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In 2022, following the turmoil of COVID lockdown policies that struck a crippling blow to the global economy, a fleet of Canadian truckers took part in a grand protest against the government of Justin Trudeau’s vaccine mandates for their industry, occupying several blocks of the Canadian capital of Ottawa.
The U.S. House of Representatives on May 22 approved legislation led by Republicans that would establish a regulatory framework for digital assets.
The House-approved Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act, H.R. 4763, also known as FIT21, which U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) sponsored in July 2023 alongside four original cosponsors, including U.S. Reps. French Hill (R-AR), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), and Tom Emmer (R-MN), now heads to the U.S. Senate for consideration.
Rep. Dusty Johnson said there’s a lot to like about the currently-proposed Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2024.
South Dakota Republican Rep. Dusty Johnson has introduced legislation he said will improve rural broadband infrastructure.
The FOREST Act, or Facilitating Optimal and Rapid Expansion and Sitting of Telecommunications, aims to simplify resources for rural communities looking to upgrade.
U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) received the Fiscal Hero Award from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.
"It's necessary to take our nation's fiscal health seriously," said Johnson. "One of my core values is good stewardship, and our government must spend taxpayer dollars responsibly. I'm honored to receive the Fiscal Hero Award, and I won't stop fighting to cut spending in Washington."
Representative Dusty Johnson (R-SD) visited with seniors at Wolsey-Wessington High School on Thursday morning, encouraging them in their knowledge of their national government.
More than 250 high school students gathered at Southeast Technical Institute in Sioux Falls to discuss civic values with their representative in Congress.
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.
U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson discussed the status of the upcoming Farm Bill and recently passed legislation on “Product of USA” labeling at a recent visit to Sioux Falls.
Despite the mounting chaos of an election year and the recent frenzy to fund the federal government, South Dakota's lone Rep. Dusty Johnson says he has continued to focus on some big priorities — like China and the southern border.