of south dakota. but gladys w community has access to care. we are advancing career opportunities for south -- for south dakotans using our state medicare program. south dakotans already have work requirements in place for many of our social welfare programs such as temporary assistance for needy families and food stamps. for folks in these programs, the department of social services provides south dakota career links to help them find career training, interview skills and opportunities. this past november, -- south dakota career link will be available for all of these folks as well and we are going to connect them with training, guidance and the support that they need to find a stable and meaningful career. this will make south dakota even stronger and more prosperous for the next generation. the number eight reason why south dakota will continue to be an example to the nation's agriculture. agate is more than just our largest industry. when the opposite is true, our entire state faces challenges. i a

many in the media, they criticized south dakota's approach.hey labeled me as ill-informed, that i was reckless, and even a denier. some even claimed that south dakota was as bad as it gets anywhere in the world when it comes to covid-19. that is a lie. [applause] the media -- the media did all this while simultaneously praising governors who issued lockdowns, who mandated masks and shut down businesses, applauding them as taking the right steps to mitigate the spread of the virus. at one point, i appeared on george stephanopoulos' sunday show. i don't know if you watch that. no? you don't? shocker. [laughter] he had just wrapped up a segment with new york governor andrew cuomo -- [crowd booing] -- where he asked cuomo to give me some advice on how to deal with covid. [laughter] now seems like a good time to remind everyone what governor cuomo was doing in new york. on march 25, cuomo ordered covid patients into nursing homes and he prohibited the staff from testing people before admitting them. nine days later, he pushed legislation prohibitin

new hampshire and south dakota.n a messaging campaign pacifically for law enforcement officers. if you want to live somewhere where they respective, come to think of. and one week, 900 law enforcement officers raise their hands and said i want to live in south dakota. [applause] they brought and signed into law the strongest in the nation to protect sports. [applause] an opportunity. we passed another signed into law over a dozen bills. [applause] and these policies were inside by provoking values. israel, jordan, saudi arabia, canton, china, greece, italy and many more. one that i will never forget, militarized. south korean soldiers lined up facing north. the richest yards away facing soil. keeping peace. north korean soldiers antagonized their warriors, they were sitting on them, shining on the taking pictures, trying to break the composer yeah our men and women strong. if there was never example, it was right there. he's everyday that strength begins at home. stand-alone solutions is the world's most powerful. i

not in south dakota. i would like to ask wayne if he would come back out and join me on stage because today i will be signing an executive order to protect your god-given right to keep and bear arms to be infringed on bind financial institutions. well, wayne to the states. -- welcome wayne to the states. [applause] today i will sign an executive order to protect the god-given right to keep and bear arms from being infringed upon by financial institutions. my executive order, effective immediately, blocks state agencies from contracting with large banks that discriminate against firearm related industries. in 1787 thomas jefferson wrote a letter to james madison and he talked about how committed he was to freedom. he made this point in latin but translates as i prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery. [applause] i am not sure, do you have a microphone, wayne? you don't? i get to put words in your mouth. wayne is extremely grateful to me for doing this for the nra. [laughter] wayne: on behalf of ever

south dakota's dropped by 16%. [applause] when states defunded police and they disrespected law enforcement, i began a messaging campaign directed specifically to law enforcement officers. i said if you want to live somewhere where people will respect you, come to south dakota. in one week, more than 900 law enforcement officers raised their hands and said i want to live in south dakota. since then, thousands have made their home in our state. i also brought and signed into law the strongest bill in the nation to protect girl sports, and make no mistake, it's about fairness. it's about fairness and about giving young women an opportunity to succeed. and we also banned critical race theory in our public schools. and we took action at our universities, too. since i took office, we have passed and i've signed into law over a dozen pro-life bills. south dakota has a aaa credit rating and a fully funded pension plan. we have a constitutional requirement to balance our state budget and in short, don't you wish you lived

protect our nation's digital landscape and i will have a proven track record of doing this in south dakota to back me up. i've helped to make dakota state university a global leader in cybersecurity education. the need to address the merging threat and take a proactive approach if given the opportunity to serve as secretary. now president-elect trump has been a tremendous friend to law enforcement over the years and i will do the same in my role as secretary. as governor, i've worked closely with law enforcement to make south dakota safer. overseen hundreds of state troopers in the south dakota highway patrol and on several occasions i've convened groups of law enforcement from across our state to address policies that will make our people safer. in fact, while some in this country were attacking law enforcement and defunding them, we took the opposite approach in south dakota. we recruited law enforcement officers to move to south dakota, a state that respects their service and their sacrifice. and we revamped our law enforcement training to provide the first ever state-led tribal focused

