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LENNOX, S.D. (KELO) – Students in Lennox are getting a better understanding of how the government works. Representative Dusty Johnson stopped by to explain what a typical day is like for him.
Government students at Lennox High School are taking a break from their textbooks to sit down with Representative Dusty Johnson.
Mitchell Republic
Dusty Johnson has been on the move since he was sworn in to represent South Dakota in Congress in 2019.
Whether it’s by traversing across the state, working in Washington D.C. during session or spending time with his wife Jacquelyn and their three boys: Max, 16; Ben, 13; and Owen, 9, Johnson is always on the move.
KXLG 99.1
In a press release from the office of Dusty Johnson. He says he is signing on to a bill to make Daylight Saving time permanent.
You can review the bill and see all the co-sponsors at this link:
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/69/all-info
It is Groundhog Day again on Capitol Hill. Every week, for the past seven weeks, House Democrats have claimed we will vote on their massive spending bill. Not surprisingly, it's 5pm on Friday and a vote in the U.S. House was open for over eight hours. This bill is so large, and so partisan, even Democrats cannot come to an agreement within their own party.
KOTA TV
Seeking to provide state and local officials greater leeway with spending remaining pandemic relief dollars, U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) on Tuesday proposed bipartisan legislation to allow those unspent funds to be directed toward infrastructure projects.
“State governments need flexibility, and this bill is good policy,” Rep. Johnson said.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) is seeking internship applications for Spring 2022 in his Washington, D.C., Rapid City, Aberdeen, and Sioux Falls offices.
Duties will include researching legislation, writing memos, attending committee hearings and briefings, assisting with social media, answering constituent phone calls, sorting mail, and providing support to the staff and the Member of Congress.
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and Drew Ferguson (R-GA) introduced the Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act to prevent the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from implementing invasive bank reporting requirements on personal small dollar financial transactions.
This past Wednesday, I hosted a telephone town hall with constituents 35 and under.
Now some of you may be thinking, Dusty, why would you host a town hall exclusive to younger folks?
I'm most effective at my job when I'm talking to my bosses, and my bosses are the voters. Knowing what's important to younger people in South Dakota is just as crucial as knowing what our seniors care about.
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and Dean Phillips (D-MN-03) introduced the GET IT DONE Act, a bipartisan bill to implement sequestration to avoid a government shutdown should Congress fail to pass a complete appropriations bill.
Argus Leader
In the lead up to the 1972 presidential election, Hunter S. Thompson wondered, in his classic book on the campaign, "Fear and Loathing On the Campaign Trail '72", what role the youth vote might play.
The 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 had been ratified the year before, and Thompson speculated about whether a wave of angry young voters would be enough to help South Dakota Sen. George McGovern unseat Richard Nixon.