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In the 1960s and early 1970s, the heavily publicized Vietnam War caused division and protest. Despite the controversy, men and women still risked their lives.

In Piedmont Friday, Johnson honored more than 20 veterans with a Vietnam War era pin.

An Aberdeen student has now received a visit from two members of U.S. Congress during his senior year.

Between his visits to Miller and Groton to speak with students, Representative Dusty Johnson stopped at Aberdeen Central High School on Wednesday to present a Congressional Bronze Medal to Dustin Hermansen.

For Rep. Johnson, this was his first time presenting a Congressional Medal.

Just ahead of the 2023 Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo, U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., re-introduced two cattle bills designed to drive competition and benefit smaller meatpacking operations.

Johnson said the "Butcher Block Act," co-sponsored by U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger , D-Va., would establish a grant and loan program within the Department of Agriculture to provide funding for new and expanding meat processors.

U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Monday named U.S. Reps. Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Darin LaHood (R-IL), John Moolenaar (R-MI), and Dan Newhouse (R-WA) to the U.S. House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, more commonly called the Select Committee on China.

The speaker also named GOP members to serve on the U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the U.S. House Rules Committee.

South Dakota U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) has re-introduced (Jan. 11, 2023) his Keep the Nine constitutional amendment (H.J.Res.8) to limit the number of Justices on the U.S. Supreme Court at nine.

President Biden is expected to sign a bill this week that would allow the state of South Dakota to purchase 266 acres of federal land at the Gilt Edge Mine Superfund Site, a move that would allow the state to take necessary measures to clean up the land.

South Dakota farmers and ranchers feed and fuel the world, and consumers and businesses look to them for in-demand agricultural goods. In 2020, the state exported approximately $284 million in pork products, $279 million in beef products, and $102 million in dairy products to markets across the world. A fair, reliable, and competitive export market is essential for South Dakota producers to sustain and expand their businesses.

Promising reforms to help U.S. ag exporters, the 2022 Ocean Shipping Reform Act was signed into law June 16 by President Joe Biden.

Cathy Burns, CEO of the International Fresh Produce Association, was on hand for the signing ceremony at the White House.

Robert Guenther, chief public policy officer for IFPA, said in a statement that the law provides much-needed relief for U.S. ports and the fresh produce industry.