We have the lowest unemployment rate in the country. During COVID we were the only state in the country that never once shut down a single business. We never mandated anything. 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. (01:52–01:55)
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Asserts that South Dakota did not impose any mandates during COVID-19.
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