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Johnson Supports SCOTUS Ruling on Student Debt Forgiveness

By Western South Dakota News Report | Jul 1, 2023

On June 30 2023, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) issued the following statement responding to the Supreme Court’s Biden v. Nebraskadecision, ruling President Biden’s plan to forgive $500 billion of student debt is unconstitutional:

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Johnson Announces 2023 Congressional App Challenge

By Western South Dakota News Report | Jun 28, 2023

On June 28, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) announced South Dakota’s third annual Congressional App Challenge (CAC), an app competition for middle and high school students.

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Johnson Announces Service Academy Appointments

By Western South Dakota News Report | Jun 27, 2023

Washington, D.C. –On June 26, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) announced six South Dakotans have accepted Service Academy appointments.

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Containing Chinese Spyware

By Western South Dakota News Report | Jun 26, 2023

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is spying on ports across the globe. I suppose it isn’t much of a shock, given their track record with spying through apps like TikTok, their spy base in Cuba, and CCP “police stations” around the world.

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Johnson Secures Prohibition of CCP-Backed Shipping Software in NDAA

By Western South Dakota News Report | Jun 23, 2023

On June 22 , U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) secured a provision prohibiting the use of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) state-controlled shipping platform LOGINK at U.S. ports.

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Johnson Bill Establishes Ag Product Labeling Uniformity

By Western South Dakota News Report | Jun 22, 2023

On June 22 , U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and Jim Costa (D-CA) introduced the Agricultural Labeling Uniformity Act to ensure uniformity of labeling standards for pesticides that are backed by sound science and approved by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Doing so would provide certainty and stability for agriculture producers and consumers.

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Johnson’s Office Now Accepting Fall 2023 Internship Applications

By Western South Dakota News Report | Jun 21, 2023

U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) is seeking internship applications for the fall in his Washington, D.C., Rapid City, Aberdeen, and Sioux Falls offices.

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Cleared for Takeoff

By Western South Dakota News Report | Jun 20, 2023

Without action this week, rural airports in Aberdeen, Watertown, and Pierre would have faced over $4 million in new expenses over the next ten years.

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Johnson, Thune, Rounds Oppose Rule to Limit BLM Land Use

By Western South Dakota News Report | Jun 19, 2023

On June 15 , U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and U.S. Senators John Thune (R-S.D.), and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Tracy Stone-Manning urging immediate withdrawal of the BLM’s proposed rule for “Conservation and Landscape Health.”

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Johnson Secures Win For South Dakota Airports

By Western South Dakota News Report | Jun 18, 2023

On June 14, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) led efforts to successfully turn back a plan to charge the Pierre, Aberdeen, and Watertown communities more than $4 million over the next ten years to maintain passenger air service.

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Johnson Opposes ATF Stabilizing Brace Rule

By Western South Dakota News Report | Jun 17, 2023

This week, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) voted in disapproval of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) rule making certain types of pistol braces illegal.

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Thune, Rounds, Johnson Request Additional Support for Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies in South Dakota

By Western South Dakota News Report | Jun 13, 2023

U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) this week urged U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to direct the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to provide additional support to tribal law enforcement agencies in South Dakota to help combat the spike of violent crime on reservations.

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Johnson Bill Protecting Wounded Knee Massacre Land Passes Committee Unanimously

By Western South Dakota News Report | Jun 12, 2023

On June 13, 2023 the Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act, led by U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) passed out of the House Natural Resources Committee.

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South Dakota's at-large Congressional District hosts Johnson Testifies on Wounded Knee Massacre Land Bill on June 7, 2023

By Western South Dakota News Report | Jun 7, 2023

Washington, D.C. – On June 1, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) testified before the House Natural Resources Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on his bill, the Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act.

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Johnson’s Applauds SCOTUS Ruling on Sackett v. EPA

By Western South Dakota News Report | Jun 2, 2023

On May 25, U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) issued a statement following the Supreme Court’s decision in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) affecting the Biden Administration’s Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule.

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Johnson Announces Student Winners of Congressional Art Competition

By Western South Dakota News Report | Jun 1, 2023

On May 24,U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) announced Charlee Kolb, from Sioux Falls, as the winner of the 2023 Congressional Art Competition for South Dakota. Kolb’s drawing.

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Johnson Supply Chain Bills Pass Out of Transportation Committee

By Western South Dakota News Report | May 31, 2023

Today, in the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, two bills led by U.S.

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ICYMI: Industry Rallies Behind Johnson’s SAVE Act

By Western South Dakota News Report | May 30, 2023

On May 23, 2023, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson’s (R-S.D.) Safeguarding American Value-Added Exports (SAVE) Act gained wide industry support upon introduction last week.

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Johnson Introduces Bill to Encourage Property, Home Purchases in Indian Country

By Western South Dakota News Report | May 29, 2023

On May 23, 2023, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) introduced the Tribal Trust Homeownership Act to streamline the approval process for mortgages involving property on tribal trust land.

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House, Senate Ag Leaders Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect U.S. Exports

By Western South Dakota News Report | May 21, 2023

On May 17, 2023, Members of the U.S. House and Senate introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Safeguarding American Value-Added Exports (SAVE) Act to protect American food products from unfair trade practices by foreign countries