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Washington, D.C. – This week,U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) voted against a bill that would provide and promote access to abortions without limitations. The so-called "Women's Health Protection Act" is the most sweeping pro-abortion legislation Congress has voted on in recent history. The proposal would override state pro-life laws on informed consent, parental notification in the case of a minor, and allow for dismemberment abortions and abortions based on a Down Syndrome diagnosis.
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. House Biofuels Caucus Co-Chairs Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.), Rodney Davis (R-IL) and Adrian Smith (R-NE), along with Representatives Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), and Randy Feenstra (R-IA) led a letter along with 16 of their colleagues to urge President Biden to uphold campaign promises he made regarding the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
With August recess wrapping up and Members of Congress soon returning to Washington, I wanted to provide you with some of the highlights from my time spent in South Dakota over the summer work period.
Tuesday, September 11, 2001. It was like every other day working for then-Congressman John Thune on Capitol Hill. I was a staff assistant at the time and our office, the Longworth House Office Building, was located adjacent to the Capitol.
The events that unfolded in Afghanistan over the last few weeks have been a tragedy.
It was devastating to hear the news that thirteen servicemembers were killed – the deadliest day in Afghanistan in over a decade – outside the airport gates in Kabul while assisting Americans and Afghan allies urgently trying to flee the country.
Washington, D.C. – Recently, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced award recipients for round two of its COVID-19 Telehealth Program, following the passage of U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson's (R-S.D.) COVID-19 Telehealth Program Extension Act.
This week, the House was called back for a special session. However, it was not to vote on legislation related to the heart-wrenching humanitarian and military crisis unfolding in Afghanistan. Instead, Speaker Pelosi called us back to vote on a $3.5 trillion budget blueprint.
Washington, D.C. – This week, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and several of his U.S. House and U.S. Senate colleagues pressed President Biden on the details of his plan to safely withdraw thousands of Americans and allies from Afghanistan.
Summer is coming to an end and students across South Dakota are heading back to school. I was home to see my three boys off to start the 2021-2022 school year this week.
While many schools in our state remained open during this past year, the same cannot be said about school districts across the country.
It's no secret that this has been a tough year for Congress. The pandemic and the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol have left a malaise over the congressional community. The public continues to hold Congress is low regard. One public opinion survey asked what words they would use to describe Congress: "incompetent," "inept," "terrible" and "bad" topped the list.