in south dakota, we recruited law enforcement officers to move to south dakota, a state that respects their service and their sacrifice. and we revamped our law enforcement training to provide the first ever state led, tribal focused law enforcement training academy. i'm very proud of the work that we've done in cooperation with our tribes to help make their communities more safe, and we must remain vigilant against terrorism and against others who wish to do us harm to our country and to our great people. i'll ensure that our intelligence and our law enforcement agencies are working together, hand in hand, that they're fully equipped to detect, prevent and respond to threats from radical ideologies and foreign adversaries. this requires resources, coordination and collaboration across all levels of government. and once again, i will seek your wisdom and i will seek your input into the months ahead for the sake of the people that we both represent. we have to get this right. now. i recognize that homeland security isn't just about prevention, but it's also about resilience. when disas

among the first group of students in a partnership program between the university of minnesota and south dakotastate university, which up until now didn't have a vet program, students spend dakota with a special focus on rural veterinary medicine, and their final two in minnesota. we're going to start cattle work our way. cranial. the hope that the south dakota students like hayley will go back to their rural communities, bucking the national trend. there's a very small percentage of us that are interested in food, animal or rural area, veterinary medicine. it's a major problem that people need to to consider really carefully. south dakota state university exteion veterinarian doctor russ daly as our small towns get smaller. our small counties get smaller. there's fewer young people who understand that lifestyle and want to be a part of that. creating not only an economic risk, daly says to south dakota's $1 billion beef industry, but also a risk to food safety. not having veterinarians there to help guide producers on some of these questions means that that food safety system has to work harde

and i will have a proven track record of doing this in south dakota to back me up. i have helped make dakota state university and global leader in cybersecurity education. we recognize the need to address this emerging threat. and i will take a proactive approach if given the opportunity to serve as secretary. president trump has been a tremendous friend to law enforcement over the years, and i will do the same in my role as secretary. as governor, i worked closely with law enforcement to make south dakota safer. i have overseen hundreds of state troopers in the south dakota highway patrol, and on several occasions, i have convened groups of law enforcement from across our state to address policies that will make our people safer. in fact, while some in this country were attacking law enforcement and defunding them, we took the opposite approach in south dakota. we recruited law enforcement officers to move to south dakota, a state that respects their service and sacrifice, and we revamped our law enforcement training to provide the first ever state-led tribal-focuse

new hampshire and south dakota. that began a messaging campaign pacifically for law enforcement officers. if you want to live somewhere where they respective, come to think of. and one week, 900 law enforcement officers raise their hands and said i want to live in south dakota. [applause] they brought and signed into law the strongest in the nation to protect sports. [applause] an opportunity. we passed another signed into law over a dozen bills. [applause] and these policies were inside by provoking values. israel, jordan, saudi arabia, canton, china, greece, italy and many more. one that i will never forget, militarized. south korean soldiers lined up facing north. the richest yards away facing soil. keeping peace. north korean soldiers antagonized their warriors, they were sitting on them, shining on the taking pictures, trying to break the composer yeah our men and women strong. if there was never example, it was right there. he's everyday that strength begins at home. stand-alone solutions is the world's most p

and last year last year in south dakota, we passed the largest tax cut in south dakota history history under my administration, in our state have gone 36%. women owned businesses are thriving. we also have the highest rate in the nation. people are having babies because they're. and in south dakota, love babies. our health challenges have gone down. our suicide rates are declining. and we are the number one state in the country for a decline in overdoses. people have hope. we're growing so fast that we needed more workers to catch up. so we launched the most successful workforce recruitment campaign in the history of south dakota, and they have come by the thousands to join us and to live with us. do you guys remember those ads? i was a really lousy plumber and a really electrician. do you remember those? well, since we started ads, we have seen a 78% increase in licensed plumbers in the state of south dakota. we've seen a 44% increase in electricians in our state. now, people aren't moving to south dakota for our beaches or for our beautiful january. they are moving to our state for o

