Will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, who makes us one, use our lawmakers today as agents of reconciliation. Give them the wisdom to build bridges that will enable Diverse People to accomplish your purposes on earth. Lord, inspire our senators with such oneness of spirit and resolve that they will provide our nation with a model of cooperation. Remind them of the wisdom of matthew 12 25, which states that a house divided against itself cannot stand. Lord, we thank you for giving senator grassley another birthday. We pray in your unifying name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Grassley madam president. The presiding officer the senator from iowa. Mr. Grassley i ask for one minute. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Gr
Pandemic, essential workers in the United States have continued in their daily jobs to care for and protect americans, to produce and deliver food and essential goods, and to uphold our nations Critical Infrastructure. These men and women, our moms and dads, brothers and sisters, are putting the livelihoods of their fellow americans ahead of their own. Each and every morning despite the pandemic, they wake up and they go to work. In this fight against the invisible enemy, the critical logistics operators, the supply workers, medical professionals, and many others who are on the front lines responding to coronavirus could not be more important to our victory. They truly are our heroes. Folks, our nation cannot weather this pandemic without our essential workforce. They first and foremost deserve our gratitude. So today we want to say thank you. Thank you to our doctors, our nurses, and our Health Care Workers who see firsthand the seriousness of this disease yet put their own health and
Governor dennis duguard. [ applause ] [ applause continues ] thank you very much. Thank you, Lieutenant Governor. Youre outstanding. Thank you all for being here today. To begin, i would like to recognize two new legislators, first, doug bartell. Appointed him to replace don hager. Doug spent his career in Law Enforcement, including 12 years as due pauls chief of police. He was here last month and sworn in. Lets welcome him again. Doug where are you . There he is. Welcome. [ applause ] second is mike dedrick. I appointed mike last month following the loss of our friend, craig teasen. Mike has served three terms in the 80s and 90s. I appreciate his willingness to serve, especially on short notice. Please join me in welcoming mike. [ applause ] today, i would like to look back at some of the things weve accomplished together over the past seven years, and update you on some progress. Ill also offer new proposals to consider this year. I would like to start today by talking about workforc
The people of south dakota listening and viewing this, please welcome the honorable governor dennis daugaard. [applause] applause continues ] [ applause] governor daugaard thank you. Thank you, very much. Thank you, Lieutenant Governor. Youre outstanding. Thank you all for being here today. To begin, i would like to recognize two new legislators, first, doug bartel. I appointed doug to replace don hager. Doug spent his career in Law Enforcement, including 12 years as due pauls chief of police. He was sworn in last month. Lets welcome him again. , where are you . There he is. Welcome. [applause] second is mike diedrich. I appointed mike last month following the loss of our friend, craig teasen. Mike has served three terms in the 1980s and 1990s. I appreciate his willingness to serve, especially on short notice. Please join me in welcoming mike diedrich. [applause] today, i would like to look back at some of the things weve accomplished together over the past seven years, and update you
Travel, drive extremely slow to stay safe. Reporting live in sioux city, robert lowe, ktiv news 4. matt conditions along interstate29 sheila ktivs sam curtiss caught up with a few professional drivers. What are they saying about the driving conditions, tonight . Youd be hardpressed right now not to find a truck stop or rest area filled with truckers parked for the night. Most said if you dont have to be out there driving, then dont. Two of the truckers i spoke with came from opposite ways. One starting in sioux falls and headed south, the other headed north hitting weather around omaha. Both said the road was sluluy, but as the sun set, ings got y. Bad, said bryan faaborg. A lot of cars in the ditch, [a] lot of trucks in the ditch. Earlier today i almost got hit a couple times. People come up tailing. It wasnt very good at was really ready for it. Faaborg did say he thinks the first snowfall of the year is when he sees the worst winter drivers. He added that since many share the inters