June
22, 2009 |
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin announced that Elise Buchmann
of Martin as the winner of the 2009 Congressional
Art Competition from South Dakota for her work
entitled “Acrobat.” Buchann attends Bennett
County High School where her art teacher is
her mother, Rosemary Buchmann. The painting
will hang in the Capitol Hill complex along
with the winning artwork from other congressional
districts. |
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June
22, 2009 |
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June
22, 2009 |
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| Tying
for second place in Rep. Herseth Sandlin’s 2009
Congressional Art Competition were Sarah Bonhorst,
for her work entitled “Subliminal” (LEFT) and
Brandi Pierce, for her work entitled “That Summer.”
(RIGHT) Both are from Fort Pierre and attend
Stanley County High School where their teacher
is Audrey Nelson. Bonhorst’s mother is Laurie
Bonhorst. Pierce’s parents are Arlen and Nicole
Pierce. The second place winners will hang in
Rep. Herseth Sandlin’s congressional office
in Washington. |
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June
9, 2009 |
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June
9, 2009 |
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| Rep. Herseth Sandlin joins President
Obama to announce a joint effort between the Administration
and the Congress to pass into law legislation
requiring the government to budget like any responsible
family in South Dakota and find a way to “pay
for,” or offset, new spending. |
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Rep. Herseth Sandlin along with
other members of the Fiscally Conservative Blue
Dog Coalition at the White House discussing the
importance of adoption pay-as-you-go legislation
to rein in federal spending. |
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June
1, 2009 |
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June
1, 2009 |
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| Representative
Herseth Sandlin issues a welcome at Boys State
and encourages the delegates to take advantage
of this great institution to bond in friendship
and to learn as much as possible about the process
of governance. |
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Representative
Herseth Sandlin assists the Senior and Junior
Counselors in teaching the Girls State song
during the 63rd annual Girls State opening assembly
at USD in Vermillion. |
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May
27, 2009 |
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May
27, 2009 |
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| Greg
King, Director of Operations, accompanies Rep.
Herseth Sandlin as she tours the 4550 level
of the Sanford Underground Science Laboratory
at Homestake in Lead. |
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin speaks at the South Dakota National
Guard Joint Forces Headquarters Groundbreaking
at Camp Rapid. |
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May
27, 2009 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin pays tribute to Col. Scott Vander
Hamm, Commander, 28th Bomb Wing, during his farewell
dinner at Ellsworth Air Force Base. |
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May
26, 2009 |
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May
26, 2009 |
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin meets with Black Hills area
Veteran Service Officers and Tribal Veteran
Service Officers at Camp Rapid. |
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin discusses veterans issues with
Black Hills area Veteran Service Officers and
Tribal Veteran Service Officers. |
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May
26, 2009 |
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May
26, 2009 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin is interviewed by Zack Couture
for the Gen. Beadle Elementary School morning
news program in Rapid City. |
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin meets with Gen. Beadle Elementary
student council members during a tour of their
new community school in Rapid City. |
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May
25, 2009 |
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May
19, 2009 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin speaks at the Black Hills National
Cemetery Memorial Day Program. |
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Pheasants
Forever presents Rep. Herseth Sandin with their
"Conservation Service" Award for her
work on conservation programs. |
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May
19, 2009 |
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May
19, 2009 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin meets with members of the Ellsworth
Task Force Chris Lien, task force director;
Pat McElgunn, and Al Cornella to discuss to
discuss Ellsworth Air Force Base, B-1 Modernization
and the next-generation bomber program. |
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin meets with political science
and criminal justice majors at the University
of South Dakota. |
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May
11, 2009 |
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May
11, 2009 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin meets with Close Up Students from
Crow Creek Tribal School. |
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin meets with Close Up Students from
Little Wound High School. |
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May
9, 2009 |
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May
9, 2009 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin gives the keynote address during
the 125th Dakota State University Spring Commencement
in Madison. |
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin gives the keynote address during
the South Dakota State University Graduate School
Commencement in Brookings. |
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May
7, 2009 |
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May
5, 2009 |
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| Rep.