central— south dakota. this vote not nearly as close. central of— south dakota.- south dakota. this vote not nearly as close. central of course do i as close. central of course do donald trump's agenda in the second term is beefing up security in the border and deporting record numbers of people who have entered this country illegally. and to make good on that promise is kristi noem, who was today approved by the senate for that confirmed by a vote of 59—34 as the new us homeland security secretary. she shares president trump's hardline views on immigration. she was one of the first state governors to send dozens of national guard officers to the border with mexico. south dakota is actually closer to canada then it is to mexico but nonetheless, that one plaudits for many conservatives. seven democrats voting to approve her as well. there was backlash today from democrats over another mood by donald trump. a late—night firing of a dozen independent watchdogs. firing of a dozen independent watchdoqs-— firing of a dozen independent watchdois. , ., ., ., watchdogs. t

interests and currently south dakota's governor. i think she brings to this job a number of things that will be really essential. one is obviously a skill set when it comes to managing our problems. she let our state through the pandemic, managed extraordinary circumstances all across this country in a way that made south dakota frankly a magnet for people from other states who were trying to flee or get away from some of the heavy-handed requirements that were imposed in states around the country. and that was largely due to her leadership. we tackled what is an enormously complicated and hard issue which is our southern border. it is going to require a skill set which i believe she possesses. it is going to require a tremendous amount of persistence and determination which i think she has, enormous amount of energy which she has in abundance, and frankly, what i would say is absolute toughness and it is going to take some tough and hard leadership to get things back in order. i want to say some things she said in her state of the

but i'm here first of all because of the confidence placed in me by the people of south dakota. the trust they've given me i would not have had an opportunity to serve at all much less the opportunity to serve as majority leader of the united states senate. we didn't even have a traffic light when i was growing up and i wouldn't have it any other way. life and myrtle had a beautiful simplicity, sure and had one or two drawbacks with the population that small we can be sure our parents would've heard all about any of our misdemeanors before we even made it home. small-town life was wonderful. and myrtle you know everyone. and everyone knows you. that gave us a sense of community and belonging that we carry to this day. i remember the day i told my mom i was going to run for congress she was excited obviously and confidently told me i know you will carry myrtle and myrtle i learned the character of south dakota and. a sense of responsibility to the broader community. the whole community rallies to help. the same attitude is reflected in towns across our state. the south dakota val

seth tupper is with me now, the editor in chief of south dakota searchlight. he has been covering kristi noem since he first met her 15 years ago, when she was running for congress. and lulu garcia-navarro new york times podcast host, and has an extensive past career covering immigration issues. so, seth, today, governor noem was very deferential to president-elect trump. but you say that anybody who's saying, oh, actually, no, she's just going to cede power to tom homan, the border czar, don't worry about it. that's how it will go. you say those people will be sorely disappointed. tell us why. >> i think kristi noem has been underestimated ever since she she ran for congress 15 years ago. and this is a person who's attracted, uh, trump to south dakota three times to appear with her. uh, in 2023, they held an event together behind governor noem where she spoke. people held up trump, noem signs, and she was considered to be somebody in the running to be chosen for for trump's, trump's running mate. as we all know, about nine months ago, a certain book came out

in myrtle i learned the character of south dakota and some. the work ethic, the commitment to freedom coupled with the belief and personal responsibility the sense of responsibility to the broader community. current up we knew of a roof collapse or the weight of snow or when storm came through and wiped out a barn we lost a friend or family member, the whole community would rally to help. that same attitude is reflected in towns across our state. south dakota values i learned growing up help shape my political philosophy. i believe government should be limited and it is best when it's closest to the people. at ther matter can be handled at the state or local level, it should be. the legacy of the past will be cherished and preserved while leaving room for change and adaptation. freedom is a sacred gift. one that must be defended. and that with freedom comes responsibility. and finally, it will government is necessary government is where we should look forho salvation. mr. president, no one gets where we are alone. i owe thanks to many people t

in south dakota, we recruited law enforcement officers to move to south dakota, a state that respectsped our law enforcement training to provide the first ever state led, tribal focused law enforcement training academy. i'm very proud of the work that we've done in cooperation with our tribes to help make their communities more safe, and we must remain vigilant against terrorism and against others who wish to do us harm to our country and to our great people. i will ensure that our intelligence and our law enforcement agencies are working together, hand in hand, that they're fully equipped to detect, prevent and respond to threats from radical ideologies and foreign adversaries. this requires resources, coordination and collaboration across all levels of government. and once again, i will seek your wisdom and i will seek your input into the months ahead for the sake of the people that we both represent. we have to get this right. now, i recognize that homeland security isn't just about prevention, but it's also about resilience. when disasters strike, as we know they will, the departm

