Economy
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson’s (R-S.D.) Butcher Block Act and year-round E15 provisions passed the U.S. House.
Washington, D.C. – Following the U.S. House passage of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act (S. 3580) introduced by U.S.
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) and U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) today issued the following statements after the U.S. House of Representatives passed their Ocean Shipping Reform Act (S. 3580).
Washington, D.C. – Today, in the U.S. House Agriculture Committee, legislation introduced by U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) passed unanimously out of the committee.
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) questioning its lack of action on the ongoing baby formula shortage. South Dakota has an out-of-stock rate of over 50%. FDA became aware of contamination at Abbott Nutrition as early as September 2021 and found an increased level of bacteria in January 2022.
Between 85-90% of the beef processing in this country is done at just 30 plants – in fact, 12 plants do more than half of all the beef processing. Having such a large percentage of meat packing done at such a small number of plants is a vulnerability in our markets. We’ve experienced many “black swan” events in the past couple years—from the Holcomb fire, COVID-19, and weather, among others. This market concentration poses a significant risk to food security in our nation.
Travel is coming back. After nearly two years of pleas, Speaker Pelosi finally reopened the Capitol building to visitors and tours. South Dakotans wasted no time in coming to their nation’s capital. This week, I had the opportunity to meet with members of the South Dakota Department of Tourism, including their Secretary Jim Hagen.
“The Ocean Shipping Reform Act establishes rules of the road and puts Americans on an equal playing field”
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.), Jim Costa (D-CA-16), and David Valadao (R-CA-21) hosted a roundtable discussion with American manufacturing and agriculture experts on solutions to strengthen the supply chain. You can watch the roundtable here.
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.), Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ), Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.), and Annie Kuster (D-N.H.) introduced the Connect Unserved Americans Act, a bipartisan bill to ensure funding allocated to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for broadband is targeted to rural areas most in need of reliable service.