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			<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Celebrating Ellsworth’s Strong History  and Bright Future </title>
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				<description><![CDATA[This weekend, I will be joining local leaders, base officials, past and present Airmen and members of the community in Rapid City to mark the 70th anniversary of Ellsworth Air Force Base.]]></description>
				<author><![CDATA[By U.S. Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD)]]></author>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 12:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Delegation Responds to VA Announcement Extending Comment Period</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[U.S. Senators Tim Johnson (D-S.D.) and John Thune (R-S.D.) and Representative Kristi Noem (R-S.D.) today applauded the announcement by the Department of Veterans Affairs that it is extending the comment period for reaction to their Black Hills Health Care System reconfiguration plan to June 30, 2012]]></description>
				<author><![CDATA[Johnson: Perry Plumart (202) 224-1638 Thune: Andi Fouberg (202) 228-5381 Noem: Andrea McCarthy (202) 225-2801  ]]></author>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 05:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Reforming the Postal Service for the 21st Century  </title>
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				<description><![CDATA[With all the technology in the world today, it’s becoming easier than ever to take the services provided by the United States Postal Service for granted.]]></description>
				<author><![CDATA[Contact: Sean Oblack/Sam Gilford, 202-224-7391]]></author>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 12:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Delta Dental Plan to Receive $3.3 Million to Improve Oral Health Through Prevention</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[U.S. Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) today announced that Delta Dental Plan, based in Pierre, will receive a $3,364,528 federal grant to improve the oral health and health care of Native Americans.]]></description>
				<author><![CDATA[Contact: Perry Plumart, 202-224-1770]]></author>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Johnson Attends Affordable Housing Event</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[U.S. Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, attended an affordable housing event with Dacotah Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines (FHLB), and presented a check for $498,000 to the Aberdeen-based nonprofit group Homes Are Possible Inc.]]></description>
				<author><![CDATA[Contact: Sean Oblack/Sam Gilford, 202-224-7391]]></author>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 04:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Johnson Wants USPS to Extend Moratorium</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[U.S. Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) is calling on the United States Postal Service (USPS) to extend its moratorium on closing or consolidating rural post offices and mail processing facilities.]]></description>
				<author><![CDATA[Contact: Perry Plumart, 202-224-1770]]></author>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 03:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Capital One Brings 400 New Jobs to South Dakota</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Senator Tim Johnson, Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, attended a ribbon cutting ceremony today highlighting Capital One’s addition of 400 new jobs at its domestic card facility in Sioux Falls.]]></description>
				<author><![CDATA[Contact: Sean Oblack/Sam Gilford, 202-224-7391]]></author>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 12:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Senator Johnson Visits Pine Ridge Economic Development Group </title>
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				<description><![CDATA[PORCUPINE, SD – U.S. Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD), Chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, met today with representatives of the Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation (CDC) to discuss their work to create a coordinated regional plan for the Pine Ridge reservation. ]]></description>
				<author><![CDATA[Contact: Sean Oblack/Sam Gilford, 202-224-7391]]></author>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 05:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Senator Johnson Tours South Dakota  Firefighting Equipment Manufacturing Plant </title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Today, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Johnson (D-SD) toured Rosenbauer America, a worldwide leader in manufacturing firefighting equipment.]]></description>
				<author><![CDATA[Contact: Perry Plumart, 202-224-1638]]></author>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 04:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Johnson Applauds Administration's Purchase of American Lamb Products</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[U.S. Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) today applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) announcement that it will purchase up to $2 million worth of lamb products to support existing nutrition programs. ]]></description>
				<author><![CDATA[Contact: Perry Plumart, 202-224-1638]]></author>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 04:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>JOHNSON COMMENTS ON SENATE PASSAGE OF POSTAL REFORM</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[U.S. Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) released this statement following the Senate’s passage of legislation to reform and modernize the United States Postal Service]]></description>
				<author><![CDATA[Contact: Perry Plumart, 202-224-1638]]></author>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 05:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>A Safe Community Begins at Home</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[When we talk about keeping communities safe, attention naturally turns to keeping police on the beat and crime off the streets.]]></description>
				<author><![CDATA[By U.S. Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD)]]></author>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Senator Johnson Conference Call April 18, 2012</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Secretary of the Navy Announces Submarine USS South Dakota</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Tim Johnson (D-S.D.) and John Thune (R-S.D.) and Representative Kristi Noem (R-S.D.) have received word from the Secretary of the Navy, Ray Mabus, Jr., that he is granting their request to name a Virginia class attack submarine the USS South Dakota. In March, the delegation wrote to Secretary Mabus requesting the designation. This is the third USS South Dakota.

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				<author><![CDATA[Perry Plumart (202) 224-1638]]></author>
				<category><![CDATA[Press Releases]]></category>
				<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Senator Johnson Welcomes Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rich Cordray to South Dakota</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) welcomed the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Richard Cordray, to Sioux Falls. Director Cordray traveled to South Dakota at the invitation of Senator Johnson who is the Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee.  While in South Dakota, Director Cordray unveiled a national initiative aimed at helping families understand the cost of higher education and met with executives from South Dakota banks and credit unions.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Johnson Announces Funding For Local Health Organizations</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Washington, DC –U.S. Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) announced that organizations in Pierre, Yankton and Vermillion will receive a total of $516,890 in federal grants from the Department of Health and Human Services. The funding will be used to improve health care services for the rural, underserved populations.

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				<author><![CDATA[Perry Plumart, 202-224-1638]]></author>
				<category><![CDATA[Press Releases]]></category>
				<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 12:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Working to End Homelessness Among Veterans </title>
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				<description><![CDATA[After many setbacks, Army veteran Scott Payne didn’t know where to turn. He was homeless and trying to get back on his feet.]]></description>
				<author><![CDATA[Contact: Perry Plumart, 202-224-1638]]></author>
				<category><![CDATA[Editorials and Columns]]></category>
				<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 12:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Johnson, Murkowski, Begich, Inouye Introduce Bill to Advance Research in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Today U.S. Senators Tim Johnson (D-SD), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Mark Begich (D-AK) and Daniel Inouye (D-HI) introduced The Advancing FASD Research, Prevention, and Services Act to improve research, prevention, and services for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD).]]></description>
				<author><![CDATA[Contact: Perry Plumart, 202-224-1638]]></author>
				<category><![CDATA[Press Releases]]></category>
				<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 03:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>JOHNSON, SD CONTRACTORS TO HOUSE: PROVIDE CERTAINTY FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[U.S. Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) and general contractors from South Dakota today called on the House of Representatives to provide certainty for our economy by passing a two-year bipartisan transportation bill, which passed the Senate with 74 votes.]]></description>
				<author><![CDATA[Contact: Perry Plumart, 202-224-1638]]></author>
				<category><![CDATA[Press Releases]]></category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 03:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Johnson Announces $152,975 to Provide Housing for Homeless Sioux Falls Vets</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[U.S. Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD), Chairman of the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, announced today that the Sioux Falls Housing and Redevelopment Commission (SFHRC) will receive $152,975 to provide housing and transition services for up to 25 homeless veterans in the Sioux Falls area.]]></description>
				<author><![CDATA[Contact: Perry Plumart, 202-224-1638]]></author>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 05:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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