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March 20, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) introduced South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem as a witness before the House Agriculture Committee hearing titled “The Danger China Poses to American Agriculture.” Noem and Johnson have been outspoken about the threat of the Chinese Communist Party purchasing U.S. farmland.


March 19, 2024

Rep. Dusty Johnson took a moment to delve into a bit of South Dakota history during his visit to a government class at Tripp-Delmont High School in Tripp.


March 15, 2024
Weekly Column

BIG Update

Issues:AgricultureChina

March 14, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) shared support for the establishment of the National American Indian Veterans (NAIV) Congressional Charter.


March 13, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) voted to pass legislation requiring TikTok to divest from ByteDance, which answers to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), or risk losing access to American markets.


March 13, 2024

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and Sharice Davids (D-KS) introduced the GSA Disposal Process Tribal Parity Act. The General Services Administration’s (GSA) disposal process allows the federal government to sell unused, excess public buildings to state and local governments at or below market value if they are to be used for a specified public benefit. Johnson’s bill will allow tribal governments to participate in that process.


March 11, 2024

One of the most stressful things a person can deal with is maintaining their credit when handling a debt collections agency, but what if it you were receiving bad marks on your credit for bills you’re no longer responsible for?


March 11, 2024

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) co-sponsored bipartisan legislation to take further steps to prohibit the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) access to Americans’ private data through apps like TikTok.

Issues:China

March 8, 2024
Weekly Column

BIG News

I welcomed Butte County Sheriff Fred Lamphere as my guest to the State of the Union. He has seen the how the border crisis impacts communities in South Dakota and is an advocate for stronger border security measures. Sheriff Lamphere did an excellent job of sharing his observations about the border crisis, and what needs to be done to secure our nation.

Issues:AgricultureChinaBorder SecurityCongress

March 5, 2024

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.