federal debate because they only have three weeks left in their legislative session. robert: so there's a shift in florida and you wonder, jim, is there a shift nationally? is in a national pivot point? there were big gun bills in 1968 after all the assassinations that year with assault weapons. idn't happen after sandy hook sit happening now? in florida where you have a governor wh an a-plu

. >> memorial hospit montana and south dakota. head he had to chicago. the rain along president eastern seaboard is gone. none of that is coming our way. we're talking above average temperatures once again. spring fever coming up in the seven-day forecast. how about the commute, sue? >> we have a stall approaching the bay bridge. it's been out there for 20 minutes now. you see a flare and the chp looks like it's pushing it off to the right of your screen. that may be good news. it's not really slowing things down as you see traffic whizzing on by as you approach the bay bridge toll plaza. all right. elsewhere, let's check out san rafael. the taillights headed past freitas parkway. 20-minute drive. straight shot across the waldo grade. there is one lane down due to roadwork. the right lane out of robin williams tunnel. it's early enough that it's not slowing you. guys? >>> thank you, sue. some south bay kids had a lesson in how to beat adversity this weekend. don ryker turns blank canvases into works of art with a hard hat specially adapted to use his pai

i remember everything from my young days in south dakota. wanted to see the world on somebody else's nickel. then i realized i kind of overwished because i saw the world in ways i never could have anticipated. and it's very gratifying. the nice thing is that the university of iowa and greg perkman, one of the archivists there, said this will be really important for students to go back and understand what happened with history and learn from that as well. and i think with all due respect to craig, i think it's all good for the next generation of reporters to see that. >> for me growing up, i watched three guys. bernard shaw, bryant gumbel, and tom brokaw. and it was just a tremendous honor to see not just your life in front of me, but to see the history of this great country. thank you so much for the invitation. >> it was great having you out there. >> it was awesome. >> you are the national treasure. >> no, no, come on. don't check with my family. >> you should hear the stories, by the way. i'm sure you've heard. >> thanks so much. really,

that's the policy they need whether it's indiana, south dakota, or west virginia. they want the same. they want america to be the hope of the world. thank you, mr. president. i yield the floor. mr. rounds: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator for south dakota. mr. rounds: thank you, mr. president. let me just respond to my colleague and good friend from west virginia. he and i served as governors at the same time. we had a friendship that has lasted more than a decade now, and a lot of what the senator has indicated i feel as well in terms of the reason why we came here and the focus that we should have. and, in fact, i think one of the most important things we can do as members of this institution, members of this body, is it to -- is to show respect for one another and defend one another in our responsibility to try to find a way forward. and until we have that respect for one another, it is very difficult to expect others to have that same respect for ourselves or for this institution. and so i most certainly appreciate the sentiments expressed by m

this close encounter in rapid city, south dakota.nd near elkhart, inn u.n., people escaping their flooded homes tonight. really a mess everywhere. rob marciano tacking us through the track. >> reporter: david, this storm is just not moving very fast. we've got a stalled frontal boundary. kind of parallel with the jet stream. a lot of moisture. it's raining heavily on the north side. icing and another round of pretty much the same thing tomorrow. shifting a little bit to the east. flooding, a huge concern. record heat. dozens of records today. that gets squeezed tomorrow. look at this. 80s in orlando. maybe 70 again in new york. still winter, david. >> all right, rob, thank you so much. >>> when we come back, the new health headline tonight. >>> and the major development in the mystery at sea. the newlyweds, the wife who disappeared. there is news tonight about the husband. k.'ll be right back. y doctorribed brilinta. it's for people who have been hospitalized for a heart attack. brilinta is taken with a low-dose aspirin. no more than

heavy snow starting overnight in sioux falls, south dakota. in new york, the cleanup from yesterday's storm, bracing for the new round to come. dangerous travel, including this driver, wow, losing control on an icy road in connecticut. rob is tracking it all for us. >> reporter: david, this storm is looking more aggressive all day long. flakes flying into northern illinois. this will fill in overnight. the heaviest coming in chicago after midnight. so, a good call to cancel schools there tomorrow. by 6:00 a.m., detroit, cleveland. all day long. it hugs the i-90 corridor right through central new york. albany gets it by 6:00 p.m. warnings up from montana to michigan. a tight gradient of 6 to 12 inches of snow across northern illinois through northern parts of ohio. david? >> rob, thank you. >>> next, to south korea tonight, the first competitions of the winter olympics already under way. a u.s. victory already. the opening ceremony set for tomorrow, of course. but the fireworks have already started. an american figure skater reportedly turning

storm system that gets its act together, signs of life way off to the west, in through part of south dakota, monday tan, a none reaching us until we hit wednesday. now, that turns out to actually be the day of the parade. that will could be tricky day very quiet view outside however from palmyra cove nature park. looks quiet over the city of philadelphia, but as we all well know, as meisha will have in the traffic report, people are, again, still out and partying at the moment. now, we do have winds speeds starting to pick up little bit still pretty light along i-95, but into the teens, through parts every lancaster county, at the shore, wind will get there today. make sure you're bundling up adequately. temperatures close to the values, high officially hitting 36 this afternoon, but again it, will feel little colder any time the winds blows. overnight tuesday into wednesday, when this next storm gets here, looks like it will be a mix, probably starting offer with some icing eventually it will turn over to rain as the temperature climbs. meisha? >> i have to say, katie, 32, pretty darn nice

