The congresscritters are frozen in D.C. ...

... and thousands in South Dakota are truly frozen ... and you probably haven't heard about it.

As many as 75,000 cattle have perished since the storm slammed the western part of the state Thursday through Saturday with snowfall that set records for the entire month of October in just three days, state and industry officials said.
... ranchers have no one to ask for help or reimbursement. that's because congress has yet to pass a new farm bill, which subsidizes agricultural producers.- nbcnews.com

Of course, one of South Dakota's senators is John Thune (r), who apparently is more concerned about stopping Americans from getting healthcare than he is for the welfare of his own constituents.