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WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.), members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and U.S. Reps. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and Angie Craig (D-Minn.), members of the House Agriculture Committee, today introduced companion bills that would improve the U.S.
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and Kim Schrier, M.D. (D-WA) introduced the Supporting Underserved Populations by Placing Our Resources in Trusts (SUPPORT) for Mental Health Act. The bipartisan bill would allow states to utilize remaining COVID-19 relief funds to create a trust fund dedicated to mental and behavioral health.
Some of my favorite memories growing up was when school closed for a snow day. But watching the snow pile up outside while waiting for news from the Pierre school district was agonizing as a young kid.
Thanks to Samyok Nepal, a student from Brookings High School, he and his fellow classmates do not have to wait with the same anticipation.
That's because Samyok designed Bobcat Notify, an app to alert students of snow days.
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) announced South Dakota's second annual Congressional App Challenge (CAC), an app competition for middle and high school students.
The CAC was established by Congress to encourage young people to learn coding and to inspire them to pursue a career in STEM. Students of all skill levels are encouraged to participate in the competition, no previous coding experience is required.
In Congress, hardly anything is perfect. But just because it's not perfect, doesn't mean there's not progress.
This past week we made progress for South Dakota.
The first comes following the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) decision to walk back plans to change the city status of Rapid City.
In January, OMB began toying with the idea to increase the Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) qualification from 50,000 to 100,000 people. This set off the alarm bells in smaller cities across the country, including ours.
Washington, D.C. – Following a legislative push from U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will abandon efforts to reclassify Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) like Rapid City and 140 other cities.
Crime is on the rise across America.
Since the beginning of 2021, cities have faced surging levels of violence. The most staggering statistics have emerged in Portland, where homicides and shootings have jumped by a disturbing 533% and 126% respectively, compared to 2020.
Rates are not likely to slow either, as summer is known to be the most violent time of year.
We all know 2020 was an unprecedented year given the COVID-19 pandemic and the protests that swept the nation last summer, but there are several factors contributing to rising crime rates in our nation.
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.), Ranking Member of the Livestock & Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee, issued a statement following President Biden's Executive Order and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) announcement of a significant investment for regional cattle processer expansion efforts and overtime processing fees accrued during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Washington, D.C. – Last week, U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) spoke on the House floor in support of the Hyde Amendment which prohibits federal funding of abortions.
Despite decades-long precedent, the Hyde Amendment was not included in President Biden's budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2022.
"For 45 years, this body has been able to come together to accept the powerful message of the Hyde Amendment that taxpayer funding should never be used for abortion," said Johnson.
On Friday, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.), ranking member of the Livestock & Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee, issued a statement following President Biden's Executive Order and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) announcement of a significant investment for regional cattle processor expansion efforts and overtime processing fees accrued during the COVID-19 pandemic. These announcements mirror two of Johnson's bills, the Butcher Block Act and the Small Packer Overtime and Holiday Fee Relief for COVID-19 Act.