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October 13, 2023
Weekly Column

BIG Update

Issues:Congress

October 12, 2023

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) cosponsored legislation to condemn Hamas in the strongest terms and express unconditional and unwavering support for Israel and its right to defend itself.

Issues:Congress

October 12, 2023

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and Kelly Armstrong (R-N.D.) and U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) and John Thune (R-S.D.), sent a letter to Transportation Security Administrator (TSA) David Pekoske, urging the agency to rescind its Airport Security Program National Amendment (TSA-NA-23-02) issued earlier this year.


October 9, 2023

It’s not easy to make Dusty Johnson angry.

South Dakota’s lone member of the U.S. House of Representatives is more comfortable explaining the intricacies of rural development, making self-deprecating jokes about his bookish and bespectacled appearance or extolling the pleasures of watching his sons engage in activities from marching band to baseball.


October 6, 2023

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) is seeking internship applications for the spring in his Washington, D.C., Rapid City, Aberdeen, and Sioux Falls offices.

Issues:Congress

October 6, 2023
Weekly Column

BIG Update

Ten years ago, Winter Storm Atlas came bearing down across western South Dakota. It brought record amounts of snow for the month of October, dumping 55 inches over Lead, South Dakota. Tens of thousands of livestock tragically perished in the storm, and many areas had power outages that lasted a week or longer.

Issues:CongressHealth

September 29, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today announced that they are accepting applications to the U.S. service academies for the class entering in the summer of 2024.

Issues:Education

September 26, 2023

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) spoke in support of historic federal spending cuts. House Republicans are voting on a series of individual appropriations bills ahead of the funding deadline on September 30th. These bills return many non-defense, non-border security programs back to pre-Covid levels.

Issues:Congress

September 22, 2023
Weekly Column

BIG Update

Our national debt is skyrocketing. At this rate, it’s going to increase by $20 trillion in the next ten years. This is a crisis.

If we don’t act now, we know the impact it’ll have on Americans:

Issues:Tribal AffairsTransportation & InfrastructureEconomyCongress