Transcript: Noem addresses South Dakota Legislature as tensions rise between states, federal government

House and Senate meets jointly to hear remarks

Gov. Kristi Noem delivered a joint address to the full Legislature Wednesday on an ongoing squabble between Texas and the federal government over border security policy.

Read the full transcript of the governor’s speech below:

Lieutenant Governor Rhoden, Mr. Speaker, members of the House and Senate, and my fellow South Dakotans:

Thank you for calling this …