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin meets with Joe Schwartz
of Humboldt and his advisor, Linda Petersen. Joe
was one of 10 winners nationally of the Risk Management
Essay Contest sponsored by FFA. |
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Rep. Herseth Sandlin discusses legislation with
members of the
South Dakota Rural Electric Association. |
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May
5, 2009 |
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May
1, 2009 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin meets with Elizebeth Hahn who
was in Washington to participate in the Council
for Undergraduate Research Posters on the Hill
event |
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US
Senators Tim Johnson (D-SD), John Thune (R-SD),
and Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-SD) meet
with nearly 120 World War II-era veterans from
the greater Sioux Falls area at the United States
Marine Corps Memorial today in Washington. The
veterans have traveled to DC with the Honor Flight
Program. |
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April
30, 2009 |
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April
29, 2009 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin meets with Representatives of
the South Dakota Education Association. |
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin meets with Poetry Out Loud Winner
Wiyaka His Horse is Thunder of Kyle, SD. |
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April
22, 2009 |
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April
17, 2009 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin discusses small business interests
with members of the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce
in North Sioux City. |
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Following
the 147th Activation Ceremony in Aberdeen, Congresswoman
Herseth Sandlin greets the soldiers and thanks
them for their service. |
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April
17, 2009 |
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April
17, 2009 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin speaks to the soldiers and families
of HHB 1/147th Field Artillery BN in Watertown,
SD as they activate in support of Operation Iraqi
Freedom. |
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Northern
State University Coach Don Meyer is presented
with a statement entered in the Congressional
Records by the Congresswoman, recognizing his
achievement as the NCAA coach with the most wins. |
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April
16, 2009 |
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April
16, 2009 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin views the progress of the new
inpatient mental health facility at the Sioux
Falls VA Medical Center with Director Paul Bockelman
and Lee Halvorson, Nurse Manager of Mental Health. |
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Congresswoman
Herseth Sandlin meets with leaders of South Dakota’s
six planning districts in Sioux Falls to gain
insight into how the American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act, as well as traditional programming, is working
to the benefit of South Dakota communities during
these challenging economic times. |
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April
16, 2009 |
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April
16, 2009 |
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| Congresswoman
Herseth Sandlin presents Raven Industries CEO
Ron Moquist with a U.S. Commerce Department
Export Achievement Certificate at a ceremony
in Sioux Falls. The award is in recognition
of Raven’s export growth and entry into new
markets. |
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Congresswoman
Herseth Sandlin assists in planting a tree in
front of the Girl Scouts Dakota Horizons Headquarters
in honor of Earth Day. |
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April
15, 2009 |
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April
15, 2009 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin visits the Brookings Boys &
Girls Club to discuss Earth Day. |
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin visits the Brookings Boys &
Girls Club to discuss Earth Day. |
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April
15, 2009 |
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April
15, 2009 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin discusses Carbon Sequestration
during a roundtable held at the Innovation Campus
in Brookings. |
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin with staff and board of the Brookings
Conservation District. BCD provided Black Hills
Spruce trees for all members of the Brookings
Boys & Girls Club. |
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April
14, 2009 |
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April
14, 2009 |
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| Congresswoman
Herseth Sandlin distributes Black Hills spruce
trees to fifth graders at Washington Elementary
School in Huron in honor of Earth Day. |
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Dick
Funke, Aerostar Vice-President of Operations,
discusses the production process for parachutes
at the Huron Aerostar plant. |
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April
14, 2009 |
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April
3, 2009 |
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| From
L to R, Aerostar officials in Huron: Keith Ulvestad,
Plant Manger; Deb Husby, Sales and Marketing Director;
Congresswoman Herseth Sandlin; Mark Westby, President;
Larry Manderscheid, Vice-President, Government
and Military Affairs; and Dick Funke, Vice-President
of Operations |
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin meets with members of the South
Dakota National Guard. |
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March
27, 2009 |
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March
26, 2009 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin meets with administrators of Community
Health Centers from across the state to discuss
the issues they face providing access to health
care for all South Dakotans. |
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin met with high school students
from Hill City who were in Washington, D.C. recently
as part of the Close-Up program. |
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March
26, 2009 |
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March
24, 2009 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin met with high school students
from Iroquois who were in Washington, D.C. recently
as part of the Close-Up program. |
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin meets with members of the South
Dakota Chapter of the National Association of
Postmasters of the United States. |
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March
12, 2009 |
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March
10, 2009 |
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| Representative
Herseth Sandlin meets with President of the South
Dakota State PTA Bobbi Wirth. |
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Representative
Herseth Sandlin meets with Dakota State University
Women in Science and Technology. |
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March
9, 2009 |
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March
9, 2009 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin meets with members of the South
Dakota Farmer’s Union at the annual conference
of the National Farmer’s Union. |
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin speaks at the National Farmer’s
Union annual conference about renewable energy
along with Senator Chuck Grassley from Iowa and
Senator Amy Klobuchar from Minnesota. |
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March
5, 2009 |
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March
5, 2009 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin accepts a star quilt from representatives
of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe after meeting
with them in Washington, DC. |
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin meets with YMCA officials from
across South Dakota to discuss critical funding
for after-school programs and overall wellness.
