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February 12, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE) introduced the bicameral Fair SHARE Act to impose one-time fees on electric vehicles (EVs) to ensure EVs contribute to the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) as internal combustion vehicles do.


February 10, 2025

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

Issues:Congress

February 7, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.), Adrian Smith (R-NE), and Angie Craig (D-MN) led nearly 30 colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter to recently-confirmed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin.

Issues:Agriculture

February 7, 2025
Weekly Column

BIG Update

The Biden Administration’s open border policies allowed fentanyl to flow across the border for four years. The outcome is tragic. Fentanyl poisoning is the leading cause of death for Americans ages 18-45. This illicit drug has ended thousands of lives, causing heartbreak and distress in families and communities nationwide.

Issues:Border SecurityEducation

February 5, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Chairman Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) Ranking Member Don Davis (D-NC) and House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence Chairman Bryan Steil (R-WI) and Rep.

Issues:Economy

February 5, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) was named to the Select Committee of Strategic Competition Between the United States and Chinese Communist Party, more commonly referred to as the “Select Committee on China.” Johnson was a member of the Select Committee last Congress.

Issues:China

January 31, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) invited the President Trump and Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum to host a fireworks celebration at Mount Rushmore for Independence Day. The last celebration with fireworks at Mount Rushmore was in 2020, during President Trump’s first administration.


January 25, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) applauded the U.S. Senate’s quick confirmation of Governor Kristi Noem to be President Trump’s Secretary of Homeland Security. The Senate voted to secure her confirmation by a vote of 59-34.