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guest: the north, south and -- the north and south dakota and wyoming area. it could lower coasts that it did not happen. it is put on railcars and things that are frankly more expensive and less safe. the extension would of gone down to oklahoma and join the rest of the keystone system. it would have gone to refineries in louisiana and texas and some of it would have ended up in export. we import about 4.5 million barrels of oil from canada and along the eastport dust east coast we export to canada. it is an integrated system. host: what about keystone and your perspective of what happened and the impact of a? -- impact of it? >> the keystone site was an old flight -- fight was an old fight and it was a vision of what the have and prices won't respond the same way before and doesn't make sense investing infrastructure to trying to connect expensive forms of energy unlikely to be needed given what prices will be. host: what do you replace it with? guest: right now we're cutting demand and investing in electric vehicles in the states and elsewhere and buying g

i grew up in a small town in south dakota. population today, roughly around 500 people. we even have -- we don't even have a traffic light when i was growing up. i would not have had it any other way. life in myrtle had a beautiful simplicity. sure, it had one or two drawbacks. with a population that small, we could be sure our parents would have heard all about any of our misdemeanors before we even made it home. but small town life was wonderful. in myrtle, you know everyone, and everyone knows you. that gave us a sense of community and belonging that we carried to this day. i remember the day i told my mom i was going to run for congress. she was excited, obviously. and confidently told me, i know you will carry myrtle. in myrtle, i learned the character of south dakotans. there were effective -- the work ethic, coupled with up the -- believe in personal responsibility, a sense of responsibility to the broader community. growing up, we knew that if a wind storm came through and wiped out a barn or we lost a friend or family member, the whole community would rally to h

new leadership includes majority leader john thune of south dakota who spoke earlier and members were sworn in officially on the floor by vice president kamala harris in her role as president of the senate she later held ceremonial swearing-in with senators families. >>. [inaudible] >> congratulations everyone. [inaudible background conversations] .... [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] ready? install enemies, foreign and domestic. >> so help me god. >> congratulations. none of us could have done this without our families. [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [laughter] please raise your right hand. i do solemnly swear. [inaudible] this obligation without any mental reservations i will well and faithfully duties of office area. [inaudible] [inaudible] congratulations. [laughter] [inaudible] okay. night. i haven't seen you guys. [inaudible] [inaudible] raise your right hand. i do solemnly swear -- [inaudible] the office upon which you are about to enter. congratulations. [inaudible] you're welcome. see you later. [inaudible] [inaudible] do only

i want to bring in republican congressman dusty johnson from south dakota. he just left the chamber after the certification. good to see you. there is no doubt, today is marking a remarkable comeback for donald trump after his electoral victory. it was decisive. but the final results show he did not get a majority of the popular vote. we talked about that. and congress is sharply divided. so in a real or practical sense, is it unwise for congressional republicans to move ahead as if they have a significant mandate? what do you see ahead? >> i think you will see an aggressive agenda. even people who didn't vote for donald trump acknowledge that the border played a massive role in his win. rolling back some of the ridiculous overreaches of the biden administration, that is an 80/20 issue too. i think at some point the path forward is pretty clear. if republicans don't work aggressively to address those issues, shame on us. >> letes me ask you about what u feel is going on in your caucus. i know you are one of the folks who will be going down to mar-a-lago over

and i will have a proven track record of doing this in south dakota to back me up. helped make dakota state university a global leader in cybersecurity education because we recognize the need to address the emerging threat. i will take a proactive approach if given the opportunity to serve as secretary. president-elect trump has been a tremendous branch of law enforcement over the years and i will do the same in my role as secretary. as governor i work closely with law enforcement to make south dakota safer i've seen hundreds of state troopers and the south dakota highway patrol and on several occasions i have contained groups of law enforcement across the state to address policies that will make her people safer. in fact some in this country were attacking law enforcement and defunding them we took the opposite approach in south dakota. we recruited law enforcement officers to move to south dakota estate that respects their service in their sacrifice. and we revamped our law enforcement training to provide the first ever state led tribal focus law enforcement traini

south dakota. the senator majority leader. mr. thune: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the quorum call be suspended. the president pro tempore: without objection. mr. thune: mr. president -- the president pro tempore: the chair lays before the senate a communication of the secretary of the senate regarding a message from the president received during the adjournment of the senate. you may proceed. the clerk: dear mr. president, on monday, december 23, 2024, the president of the united states sent by messenger the attached sealed envelope addressed to the president of the senate, dated december 23, 2024, said to contain a message from the president on his objections to s. 4199, an act to authorize additional district judges for the district courts and convert temporary judgeships, which he returns without his signature. the senate not being in session on the day which the president delivered the message, i accepted the message at 4:45 p.m. and i now present to you the president's message with the accompanying papers for disposition by t