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March
3, 2009 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin meets with members of the South
Dakota American Legion at the Captiol Visitors
Center. |
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February
25, 2009 |
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February
25, 2009 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin meets with Representatives of
Lewis and Clark Regional Water System. |
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin takes questions from South Dakota
Agriculture and Rural Leadership Class V Participants
during their visit to Washington, D.C. |
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October
31, 2008 |
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October
31, 2008 |
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| Senator
George McGovern and Dakota Wesleyan University
President Bob Duffett listen as Rep. Herseth Sandlin
address the audience during the dedication and
renaming ceremony for the Eleanor McGovern Post
Office Building in Wooksocket. |
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin poses with Senator George McGovern
and members of the McGovern family at the dedication
and renaming ceremony for the Eleanor McGovern
Post Office Building in Woonsocket on October
31. The legislation resulting in the name change
was introduced in Congress by Rep. Herseth Sandlin
and signed into law by President Bush. Representing
the U.S. Postal Service is Woonsocket Postmaster
Jacki Aymar (third from r.). |
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October
30, 2008 |
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October
22, 2008 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin visits with Dr. Ron Lindahl, Dean
of Basic Biomedical Sciences and Executive Dean
of the Sanford School of Medicine at the University
of South Dakota, during a visit to the new Andrew
E. Lee Memorial Medical and Science Building in
Vermillion. |
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin met with representatives of Thrivent
Financial for Lutherans to discuss their charitable
activities in Aberdeen. |
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October
22, 2008 |
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October
22, 2008 |
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| Herseth
Sandlin and Production Manager Greg Yonkovich
examines a mask in the production process at 3M
in Aberdeen, while Plant Manager Lee Compton looks
on. |
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Congresswoman
Herseth Sandlin met with 3M Aberdeen’s management
team to discuss production and research on respirator-mask
technology. |
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October
20, 2008 |
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October
20, 2008 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin and Lake Area Technical Institute
President Deb Shephard receive a wind energy demonstration
from a student in the new Energy Operations program
at LATI in Watertown. |
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Lake
Area Technical Institute President Deb Shephard
presents Rep. Herseth Sandlin and SD State Senator
Nancy Turbak plans for the new addition to the
Manufacturing Education Center on the LATI campus
in Watertown. |
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October
20, 2008 |
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October
20, 2008 |
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| Watertown
Resource Center Director Lisa Fuhrer gives Rep.
Herseth Sandlin a tour of the domestic violence
shelter in Watertown. October is Domestic Violence
Awareness Month. |
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin meets with staff and board members
of the Watertown Resource Center & Domestic
Violence Shelter during a recent visit. October
is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. |
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October
20, 2008 |
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October
20, 2008 |
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Lake
Area Multi-District Director Julie LeVake and
Building Trades teacher Larry Horstmeyer give
Rep. Herseth Sandlin a tour of the student built
homes.
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin visits with Lake Area Multi-District
Health Science teacher Dianne Rider during a recent
tour of the Watertown campus. |
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October
16, 2008 |
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October
16, 2008 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin meets with the Dakota State University
Women in Science and Technology program during
a recent visit to Madison. |
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October
15, 2008 |
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October
13, 2008 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin presents remarks during the groundbreaking
of the Childrens Museum of South Dakota in Brookings.
