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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.
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
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A panel discussion at the Midwest Agriculture Export Summit looked at supply and shipping chain issues. U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson was joined by two other members of Congress talking about ag exports.
Johnson says new legislation looks to crack down on unfair treatment of American agricultural exports.
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.
This interview is from SDPB's daily public-affairs show, In the Moment, hosted by Lori Walsh.
South Dakota's lone congressman wants more flexibility for states spending COVID-19 relief money.
Republican Dusty Johnson is working with Democratic Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux from Georgia. They are sponsoring the State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure, and Disaster Relief Flexibility Act.
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Businesses across the country are having difficulty with supply shortages and South Dakota is no exception. It's costing millions of dollars for several businesses. So how will this affect your holiday shopping?
A nationwide supply shortage may make it harder to find what you're looking for.
Representative Dusty Johnson has those same fears and points to Strider Bikes in Rapid City, a business that has particularly felt the impact of the shortage.
Washington, D.C. (KOTA) - Today, according to a press release from Dusty Johnson's Communications division, the U.S. House Agriculture Committee unanimously passed the bipartisan Cattle Contract Library Act of 2021 (H.R. 5609)
For the past couple of years, the United States government and members of Congress have been trying to right a wrong by recognizing Vietnam veterans who never got the welcome home they so deserved.
Tuesday, several Vietnam veterans from South Dakota were honored at a special pinning ceremony in Brookings.
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.
It's no secret that this has been a tough year for Congress. The pandemic and the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol have left a malaise over the congressional community. The public continues to hold Congress is low regard. One public opinion survey asked what words they would use to describe Congress: "incompetent," "inept," "terrible" and "bad" topped the list.