MMCCRAY

MMCCRAY

Political Party-Democrat House of Rep. Member - Stephanie Herseth Sandlin(D) []

**Issues:**
National Defense- Continue to try and eliminate the terrorist threat throughout the world Economy- Forbid big foundations from handing out enormous tax bonuses Environment- Begin to provide funding for alternative fuel sources

Info on House Bill #32-
Our bill focuses on the issue of National Defense, the bill proposes that we, America, restrain ourselves from becoming involved with other countries conflicts that do not directly affect us. Supporting this bill would save millions of dollars spent of wars constantly. Also America may be able to begin worrying about our own problems rather than being the police of the world. HB 32

1.)The South Dakota-Suriname State Partnership program was formally established in August, 2006 to develop mutually beneficial partnerships between the two. 2.)The South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources will receive $42 million in stimulus funds as a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. 3.)In 2007, the Board of Minerals and Environment issued PowerTech a uranium exploration permit for the area of Custer and Fall River Counties in southwestern South Dakota. 4.)More than 50 South Dakota Air National Guard troops spent much of March of 2008 building the fence between the United States and Mexico. 5.)The current-dollar gross state product of South Dakota was US$32.3 billion as of 2006.
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1.)__ABC-CLIO Social Studies Databases: Login__. 11 May 2009 . 2.)"Suriname Defense Minister, Ambassador visit South Dakota, 114th Fighter Wing." __114th Fighter Wing, South Dakota Air National Guard - Home__. 11 May 2009 . 3.)__South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources__. 11 May 2009 . 4.)"Powertechpage." __South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources__. 11 May 2009 . 5.)"South Dakota Troops Building Border Fence." __Dakota Voice: Exposing the pernicious lie__. 11 May 2009 . 6.)South Dakota - Environment, Energy, and Resources EPA Region Resource Page - ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources Law." __American Bar Association - Defending Liberty, Pursuing Justice__. 11 May 2009  7.)"South Dakota -." __Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia__. 11 May 2009 . 8.)__Infoplease: Encyclopedia, Almanac, Atlas, Biographies, Dictionary, Thesaurus. Free online reference, research & homework help. Infoplease.com__. 12 May 2009 . 9.)"South Dakota State Symbols Capital Constitution Flags Maps Song." __50states.com - States and Capitals__. 12 May 2009 . 10.)"South Dakota: Facts, Map and State Symbols - EnchantedLearning.com." __ENCHANTED LEARNING HOME PAGE__. 12 May 2009 .7