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin listens to patrons of the Canyon
Lake Senior Center in Rapid City. |
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October
13, 2008 |
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October
11, 2008 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin meets with spouses of airmen deployed
from Ellsworth Air Force Base at the EAFB Airman
and Family Readiness Center. |
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Rep. Herseth Sandlin
addresses the audience at the dedication of the
Discovery Bridge between Yankton and northeast
Nebraska. |
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October
11, 2008 |
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October
8, 2008 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin joins Senator John Thune, Nebraska
Governor Dave Heineman and Senator Tim Johnson
for the ribbon-cutting to officially mark the
opening of the Discovery Bridge between Yankton
and northeast Nebraska. |
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin joins American Heart Association
volunteer Mary Hughes and other Sioux Falls professionals
for a discussion of the benefits of workplace
wellness to employers and employees alike. |
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October
8, 2008 |
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October
6, 2008 |
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| Representative
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin discusses the need for,
and availability of, veterans readjustment counseling
in South Dakota with the staff at the Sioux Falls
Vet Center. |
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin speaks to eighth graders about
government and participation at Whittier Middle
School in Sioux Falls. |
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October
6, 2008 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin joins officials from Avera Health
and Sanford Health in Sioux Falls for a discussion
of health policy issues. |
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September
7, 2008 |
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September
7, 2008 |
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| Representative
Herseth Sandlin offers the keynote address at
the opening session of the 2008 Biobased Industry
Outlook Conference at Iowa State University
in Ames, Iowa. |
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Representative
Herseth Sandlin and fellow panelist, Iowa Secretary
of Agriculture Bill Northey, respond to audience
questions at the 2008 Biobased Industry Outlook
Conference at Iowa State University in Ames,
Iowa. |
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September
7, 2008 |
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September
7, 2008 |
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| Representative
Herseth Sandlin discusses climate-related policy
issues with officials from the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration, the National
Weather Service and Iowa State University in
Ames, Iowa. |
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Representative
Herseth Sandlin met with climate and weather
officials from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, the National Weather Service
and Iowa State University during the 2008 Biobased
Industry Outlook Conference at ISU in Ames,
Iowa. |
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September
4, 2008 |
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September
3, 2008 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin tours the South Dakota STAR
Academy Biomass Boiler System located in Custer.
L-R: Operations Manager Candy Snyder, Consulting
Engineer John Hey, Rep. Herseth Sandlin, Physical
Plant Manager Bob Etzkorn, Heating Plant Supervisor
Mike Trelor
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Rep.
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin meets with Spearfish
Mayor Jerry Krambeck, city staff and city council
members to discuss Spearfish economic development. |
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September
3, 2008 |
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September
3, 2008 |
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| Spearfish
Mayor Jerry Krambeck and Recreation Supervisor
Alecia Hoffman guide Rep. Stephanie Herseth
Sandlin on a tour of the city’s new recreation
center and swimming pool complex. |
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Representative
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin meets with Mayor Maury
LaRue and members of the Sturgis Economic Development
Board to discuss plans and ongoing activities
in the developing Sturgis community. |
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September
3, 2008 |
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September
3, 2008 |
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| Rep.
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin is briefed by Library
Director Julie Moore-Peterson in the Lushbough
Room during a tour of the new Sturgis Library. |
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Rep.
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin meets with South Dakota
School of Mines and Technology President Robert
Wharton and members of the executive board for
an update on the school’s programs and goals. |
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September
2, 2008 |
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September
2, 2008 |
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Rep. Herseth Sandlin and Tom Casey of KILI Radio
in Porcupine.
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Economic
Development meeting at Lakota Funds located in
Kyle. L-R: Jennifer Richards, Rep. Herseth Sandlin,
Lakota Funds Executive Director Dowell Caselli-Smith,
PhD |
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September
2, 2008 |
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September
2, 2008 |
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Pine
Ridge IHS Hospital Tour with Hospital Staff of
New Wing.
L-R: CEO Bill Pourier, Rep. Herseth Sandlin, Sophie
Conroy, Merri Afraid of Bear, Monica Macek.
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin and Oglala Sioux Tribe President
John Yellow Bird Steele discussing law enforcement
issues at Pine Ridge. |
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August
30, 2008 |
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August
30, 2008 |
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| Congresswoman
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin outlines her multi-faceted
approach to energy policy while participating
in the Farmer’s Union Ag Forum at the South
Dakota State Fair. |
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Miss
South Dakota State Fair Bethanna Feist poses
with Congresswoman Herseth Sandlin and Senators
Johnson and Thune following the Farmer’s Union
Ag Forum at the South Dakota State Fair. |
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August
30, 2008 |
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August
29, 2008 |
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| Congresswoman
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin talks to FFA members
at Farmer’s Union Ag Forum at the South Dakota
State Fair. |
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin and Max Sandlin talk with Tim
Seck, Director of Development for IBERDROLA
RENEWABLES, following the
announcement the expansion of their Brookings
County wind farm. |
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August
29, 2008 |
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August
23, 2008 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin tours the inside of a IBERDOLA
RENEWABLES wind turbine after announcing the
expansion of their Brookings County wind farm.
