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Larry Rhoden: “We had a moving target prior with waiting for the Senate…”

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Tony Venhuizen Rhoden Discusses Transition to Governor and Legislative Priorities in South Dakota

Published January 30, 2025 | Video Starts at 00:21

Well, it's really been, you know, quite an affair. And it was kind of a relief because We had a moving target prior with waiting for the Senate confirmation hearings. It worked out pretty well in the end because we were last Friday, we were pretty sure that it was going to happen over the weekend. (00:21–00:27)

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Asserts that there was uncertainty due to waiting for Senate confirmation hearings.

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Tony Venhuizen Rhoden Discusses Transition to Governor and Legislative Priorities in South Dakota | Uploaded January 30, 2025 | 08:22-08:30
“We were last Friday, we were pretty sure that it was going to happen over the weekend.”
Tony Venhuizen Rhoden Discusses Transition to Governor and Legislative Priorities in South Dakota | Uploaded January 30, 2025 | 00:30-00:36
“I would take the oath, Tuesday, giving the joint address, Wednesday, naming my appointment, and Thursday getting across the finish line.”
Tony Venhuizen Rhoden Discusses Transition to Governor and Legislative Priorities in South Dakota | Uploaded January 30, 2025 | 00:42-00:53
“We didn't have to suspend the rules.”
Tony Venhuizen Rhoden Discusses Transition to Governor and Legislative Priorities in South Dakota | Uploaded January 30, 2025 | 01:13-01:18
“It just made me very relieved because it's been such a great week.”
Tony Venhuizen Rhoden Discusses Transition to Governor and Legislative Priorities in South Dakota | Uploaded January 30, 2025 | 03:25-03:31
“We met and had a long conversation. And that conversation was the theme of that conversation basically was let's prepare, let's be prepared…”
Tony Venhuizen Rhoden Discusses Transition to Governor and Legislative Priorities in South Dakota | Uploaded January 30, 2025 | 04:44-04:57
“The biggest priority is getting the budget across the finish line.”
Tony Venhuizen Rhoden Discusses Transition to Governor and Legislative Priorities in South Dakota | Uploaded January 30, 2025 | 07:37-07:41
“We are this close on the prison getting that fully funded.”
Tony Venhuizen Rhoden Discusses Transition to Governor and Legislative Priorities in South Dakota | Uploaded January 30, 2025 | 07:44-07:49
“We have something like something over 600 million in that account.”
Tony Venhuizen Rhoden Discusses Transition to Governor and Legislative Priorities in South Dakota | Uploaded January 30, 2025 | 08:15-08:20
“The ESA bill is in our budget. It's a 4 million dollar price tag.”
Tony Venhuizen Rhoden Discusses Transition to Governor and Legislative Priorities in South Dakota | Uploaded January 30, 2025 | 09:23-09:29
“The competing bill I think is 140 million.”
Tony Venhuizen Rhoden Discusses Transition to Governor and Legislative Priorities in South Dakota | Uploaded January 30, 2025 | 09:31-09:37
“We have already started construction basically and it would cost tens of millions of dollars now.”
Tony Venhuizen Rhoden Discusses Transition to Governor and Legislative Priorities in South Dakota | Uploaded January 30, 2025 | 10:19-10:26
“We're going to make [fireworks at Mount Rushmore on the Fourth of July] happen.”
Tony Venhuizen Rhoden Discusses Transition to Governor and Legislative Priorities in South Dakota | Uploaded January 30, 2025 | 14:37-14:37