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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and Darren Soto (D-FL) today introduced the Food Safety Modernization for Innovative Technologies Act, a bill which would formalize a regulatory framework for food derived from cell-cultured technology.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) today attended the signing of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement at the White House.
"USMCA is the win for producers we've been working towards for nearly two years," said Johnson. "South Dakota's farmers want a level playing field, and that's exactly what this free trade agreement provides. I was proud to stand by the president during today's signing of the USMCA, and I look forward to seeing the added jobs and trade opportunities this agreement will bring to our nation's economy."
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) announced that his office is seeking internship applicants for Summer 2020 in his Washington, D.C., Rapid City, Aberdeen, and Sioux Falls offices.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Representative Dusty Johnson says this is a difficult time for farmers.
The past few weeks, Johnson has been traveling across South Dakota talking to producers and hearing their concerns. He says we are in the fifth year of declining farm revenue and that Chinese tariffs on commodities like soybeans have put a strain on farmers.
At the end of this month, the 62nd annual Black Hills Stock Show and Rodeo will be taking place in Rapid City. An estimated 331,000 people from all over the country will descend on Western South Dakota, making it the second largest annual event in South Dakota.
Since 2014, every January marks the "Burning of the Beetle" in Custer, South Dakota. What's turned into a fun tradition and artistic celebration, stemmed from a bleak time in the Black Hills.
The Black Hills National Forest is one of South Dakota's treasures, but if you traveled there several years ago, you'd see a much different forest than you'll see today. For years, the Mountain Pine Beetle infected more than 430,000 acres of forest, leaving millions of trees dead in its path.
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Natural Resources Committee unanimously passed the Tribal School Federal Insurance Parity Act (H.R. 895), which was introduced by U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) earlier this year.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) released the following statement after the president signed the United States-China Phase One trade agreement today:
"The Phase One U.S.-China trade agreement is a step in the right direction," said Johnson. "Producers want certainty and China needs to play fair - this agreement hits the mark on both fronts. This China agreement paired with the USMCA are the wins our producers need."
Securing our border has been at the forefront of this administration's agenda and rightfully so. I traveled down to the southern border earlier this year and real progress is being made there, however, there is more work to be done.
In the last year, we experienced a true crisis on our southern border with unprecedented numbers of illegal border crossings. Congress and the administration have been focused on how best to combat this crisis, so I welcomed the opportunity to visit a business right here in South Dakota that is playing a key part in increasing security at our borders.
U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson learned about the towering accomplishments of Yankton's Ehresmann Engineering during a special presentation and tour of the factory Monday.
The engineering firm specializes in communication tower design, engineering and manufacturing. Many of its cell towers are disguised to look like flag poles or pine trees as many townships now require some sort of cell-tower camouflage.