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February 18, 2022
Weekly Column

As Russia continues an aggression campaign against its neighbor, this raises growing concerns across the globe and will have significant implications not just for Ukraine, but for the worldwide energy supply. If Russia invades Ukraine, Germany will withdrawal its approval of the Nord Stream 2, a natural gas pipeline that runs through the region. This pipeline is set to provide 15% of Europe's natural gas.

Issues:EconomyEnergy

February 17, 2022

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson says service members from the Vietnam era didn’t always get the homecoming they deserved.

And so, he wanted a “do-over”. In Yankton, on Thursday, Johnson presented service members with commemorative challenge coins and thanked them for their service.

Issues:Veterans

February 16, 2022

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.). and U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), and Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) today expressed their concern with the U.S. Forest Service's (USFS's) plans to reduce the timber sale program for the Black Hills National Forest (BHNF).

Issues:Agriculture

February 14, 2022
Weekly Column

In 2021, the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (USCBP) seized 11,201 pounds of fentanyl—a 234% increase from 2020. This amount of fentanyl is enough to kill every American seven times. Fentanyl is the deadliest drug in the United States and is 50 times more powerful than heroin. This lethal drug has made its way into our homes and communities, accounting for 64,000 of the over 100,000 drug overdose deaths in 2021—the highest number ever.

Issues:Border SecurityHealth

February 11, 2022

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) signed on as an original cosponsor of Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler's (R-WA-03) Protecting Parental Rights Act.


February 11, 2022

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) announced Gerald Schied of Huron for the Strength of South Dakota Award. The Strength of South Dakota Award was created to celebrate and honor South Dakotans that display unusual perseverance, compassion, and innovation, and are beloved by their community.


February 10, 2022

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) signed on as an original cosponsor of U.S. Rep. Tom Cole's (R-OK-4) Can't Cancel Your Own Debt Act.


February 4, 2022
Weekly Column

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is set to implement the Entry-Level Driver Training (ELDT) rule on February 7—this Monday. This rule imposes new requirements on entry-level Commercial Driver License (CDL) applicants before they can get behind the wheel. These regulations–originally mandated as part of the 2012 surface transportation reauthorization bill known as MAP-21–requires drivers to complete their training from a provider on the FMCSA's Training Provider Registry List.

Issues:AgricultureTransportation & InfrastructureEconomy

February 3, 2022

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and John Garamendi (D-CA) issued a statement following the U.S. Senate introduction of the U.S. House-passedOcean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA). OSRA is the first major overhaul of federal regulations for the global shipping industry in 20 years and addresses the ongoing supply chain crisis.