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Western lawmakers want to elevate the Plains bison to a status similar to that of the iconic bald eagle with legislation to declare the burly beasts America's "national mammal.
"Bison advocates launched a "vote bison" public relations campaign Friday to coincide with the bill.The National Bison Legacy Act introduced in the Senate is backed by lawmakers from Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota and Rhode Island.The largely symbolic measure would provide no added protections for the estimated 20,000 wild bison in North America. And the bald eagle would still hold a somewhat loftier role as the national emblem, as declared by the Second Continental Congress in 1782.But supporters said the bison legacy bill would afford overdue recognition to a species that has sweeping cultural and ecological significance. Bison — North America's largest land animal — already appear on two state flags and the official seal of the U.S. Department of Interior."The North...U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson says the Obama administration's budget includes about $2.7 million to help South Dakota buy 300 acres from a private landowner to create a stat...
The new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has too much unfettered power and President Obama's choice to lead it will be blocked until the agency is made more acco...
A Nobel Prize isn't enough to change Sen. Richard Shelby's mind about Peter Diamond. The Alabama Republican said Tuesday that Diamond's still not qualified to sit on...
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords ' chair sits empty as she recovers from a gunshot wound to the head, yet three friends are ensuring she still has a presence in Congress.At n...
WASHINGTON -- A fierce proponent of the public option and proud, self-identified firebrand liberal will chair the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, f...
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid became the latest Democrat to stray into rhetorical trouble Tuesday, botching statements on three subjects in one news conference -...
The Senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to rein in credit card rate increases and excessive fees, hoping to give voters some breathing room amid a recession that ...
WASHINGTON -- Debate over a national health care overhaul dominates the agenda as Congress returns Tuesday from a summer break. Lawmakers also will work on other pre...
WASHINGTON -- A leadership shake-up announced Wednesday by Senate Democrats due to Ted Kennedy's death will continue to empower the party's more left-leaning members...
South Dakota Political Landscape Unsteady as Sen. Tim Johnson RecoversWednesday, May 16, 2007E-Mail Print Share: APSen. Tim JohnsonWASHINGTON — South Dakota has see...
Tim Johnson Expected to Return to Senate in SeptemberThursday, June 07, 2007E-Mail Print Share: APSen. Tim JohnsonWASHINGTON — Sen. Tim Johnson , D-S.D., absent fro...
Senator Tim Johnson Returns to Washington, D.C. Home After Brain HemorrhageMonday, April 30, 2007E-Mail Print Share: APSen. Tim JohnsonWASHINGTON — Sen. Tim Johnson...
A Senate committee is reviewing Facebook's problematic stock offering amid questions about whether the bank handling the initial public offering, or IPO, gave select...
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is willing to testify at a congressional hearing this spring on the bank's $2 billion trading loss.Sen. Tim Johnson, a South Dakota De...
Federal regulators and lawmakers are renewing the focus on financial regulation in the wake of a multibillion-dollar trading loss at JPMorgan Chase & Co.News of the ...
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon owned up to stock analysts and went on TV to accept blame for a $2 billion trading mistake. Next he faces shareholders, who are consid...
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.-- South Dakota Republican John Thune easily retained his U.S. Senate seat Tuesday in a rare unopposed race.Senate historians say Thune is just the ...
Sen. Tim Johnson Returns to Senate Nearly 10 Months After Brain SurgeryWednesday, September 05, 2007E-Mail Print Share: APSept. 5: Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., right, a...
Intent on weakening Iran economically, the Senate on Monday approved tough new penalties on the Tehran regime to thwart its nuclear ambitions.By voice vote, the Sena...
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