president, i grew up in a small town in south dakota, the town of myrtle, population today roughly around 500 people. we didn't even have a traffic light when i was growing up there and i wouldn't have had it any other way. life in myrtle had a beautiful simplicity. sure it had one or two drawbacks. with a population that small we thune kids could be sure that our parents would have heard all about any of our misdemeanors before we even made it home. but small town was wonderful. we had a sense of community and belonging that we carry to this day. i remember the day i told my mom i was going to run for congress. she was excited, obviously and confidently told me, i know that you'll carry myrtle. in myrtle i learned the character of south dakotans, the work ethic coupled with the relief of responsibility to the broader community. growing up we knew that if a roof collapsed under the weight of snow or a wind storm came through or lost a friend or family member, the whole community would help. that same attitude is reflected in towns across our state. this helped to shape my belief that gove

the presiding officer: the senator from l south dakota. a senator: i would move to vitiate the quorum call. the presiding officer: without objection. the presiding officer: under the previous order, all postcloture time is expired. the question is on the nomination. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: the clerk: ms. alsobrooks. ms. baldwin. mr. banks. mr. barrasso. mr. bennet. mrs. blackburn. mr. blumenthal. ms. blunt rochester. mr. booker. the clerk: mrs. britt mr. budd. ms. cantwell. mrs. capito. mr. cassidy. ms. collins. mr. coons. mr. cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. curtis. mr. daines. the clerk: ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mr. gallego. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mr. husted. plaza hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. justice. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. kim. p the clerk: ms. klobuchar mr. lankfo

thank you again to the gentleman from south dakota, mr. johnson and the oglala and sioux tribe and cheyenne river sioux tribe for their work on this legislation. i urge my colleagues to support the bill and reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arkansas reserves. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. huffman: thank you. i rise in support of h.r. 165, the wounded knee massacre memorial and sacred site act. this is an important step to help those with generations to come. it would replace 40 acres of land located within the pine ridge status into fee status for the oglala sioux tribe and the cheyenne river sioux tribe and is believed to be the site of the 1890 wounded knee massacre. and they hold ghost passes in renewal of the land in protest of the u.s. government which prohibited american indians from practicing their religious freedom. in december of 1890, our government sent the army's seventh cavalry to disarm the la code -- lakota under wounded knee creek and was a massacre. the troops wounded over 300

. >> without objection pursuant to senate resolution 1 the chair appoints senator from south dakota emma senator from new york as a committee. as a committee to drawing the committee on the part of the house of representatives to wait upon the president of the united states and informed him that a quorum is assembled and that congress is ready to receive any communication he may be pleased to make. >> without objection the senate will proceed to the measure. >> i ask unanimous consent to resolution be agreed to in the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. >> without objection. >> i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed in a considio

guest: the north, south and -- the north and south dakota and wyoming area.could lower coasts that it did not happen. it is put on railcars and things that are frankly more expensive and less safe. the extension would of gone down to oklahoma and join the rest of the keystone system. it would have gone to refineries in louisiana and texas and some of it would have ended up in export. we import about 4.5 million barrels of oil from canada and along the eastport dust east coast we export to canada. it is an integrated system. host: what about keystone and your perspective of what happened and the impact of a? -- impact of it? >> the keystone site was an old flight -- fight was an old fight and it was a vision of what the -- it was originally to take tar sands oil from canada. at this point the world is facing a peak for global oil and gas demand over the course of the next few years. at that point prices will not continue to respond that they say it -- that they had the same way. it does not make economic sense to invest infrastructure to connect extremely expe

so a few years ago they were doing some work to make sure that the line between north and south dakota was actually accurate. and so then there's a rancher that i know in western north dakota and his headquarters of his ranch was right on the border, but it was on the north dakota side. and then they came through and receive aid and it turns out that his house was actually in south dakota. and so the press went to him. they said, well, you know, how do you feel about this? and he said, well, thank goodness, because i couldn't have taken one more of those north dakota winters. okay. i just want to say, i allowed my adult children, allow me. one day i joke for speech and i've now used it up. okay, that was it. but do you know, you know, you guys know how when a joke actually becomes a dad joke, it becomes apparent. does that i'm sorry, does that count as a second one? did i go over my limit? okay. all right. but hey, i. i grew up in a small town in north dakota. in north dakota, not north carolina, called arthur, population 300. there were 16 kids in my class that was fantastic. learn to

