In fact, I didn't even define what an essential business was, because I don't believe that the government has the ability or the authority to tell you that your business is an essential. We are the only state to never take the elevated unemployment benefits. Because I said, Listen, Mr. President, our people want to work. And they did. They went to work every single day. (02:09–02:14)
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Asserts that South Dakota did not accept elevated unemployment benefits.
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