the presiding officer: the senator from south dakota. mr. thune: mr. president, we are not in a quorum call? the presiding officer: we are not. mr. thune: mr. president, tax reform is working. tax cuts -- the tax cuts and jobs act has been the law of the land for just two months, but it's already helping american workers. when it came time to draft tax reform legislation, we had one objective, and that is to make hardworking americans' lives better, and to accomplish that, we focused on two important priorities. first, we focused on immediately increasing americans' take-home pay. we lowered tax rates across the board. we nearly doubled the standard deduction. and we doubled the child tax credit. all of those provisions went into effect on january 1, and by the end of this month, 90% of the american people should see lower paychecks according to the i.r.s. while immediate relief for hardworking americans was crucial, we wanted more than that. we wanted to give the american people access to the kinds of jobs, the kinds of wages and opportunities that wo

lance: i yield two minutes to the gentlewoman from south dakota, mrs. noem. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. mrs. noem: i rise to support the rural call quality and reliability act. most americans can rely on their phone service to keep in touch with loved ones, they can respond to urgent work then away from their place of business and respond to emergencies. but many of my constituents in south dakota continue to have critical calls cropped with abslutly no warning. more specifically, companies in calls iness of routing drop calls for convenience. this leaves families in unnecessarily dangerous situation. the provisions in the bill are simple. we direct the f.c.c. to establish basic quality standards for providers that transmit voice calls. this will help ensure businesses, families and emergency responders can count on phone calls being completed. mr. speaker, i love living in a small town in america. it's where i grew up and it's where i've chosen to raise my family. dependable phone service shouldn't be a question for those who make

locally 18 inches of snow in wyoming throughout portions of south dakota and we're looking at 4 to 8 in other areas towards the great lakes region. this low pressure system will swing to the north and then we brace for an icy mix that will affect iowa going into wisconsin then on the underside of this soaking rain possibly causing flooding that will affect chicago, st. louis, little rock, dallas, down to san antonio. i'm accuweather meteorologist paul williams. >>> still ahead -- traveling from washington, d.c. to new york city in less than a half hour. we'll explain why it's one step closer to possible. >>> and also ahead, neighbors on alert after this cougar gets its paws on the window of a house. >>> and later, hundreds of kfcs are forced to close because of a cr >>> police in the wisconsin neighborhood are warning people to stay alert after someone spotted a cougar in their front yard. you can see the big cat walk right up to the window. looks like it almost knocks there. that was at a house in brookfield, and the people living there say they didn't know the cougar had visited un

the presiding officer: the senator from south dakota. mr. rounds: thank you, mr. president. to begin with, i have six requests for committees to meet during today's session of the senate. they have the approval and the majority and minority leaders. the presiding officer: diewrly noted. -- duly noted. mr. rounds: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, i come to the floor to offer my support for the bipartisan budget act. this bipartisan agreement includes priorities that will benefit a number of americans, including $2 billion for infrastructure, $6 billion to combat the opioid epidemic, disaster relief assistance for those impacted by recent hurricanes, funding if for community health centers, a permanent repeal of obamacare's independent payment advisory borard, and the creation of two select committeeses to address pension reform and congress's broken budget process. most importantly, mr. president, is that this bipartisan agreement removes the arbitrary spending caps that have hampered our armed forces. for the first time in years we prioritize our national security by

i am from south dakota. and this is my son. >> hi.dent at galileo high school and i'm the student representative. >> hello. i'm paloma flores. i'm the program coordinator for sfusd indian education program. >> good evening. i'm melanie anton-gordon. i have two children that represent gateway high school and middle school and i'm a p.a.c. member. >> i'm amy anderson. i'm metis. and member of the p.a.c. and i have a child who attends george washington high school. >> thank you, again, for having us here for our annual report. i wanted to take a moment to represent or show you who represents on the cover of the program. so on the bottom, we have lucien, pit river. and donovan, dene nation. to the right of him, the lacoda nation. and tanu, blackfoot nation of montana. going to the next page. >> the indian education program supports the unique educational and culturally related academic needs of american-indian and alaska native students as it connects to their social and emotional well-being in the san francisco unified school district. t

and i want to turn it over to south dakota's great governor who has inspired us in so many ways. and i just want to tell you you've been one of the most inspirational voices i've heard making sure our kids with disabilities get access as well. and governor, thank you. and thank you for your leadership. >>> thank you, governor. thank you all for being here for this presentation, for this great panel. today we have the pleasure of being joined by kevin mccarey, the vice president for education policy and knowledge manage at new america where he directs their education policy program. in addition, kevin is the author of a book called the end of college creating the future of learning and the university of everywhere. and i know he's happy to have me mention that's available on amazon. he's been thinking act this and writing about this, so i'm interested to hear from kevin. also joining us is susan mojika, a former arizona state university student. a participant in the starbucks college achievement plan and currently a candidate for masters at george basmason university. we're going