Pictured with Rep. Herseth Sandlin are Tim Seck
and Dave Sweet. |
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Congresswoman
Herseth Sandlin talks with Miss Rosebud prior
to the Grand Entry of the 132nd Annual Rosebud
Wacipi. |
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August
23, 2008 |
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August
23, 2008 |
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| Congresswoman
Herseth Sandlin with Rosebud Sioux Tribe Chairman
Rodney Bordeaux and Senator Tim Johnson at the
132nd Annual Rosebud Fair and Wacipi. |
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Representative
Herseth Sandlin meets Lakota veteran, Francis
White Bird prior to the grand entry of the 132nd
Annual Rosebud Wacipi. |
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August
22, 2008 |
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August
22, 2008 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin and Barb Johnson, Director of
Records for Capitol Area Counseling in Pierre,
talk about problems with Medicare billing. |
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin visits with Ron Woodburn, Director
of the Capitol University Center in Pierre, while
looking over the plans for the new Halverson Education
Center which is currently under construction. |
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August
21, 2008 |
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August
21, 2008 |
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| Congresswoman
Herseth Sandlin tours a new home on the Crow Creek
reservation with Housing Authority Executive Director
Joe Sazue and Director of Modernization Eric Beagle. |
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Congresswoman
Herseth Sandlin met with Crow Creek Tribal Council
Chairman Brandon Sazue, Council Members Tommy
Thompson, Duane St. John, Norman Thompson, Kitty
Wells, and BIA Superintendent Patrick Duffy. |
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August
21, 2008 |
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August
21, 2008 |
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| Congresswoman
Herseth Sandlin met with Clair Green from the
Lower Brule Cultural Resources Department to
learn about programs administered by the tribe. |
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Congresswoman
Herseth Sandlin learning how to conjugate Lakota
words during her tour of the Lower Brule Community
College. |
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August
21, 2008 |
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August
20, 2008 |
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| Congresswoman
Herseth Sandlin meets with and Lower Brule Community
College board members (l to r): Melinda Johnson,
Janis Larson, Marlene Crowe, and Lower Brule
Community College President, Sheryl Scott. |
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Congresswoman
Herseth Sandlin tours the new Avera Weskota
Memorial Medical Center in Wessington Springs
with Dr. Tom Dean and CEO Kayleen Lee. |
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August
20, 2008 |
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August
20, 2008 |
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| Babcock
and Brown Project Manager Ray Garcia points out
a new sub station to Congresswoman Herseth Sandlin,
Wessington Springs Mayor Jim Burg, Wessington
Springs City Finance Officer Linda Willman, Heartland
General Manager Mick McDowell and Babcock and
Brown Operations Manager Terry Cantorna. |
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Congresswoman Herseth
Sandlin tours the new Wessington Springs
Wind Project with representatives
from the City of Wessington Springs, Babcock and
Brown and Heartland Consumers Power District.
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August
6, 2008 |
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August
6, 2008 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin with Gloria and Wayne McFarland
of Link It Software in Milbank. |
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin addresses employees at Empi,
Inc. in Clear Lake following a tour of the facililty.
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August
6, 2008 |
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August
6, 2008 |
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin receives a tour of the Davisco
Lake Norden Cheese Company from Mark Spence,
Davisco's Midwest Division Manager. |
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August
5, 2008 |
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August
5, 2008 |
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| Monica
Eske, RN and Rep. Herseth Sandlin visit with
an Intensivist via closed circuit video in the
EICU at Avera St. Luke’s in Aberdeen. |
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin meets with Indian Health Service
staff in Sisseton. |
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August
5, 2008 |
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August
5, 2008 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin visits with staff and board
members of Coteau des Prairies Hospital in Sisseton. |
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin pictured with attendees of a
healthcare meeting at Marshall County Avera
Healthcare Center in Britton. |
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July
28, 2008 |
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July
28, 2008 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin with
(L to R) Todd Kolden, Veteran Services
State Coordinator; Earl Schultz, Director of Veteran's
Employment and Training Service; and Rep. John
Boozman at the Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee
on Economic Opportunity field hearing held in
Rapid City. (Courtesy
photo) |
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Members
of the Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic
Opportunity, Mike Brinck, Rep. John Boozman, Chairwoman
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, and Juan Lara, hold
a field hearing in Rapid City, to hear testimony
about the Transition Assistance Program. |
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July
28, 2008 |
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July
28, 2008 |
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| Rep.
