Permit me to highlight two opposing schools of thought on Rep. Kristi Noem's failure to get the Farm Bill done for South Dakota. If you agree with South Dakota's lone Congresswoman that food is a national security issue and that…
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Rep. Kristi Noem has flip-flopped back to supporting a discharge petition for the Farm Bill she has so far failed to move. A discharge petition is a way Congresspeople can force the House leadership to take action on a bill.…
Because she can't get anything done in Congress, Rep. Kristi Noem will go stand outside of Congress and shout for a Farm Bill today. South Dakota's lone Congresswoman could have used her eagerly-sought but now frequently vacant seat on the…
The political quote of the week comes not from windy Tampa, but from Rep. Kristi Noem's town hall in Sioux Falls yesterday. That Sioux Falls paper notes that the event was our Congresswoman's first town hall in South Dakota's largest…
We South Dakotans have been working ourselves up over the failure of Rep. Kristi Noem to get the House GOP leadership to treat the Farm Bill with some sense of urgency. David Montgomery notes that our Congresswoman faces more obstacles…
Much of the criticism of Rep. Kristi Noem's refusal to debate Democratic challenger Matt Varilek at the South Dakota State Fair hinges on the assumption that she's afraid to face disgruntled farmers, ranchers, and eaters over her inability to pass…
On her first week back for August recess, Rep. Kristi Noem is already avoiding public meetings and tough questions. With a chance to let interested South Dakotans talk with her and visiting North Dakota Rep. Rick Berg about the Farm…