The Single Family Housing program staff from across 14 states received a surprise visit from RD Undersecretary Basil I. Gooden, PhD on Thursday. The teams were in Sioux Falls for joint training with the aim of improving the homeownership journey for rural Americans. Rural Development

Thanks to Lori Walsh for having me and Under Secretary RD Undersecretary Basil I. Gooden, PhD to talk about opportunity in rural SD and the importance of great partners like GROW South Dakota.

On this day 23 years ago, terrorists believed they could break our will. They were wrong. In the darkest of hours, we found light. Because we are the United States of America. We endure. We overcome.

You hear that? That's the sound of JOBS, JOBS, JOBS in clean energy growing across the country. ⚡ Brought to you by the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda. 🇺🇸 forbes.com/sites/energyin…

Thanks to funding from President Biden's infrastructure law, we're supporting TriMet in our shared goal of a zero-emissions bus fleet in and around Portland, Oregon. news.trimet.org/2024/07/trimet…

Thanks to funding from the Biden-Harris infrastructure law and the skilled work of union workers, America's roads and bridges are getting safer and better. This means more people will spend less time in traffic and save money on vehicle repairs and maintenance.

Thank you, mayor.

Inflation cooled further in August, falling to a three-year low and cementing views that the Federal Reserve will soon start cutting interest rates. cbsn.ws/4eqMIq6

A very special win. #Skol

Starting in January, seniors on Medicare will have their out-of-pocket drug costs capped at $2,000 a year – even for expensive cancer drugs that can cost $14,000 a year. That’s real breathing room.

Thank you Secretary Pete Buttigieg.

Did you know 1 in 5 U.S. homes have septic systems? RD is proud to support individually owned household wastewater systems through programs like the Decentralized Water System Grants, which recently received $1,000,000 in additional funding: rd.usda.gov/programs-servi…

A group of Black women central to NASA's success during the space race and known as the "Hidden Figures" were honored Wednesday in a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony on Capitol Hill. cbsn.ws/47z8aXm

Happy 77th Birthday!!

I’m excited to announce USDA Rural Development SD stopped by Eureka Community Development yesterday to let them know they were selected for a Rural Business Development Grant. They will use it to help startups and entrepreneurs get their start.

While in Herried we visited with past ReConnect recipient Valley Telecom. The Hwy 14 corridor from Volga to DeSmet and the Flandreau area have high speed broadband because of Valley’s forward thinking.

Congratulations Eureka! This is the best notification surprise to date. Check out the video.

To date, our Administration has announced five additions to the National Wildlife Refuge System. That's over half a million acres of land to be managed for ecosystem health and species like the Western monarch butterfly, pronghorn, & Indiana bat. fws.gov/program/nation…

The Minnesota #Vikings are 3-0 with wins over the 49ers and Texans despite not having Jordan Addison and TJ Hockenson.

Skol!!!!