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin met with Director Peter
Henry and staff of the Black Hills Health Care
System, Ft. Meade campus to discuss veterans’
health care concerns. |
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin and members of the Veterans’ Affairs
Economic Opportunity Subcommittee met with Peter
Henry, Director of the Black Hills Health Care
System, at the Ft. Meade campus. |
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July
21, 2008 |
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July
21, 2008 |
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| Rep. Herseth Sandlin
speaks to members of the Sioux Falls Chamber of
Commerce as part of the Chamber’s Issue’s Management
Council’s Inside Washington luncheon
series. |
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin toured Midcontinent Communications’
new headquarters in Sioux Falls along with Chief
Operating Officer Dick Busch and Senior Vice President
Tom Simmons. |
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July
19, 2008 |
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July
19, 2008 |
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin participates in the grand entry
at the 46th Annual Traditional Mdewakanton Wacipi
hosted by the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe.
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin assists in presenting hand made
shawls to breast cancer survivors and their families
during the 46th Annual Traditional Mdewakanton
Wacipi hosted by the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe. |
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July
15, 2008 |
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Representatives
of the Sun Grant Initiative, a network of land-grant
universities including SDSU and federally funded
laboratories whose work serves to strengthen a
biobased economy, present Rep. Herseth Sandlin
with a plaque in appreciation of her work to secure
funding for the initiative in the Farm Bill. |
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July
5, 2008 |
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July
5, 2008 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin visits the Minuteman Missile National
Historic Site between Cactus Flat and Wall and
is briefed by National Park Service Superintendent
Mark Herberger and staff. |
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July
5, 2008 |
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July
5, 2008 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin and Badlands National Park Superintendent
Paige Baker atop Sheep Mountain Table in the park.
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin visits the Badlands National Park
White River Visitor Center with (from L-R): Pine
Ridge Reservation Park Rangers - Tanya Martinez,
Sunny Clifford, Serena Clifford, and Badlands
National Park Superintendent Paige Baker. |
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July
3, 2008 |
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July
3, 2008 |
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin met with physicians and board
members at Rapid City Regional Hospital to discuss
health care issues facing South Dakotans.
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin meets with the Walking Forward
Program staff at Rapid City Regional Hospital
during a recent visit to discuss the program’s
mission to provide quality cancer prevention,
screening and treatment to Native Americans. |
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July
1, 2008 |
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July
1, 2008 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin receives a tour of Gehl in Madison
from Roger Albertson, Manufacturing Engineer,
Joe Palmiotto, Quality Control Manager and Jeff
Hatch, Production Manager. |
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin receives a tour of Gehl in Madison
from Roger Albertson, Manufacturing Engineer
and Joe Palmiotto, Quality Control Manager. |
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July
1, 2008 |
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July
1, 2008 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin receives a tour of Integra Plastics
in Madison from Mick Green, President of Integra. |
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Brad
Uthe, Director of Sales and Marketing for Integra
Plastics in Madison, demonstrates the use of
sealing equipment during Rep. Herseth Sandlin’s
tour of the facility.
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July
1, 2008 |
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July
1, 2008 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin meets with Lake Area Improvement
Corporation board members and business owners
during a stop in Madison. |
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin gives the keynote address at the
launch of Sioux Valley Wireless' WiMAX broadband
internet service in Madison. |
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June
30, 2008 |
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June
30, 2008 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin receives a tour of Cherapa Place
from Jeff Scherschligt, Anne Haber and Nathaniel
Molenda. Cherapa Place is the newest LEED certified
green building Sioux Falls. |
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Jeff
Scherschligt updates Rep. Herseth Sandlin on the
plans for developing the East Bank in downtown
Sioux Falls. Mr. Scherschligt, President of Howalt-McDowell
Insurance, is working to restore and beautify
the greenway along the Big Sioux River in downtown
Sioux Falls. |
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June
30, 2008 |
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June
30, 2008 |
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| Congresswoman
Herseth Sandlin has announced the winners of the
2008 Congressional Art Competition. Left: Megan
Schneider's first place charcoal entry: "A
Sporting Competition". Right: Nicole Borszich's
watercolor entry:"A South Dakota Landscape".
