SD Rep. Dusty Johnson visits North Sioux City high school students

North Sioux City received a visit from its sole U.S. Representative Tuesday.

Congressman Dusty Johnson paid a visit to Dakota Valley High School Tuesday morning. Johnson gave the young students the chance to ask any questions they had regarding congressional responsibility and politics. 

“If you care about the next generation, this is where you need to be,” he said. “These are just incredibly bright minds that we’re going to be relying on to keep America a great nation over the course of the next 50 years. Investing a little bit of time here just makes sense.”

With all the work done before the Easter break to avoid a government shutdown, Johnson said the capitol will be able to save $2 trillion over the next five years. 

“Those spending deals did not cut as much as I want,” Johnson said. “We need to be persistent enough to make sure we go and do things next year and the year after that and the year after that. It took us 60 years to get into this hole, it’s going to take us a little while to dig ourselves out, but we are finally back on the right track.”  

When he finds himself back at his office in Washington, Johnson’s first priority will be completing a farm bill.

“We rely on the five-year predictability of a farm bill to make sure we’re growing and raising the best food in the world,” he said. “Also, for anybody on nutritional programs like food stamps, SNAPs, supplemental nutrition assistance programs, we need the predictability for those programs that the farm bill delivers.”

Besides a farm bill, Johnson will also be concentrated on the border.

“We continue to have a southern border that is absolutely in crisis,” Johnson said. “7 million people crossing that border in the last three years is totally indefensible. It is time for us to quit the squabbling. Any deal that comes up, people are willing to throw stones at it. We have got to get past that and just deal with this issue.”

Congressman Johnson continued his trip in North Sioux City with visits to CNOS and Big Frig.