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This week, my bill, the Ocean Shipping Reform Implementation Act, passed the House overwhelmingly. This is a great victory for our nation’s supply chain. South Dakota exports $7 billion of manufactured and agricultural goods each year. The ocean shipping supply chain is crucial to producers and consumers in our state.
Washington, D.C. – Today, legislation led by U.S. Representatives Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and John Garamendi (D-CA) to protect U.S. ports and shippers from the Chinese Communist Party’s influence passed the U.S. House overwhelmingly.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) with the House Agriculture Committee and Reps. Austin Scott (R-GA) and Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) hosted a roundtable in Spearfish, South Dakota to discuss dire needs in the Black Hills forestry industry. Members of the U.S. Forest Service and local forestry industry addressed the failure of the Forest Service to hit their harvest goals and how that failure is risking timber jobs in the area.
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U.S. Representatives Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and Jim Costa (D-CA) introduced (Feb. 29, 2024) the Modernizing Operations for Vehicles in Emergencies (MOVE) Act to provide flexibility and certainty to our supply chains in times of emergency.
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and Jim Costa (D-CA) introduced the Modernizing Operations for Vehicles in Emergencies (MOVE) Act to provide flexibility and certainty to our supply chains in times of emergency.
This week, I traveled to Taiwan with the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party. It was a productive trip, meeting with Taiwan’s leaders to identify ways to strengthen our partnership and tackle the China threat. During a meeting with President Tsai, we discussed the importance of trade between our two countries. After Canada and Mexico, Taiwan buys more American ag products per capita than any other country. Taiwan also produces over 90% of the world’s most advanced semiconductors.
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S.
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and John Garamendi (D-CA) urged the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) to finalize the rule on demurrage and detention billing requirements required in their Ocean Shipping Reform Act that became law in 2022.