Both students are 2008 graduates of Sioux Falls
Roosevelt High School. |
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June
30, 2008 |
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June
30, 2008 |
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| Congresswoman
Herseth Sandlin with Congressional Art Contest
Award Winners Megan Schneider and Nicole Borszich
both of Sioux Falls. |
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin, joined by Senators Tim Johnson
and John Thune, listens as Brian Jennings, Executive
Director of the American Coalition for Ethanol,
explains the benefits of mid-range ethanol blends
to members of the media at a press conference
in Sioux Falls. |
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June
5, 2008 |
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June
5, 2008 |
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Rep.
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin with Sally Damm, Program
Administrator, and Dawn Kane and Jody Hexem of
the United Retirement Center Avera in Brookings,
SD.
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Rep.
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin with Wyatt Beyer, Region
8 Winner in the Kids Prepare America Student Contest. |
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May
28, 2008 |
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May
28, 2008 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin addresses the Aberdeen Lions Club. |
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin tours the VA clinic in Aberdeen.
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May
28, 2008 |
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May
28, 2008 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin meets with 2008 Boys State Governor
Trent Kubik in Aberdeen. |
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Legion
member Gene Schumacher talks with Rep. Herseth
Sandlin during Boys State in Aberdeen. |
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May
27, 2008 |
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May
26, 2008 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin talks to Avera Dougherty Hospice
House staff members during a tour of the Sioux
Falls facility. |
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Congresswoman
Herseth Sandlin addresses the attendees at the
Memorial Day Service at Mitchell’s Graceland
Cemetery. |
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May
26, 2008 |
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May
26, 2008 |
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| Congresswoman
Herseth Sandlin with the young marines at the
Mitchell Memorial Day Service. |
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Congresswoman
Herseth Sandlin addresses Girls State Delegates
during their opening assembly at the University
of South Dakota in Vermillion. |
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May
26, 2008 |
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May
26, 2008 |
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| Congresswoman
Herseth with Tara Trask, 2003 Girls State Governor
and 2008 Miss Rodeo South Dakota; Maggie Van Bocken
2005 Girls State Governor; Lauren Beadnell, 2007
Girls State Governor; Lila Speckels, Department
President of the South Dakota American Legion
Auxiliary; and Cheryl Hovorka, South Dakota Girls
State Director |
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Congresswoman
Herseth Sandlin visits veterans at the Avera Brady
Nursing Home in Mitchell on Memorial Day. |
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May
26, 2008 |
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May
23, 2008 |
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| Congresswoman
Herseth Sandlin threw out the first pitch at
the SD High School Class A Championship Game
in Yankton. |
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Congresswoman
Herseth Sandlin is presented the Norwegian American
of the Year Award by Michael Nitz, Augustana
Coordinator for Norwegian Programs. |
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May
9, 2008 |
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May
9, 2008 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin gives the commencement address
at the Lake Area Technical Institute Graduation
Ceremony in Watertown. |
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin talks with Lake Area Technical
Institute President Deb Shephard and the South
Dakota Office of Career and Technical Education
Director Mark Wilson, following the LATI graduation
ceremony in Watertown. |
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April
28, 2008 |
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April
28, 2008 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin meets with Tamera Jerke-Leisinger,
Executive Director and board members of the Banquet
in Sioux Falls. |
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin and members of Celebration United
Methodist Church (Brandon, SD) assist with food
preperation at The Banquet in Sioux Falls. April
is National Volunteer Month. |
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April
28, 2008 |
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April
21, 2008 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin visits with Vice President Paul
Sova during a tour of Showplace Wood Products
in Harrisburg. |
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin spoke at the Brookings ribbon-cutting
celebration for PPM Energy’s MinnDakota wind project. |
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April
15, 2008 |
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March
19, 2008 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin met with high school students
from Tiospa Zina Tribal School (Agency Village,
SD), Marty Indian School (Marty, SD) and Crazy
Horse School (Wanblee, SD) who were in Washington,
D.C. recently as part of the Close-Up program. |
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin and Sherry DeBoer. Executive Director
of the South Dakota Humanities Council, during
a visit to the Council’s new offices in Brookings. |
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March
18, 2008 |
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March
18, 2008 |
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| Dennis
Harstad, KL vice president of operations, shows
Rep. Herseth Sandlin the woodchips that will be
processed into cellulose ethanol at the Western
Biomass Energy plant in Upton, WY. |
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Randy