scott bessent the nominee for treasury secretary test before the finance committee on friday at south dakota governor kristi noem cap to lead the department of homeland security prison for the senate homeland security watch live on the sea spent network. she spent now are free mobile video app or online at

south dakota governor kristi noem on capitol hill under the dome. >> brian: right.he is not corny. and we tell you, the latest. democratic leader willing to work with the incoming administration as he is set to meet with the president today at mar-a-lago. "fox & friends" starts right now. remember, mornings are better with friends. put something on. ♪ holler to hollywood ♪ 700 horses under the hood ♪ but i can't hold you. >> brian: tyler hubbard who played our summer concert series. this is not live. we could not get him up this early. >> ainsley: it's definitely not summerrer. >> brian: have we ever thought about doing the inauguration in the summer. >> ainsley: i know. >> brian: swear himself in now and see new july. >> lawrence: do the festivities later. >> ainsley: one of those things you would have to change the constitution. >> brian: u.s. constitution. >> ainsley: start working on that, brian. >> brian: i don't think anyone is looking forward to sitting out there in the -- it's going to be cold. >> steve: i got the good news. we are going to be on the top of

scott bessent the nominee for treasury secretary test before the finance committee on friday at south dakota governor kristi noem cap to lead the department of homeland security prison for the senate homeland security watch live on the sea spent network. she spent now are free mobile video app or online at c-span.org. ♪ democracy, it is not just an idea. it is a process. oppressive treatment leaders elected as the highest office and entrusted to a select a few regarding its basic principle. it's where debates on both decisions are made the nation course is charted. democracy in real-time. real time. this is your government at work. this is c-span giving you your democracy unfiltered. house lawmakers discuss california wildfires loss of life material personal damage, family displacement and relief effort this is just over 10 minutes. >> this week i returned from my district in southern california which has been completely devastated and altadena fire took our neighbors lives destroyed the structures that provided stability to countless families, our hopes, dreams and memories. the fire has de

the house speaker, the swearing in of new members of congress in the first-ever leadership for south dakota'sune as the new senate majority leader. on munyan, january 5 come alive from the house chamber, would his vice president, harris preside over the certification of electoral college boat where the historic session will officially confirm donald trump as the winner of the 2024 presidential election, and on january 20, tune in for live, all-day coverage of the presidential inauguration as donald trump takes the oath of office, becoming the 47 president of the united states. stay with c-span throughout january for comprehensive, live, unfiltered coverage of the 119 congress and the presidential inauguration. c-span, democracy unfiltered. created by cable. >> democracy, it isn't just an idea. it's a process, shaped by leaders, elected to the highest office and entrusted to a select few guarding his basic principles. it's where debates unfold, decisions are made, and the nations course is charted. democracy in real-time. this is your government at work. this is c-span. giving you your democra

to the people of south dakota, thank you for the incredible honor of serving as your state representative, as congresswoman and as governor. thank you for trusting me and thank you for working with me to accomplish great things. but that is enough of that, and we have to keep looking ahead. our state and our nation have even better days in front of us, god willing and the state of our state is strong. with your leadership, it will continue to grow stronger. thank you, god bless you, may god continue to bless the state of south dakota and the united states of america. [cheers and applause] >> democratic governor katie hobbs of arizona gave her state of the state address at the state capital in phoenix. she highlighted the challenges her administration plans to take on in the coming year, including lowering the cost of housing and childcare. she also pledged to continue efforts to secure arizona's border with mexico. this is about 50 minutes. >> thank you. members of the legislature, honorable katie hobbs, the governor of the state of arizona. [cheers and applause] >> good afternoon. speake

personal responsibility is considered a god-given gift in south dakota. personal responsibility is not a term that conservatives have abandoned. when i was repairing to speak with you, i came across fascinating remarks that were made back in 1962. listen to this. "the declaration was a document not of rhetoric, but of bold decision. the declaration unleashed not merely a revolution, but a revolution in human affairs. this doctrine of national independence shook the globe and remains the most powerful force anywhere in the world today -- >> you can watch all of our programs online at c-span.org. we take you live now to a press conference with senate minority leader chuck schumer and senate democrats about their legislative priorities in the new congress will.you are watching live coverage on c-span3. sen. schumer: are we already? great. thank you for coming here, braving the cold new snow. neither wind nor sleet nor snow nor freezing cold. the democrats from helping working families. today we are here to talk about the senate democrats priorities for the 1