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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) announced that the State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure, and Disaster Relief Flexibility Act reached over 100 cosponsors in the House this week. This legislation will make various infrastructure investments eligible for payment with unspent COVID-19 relief funds.
In a press release from the office of Dusty Johnson. He says he is signing on to a bill to make Daylight Saving time permanent.
You can review the bill and see all the co-sponsors at this link:
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/69/all-info
Last Sunday, you probably woke up one of two ways: rested because of the extra hour of sleep or bright and early because your kids didn't get the memo on Daylight Saving Time (DST).
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A panel discussion at the Midwest Agriculture Export Summit looked at supply and shipping chain issues. U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson was joined by two other members of Congress talking about ag exports.
Johnson says new legislation looks to crack down on unfair treatment of American agricultural exports.
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) issued a statement following the U.S. House passage of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure package:
It is Groundhog Day again on Capitol Hill. Every week, for the past seven weeks, House Democrats have claimed we will vote on their massive spending bill. Not surprisingly, it's 5pm on Friday and a vote in the U.S. House was open for over eight hours. This bill is so large, and so partisan, even Democrats cannot come to an agreement within their own party.
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and Josh Harder (D-CA) along with 85 of their colleagues sent a bipartisan letter to U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Buttigieg urging quick reimplementation of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) Under-21 Commercial Driver Pilot Program.
Seeking to provide state and local officials greater leeway with spending remaining pandemic relief dollars, U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) on Tuesday proposed bipartisan legislation to allow those unspent funds to be directed toward infrastructure projects.
“State governments need flexibility, and this bill is good policy,” Rep. Johnson said.
This interview is from SDPB's daily public-affairs show, In the Moment, hosted by Lori Walsh.
South Dakota's lone congressman wants more flexibility for states spending COVID-19 relief money.
Republican Dusty Johnson is working with Democratic Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux from Georgia. They are sponsoring the State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure, and Disaster Relief Flexibility Act.
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Businesses across the country are having difficulty with supply shortages and South Dakota is no exception. It's costing millions of dollars for several businesses. So how will this affect your holiday shopping?
A nationwide supply shortage may make it harder to find what you're looking for.
Representative Dusty Johnson has those same fears and points to Strider Bikes in Rapid City, a business that has particularly felt the impact of the shortage.