Kramer, KL president; Rep. Herseth Sandlin; Dave
Litzen, KL vice president of process engineering;
and Dennis Harstad, KL Vice President of operations,
tour the Western Biomass Energy plant in Upton,
WY. |
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March
18, 2008 |
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March
18, 2008 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin addresses more than 350 participants
at the second annual Women in Science Conference
hosted by South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. |
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin accepts the Black Hills Chamber
Diplomat award from Diplomats Bruce Rampelberg,
Lt. Col. Tracy Settle, Dennis Popp and John Carlson. |
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March
17, 2008 |
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March
17, 2008 |
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| Luke
Steinmetz, Western Dakota Technical Institute
welding instructor, gives Rep. Herseth Sandlin
a tour of the welding lab. |
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Lisa
Krogman, Western Dakota Technical Institute Practical
Nursing instructor, demonstrates tools of a clinical
lab to Rep. Herseth Sandlin at their campus in
Rapid City. |
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March
17, 2008 |
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March
17, 2008 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin meets with members of the South
Dakota Stockgrowers and Dakota Rural Action in
Rapid City. |
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin addresses the Sioux Falls Downtown
Rotary. |
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March
12, 2008 |
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March
11, 2008 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin meets with representatives of
the Community Health Care Association of the Dakotas
to discuss issues affecting their work across
South Dakota. |
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin joins other members of the fiscally-conservative
Blue Dog Coalition in endorsing the Democratic
Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2009. The budget
resolution serves as a blueprint for Congress
as it begins the process of drafting appropriations
bills and funding the government. |
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February
29, 2008 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin talks with OEF/OIF Veterans during
a roundtable discussion at the Sioux Falls DAV. |
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February
21, 2008 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin gives the keynote address at
the American Heart Association Go Red for Women
event in Sioux Falls.
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February
21, 2008 |
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Representative
Herseth Sandlin presents a U.S. Capitol flag
to students at Hartford Elementary in recognition
of their new school. |
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Kindergartners
at Hartford Elementary School quiz the Congresswoman
about her work in House of Representatives. |
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February
20, 2008 |
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| Joining
Congresswoman Herseth Sandlin on a tour of the
new Sanford Clinic in Clark are (L to R) clinic
director Scott Eisenbeisz, local resident Clinton
Clark, city council president Larry Dreher and
Louann Streff, PA-C. Mr. Clark was a major donor
to the clinic building fund. |
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin talks with students at Conde.
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February
20, 2008 |
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| Congresswoman
Herseth Sandlin tours the heat recovery center.
with members of Basin
Electic, FEM Electric and Ormat |
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Rep. Herseth Sandlin
looks
over schematics for the heat recovery center. |
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January
26, 2008 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin presents awards to the event winners
with Extreme Bull Riding Director Jim Sutton and
Rapid City Mayor Alan Hanks at the 2008 Black
Hills Stock Show & Rodeo in Rapid City. |
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin greets the crowd at the 2008 Black
Hills Stock Show Extreme Bull Riding event in
Rapid City. |
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January
24, 2008 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin visits the Sioux Empire Farm Show
in Sioux Falls. |
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January
21, 2008 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin hosted a Biomass Roundtable discussion
at the Black Hills Visitor Information Center
in Rapid City. |
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin talks with Dave Litzen of KL Process
Design Group and Dave Dixon (SDSMT) following
a Biomass Roundtable discussion at the Black Hills
Visitor Information Center in Rapid City. |
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January
21, 2008 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin visits with children in a daycare
classroom at Youth & Family Services in Rapid
City. |
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Rep.
Herseth Sandlin presents used computer monitors
to Susan Fedell, Executive Director of Youth &
Family Services in Rapid City. |
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January
19, 2008 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin tours a B-1B Lancer aircraft hangar
with 28th Bomb Wing Commander, Colonel Scott Vander
Hamm and 28th Bomb Wing Vice Commander, Colonel
Peter Castor at Ellsworth Air Force Base. |
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January
8, 2008 |
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| Congresswoman Herseth
Sandlin answers questions from students at Patrick
Henry Middle School in Sioux Falls. |
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January
4, 2008 |
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| Rep.
Herseth Sandlin meets with Hematech staff Junpei
Watanabe, CFO, Eddie Sullivan, COO and James Robl,
President & CSO to discuss current projects
with the Department of Defense. |
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Hematech
lab technician, Melanie Nichols, gives Rep. Herseth
Sandlin a tour of the Hematech cloning lab during
a recent visit to their facility in Sioux Falls. |
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