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In March, when things went from 0 to 100 at the beginning of the pandemic, our health care system was forced to adapt quickly on so many levels. With patients no longer allowed to visit hospitals in-person for regular appointments, we needed a solution – and fast.
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When the Senate goes back into session the week of July 20, one of the proposals we’ll be working on is a “phase four” coronavirus relief package. The last coronavirus relief bill we passed back in March—the CARES Act— included funding for the Paycheck Protection Program which helped many businesses in South Dakota stay open during the pandemic. It also included direct funding for families and individuals which was intended to help keep our economy going. It’s never easy to vote for such a big piece of legislation—with a big price tag—but the coronavirus pandemic has been unlike anything we’ve faced before. It required us to take significant action to save lives and prevent the economy—which we greatly improved over the past few years—from crashing.
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As New York struggled with tens of thousands of coronavirus cases, medical professionals from across the United States headed to New York City to help. Their work was crucial to New York’s efforts to contain the pandemic and undoubtedly helped save lives. And in May, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced their reward: tax bills from the state of New York.
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I came home to South Dakota after eight years serving in Congress because I love our state. I missed working with cows and horses. I missed our beautiful wideopen spaces. But more than anything else, I missed spending time with my family and our South Dakota way of life.
Read morePSALM 67:1,2,3 "God be merciful unto us, and bless us, and cause his face to shine upon us Selah. That thy way be known upon earth, Thy saving health among all nations. Let the people praise Thee, O God let all the people praise Thee."(KJV)
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LifeServe Blood Center is the SOLE supplier of blood and blood products to over 120 hospitals in South Dakota, Nebraska and Iowa. LifeServe Blood Center is urging donors to schedule an appointment to donate blood to help recoup blood donations lost as blood drives cancel during the COVID-19 outbreak. Maintaining a stable blood supply in the weeks and months ahead is critical to our community’s healthcare. Our number one priority is a safe and adequate blood supply supported by healthy volunteer blood donors.
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