Dusty Johnson

U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, voted “no” on impeachment Wednesday and explained his vote to the PBS NewsHour.

“I'll be voting against impeachment, and to be clear, I'm frustrated with the president,” Johnson said. “I think many of his actions, many of his words in recent weeks, have not been helpful. They have made the situation worse, not better. Much of that action has not been particularly presidential.

It seems like a simple idea: Plant a trillion trees around the world.  

It would help with the fight against climate change, because trees pull carbon dioxide – a heat-trapping greenhouse gas – out of the air.  

The Problem Solvers Caucus is a bipartisan group that hopes to wake stimulus negotiations. The proposal includes another round of stimulus checks, boosted unemployment insurance, and needed aid to cities and states. South Dakota's US Representative Dusty Johnson is part of that group and joins SDPB's Lori Walsh with a look into what this is and the role he plays inside of it.

In The Moment … September 22, 2020 Show 907 Hour 1

The partisan divide across America (and here at home) is palpable. But does all that division get things done? Congressman Dusty Johnson is a part of the newly formed Problem Solvers Caucus. The group of 25 Republicans and 25 Democrats has revealed their "March to Common Ground Covid Stimulus Framework." 

In The Moment … August 3, 2020 Show 872 Hour 1

Will Mortenson already has the experience of running a successful political campaign. He served as Dusty Johnson's campaign manager during Johnson's run for U.S. House in 2018. Now, Mortenson is waging his own campaign as a Republican candidate for the South Dakota House of Representatives in District 24 which includes Hughes, Hyde, Stanley, and Sully Counties. Mortenson is a business owner, attorney, and part-time cowhand who has lived his entire life in Pierre/Ft. Pierre.

South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson is both encouraged and disappointed by an investigative report on cattle prices. 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture published the report Wednesday.  

In The Moment ... June 30, 2020 Show 849 Hour 1

U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson has introduced legislation to protect Mount Rushmore from alteration. The proposal comes just before President Donald Trump comes to the Black Hills for a large fireworks display at the monument - and while some Americans are reconsidering our country's founding and expansion.

Mount Rushmore National Memorial is considered a shrine to American democracy, a top vacation destination, and, to some, a desecration of a sacred mountain.

In The Moment … June 1, 2020 Show 828 Hour 2

South Dakota's U.S. Congressman Dusty Johnson joins us next. He's been working to alleviate the challenges COVID-19 has brought to the meat supply chain. Today we start out by discussing the protests across the America.

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The South Dakota primaries are Tuesday, June 2. In this week's podcast, you'll hear from Sen. Mike Rounds and Scyller Borglum, Rep. Dusty Johnson's challenger Liz Marty May, and the three candidates vying for the Minnehaha County State's Attorney position. 

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In The Moment … May 12, 2020 Show 815 Hour 1

Members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force warn members of a Senate Committee today of the stark dangers of moving the country toward a fully "open" economy too quickly and without proper support. The U.S. unemployment rate rises to Depression-era numbers. Meanwhile, testing for Sars-Cov-2 continues at a rate much lower than the projected need. Plus, how are ranchers surviving the drop in prices and income?  Congressman Dusty Johnson joins us today for insight into the federal response to the pandemic. 

In The Moment ... April 27, 2020 Show 804 Hour 1

In The Moment ... March 24, 2020 Show 780 Hour 2

Congressman Dusty Johnson joins us today for an update on Congressional efforts to blunt the impact of the coronavirus in the U.S., which includes negotiating an economic stimulus package. 

Congressman Dusty Johnson has a potential challenger from his own party, and he’s decided to meet that challenge where it arose: West River.  

Johnson, a first-term Republican, is from Mitchell. But he launched his re-election campaign Wednesday exclusively in Rapid City and also said he’s putting his campaign headquarters there. 

Dusty Johnson was elected to Congress during a turbulent time in American history. Months later he would vote no as the U.S. House of Representatives debated articles of impeachment for President Donald Trump. 

For an In the Moment special, Congressman Johnson sat down with host Lori Walsh for an in-depth conversation about impeachment. He also discusses the passage of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, the National Defense Authorization Act, and his plan for addressing the high cost of prescription drugs in America.

Dusty Johnson was elected to Congress during a turbulent time in American history. Months later he would vote no as the U.S. House of Representatives debated articles of impeachment for President Donald Trump.

Congressman Johnson sits down with SDPB's Lori Walsh for an in-depth conversation about impeachment. He also discusses the passage of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, the National Defense Authorization Act, and his plan for addressing the high cost of prescription drugs in America. 

After recent hearings on SNAP benefit eligibility requirements, the USDA issued a rule to reform the process; Representative Johnson discusses these changes. Kevin McNew, chief economist with the Farmer's Business Network, talks the impact of the new farm aid package. The CEO of Blue Dasher Farms explains “Regenerative Ag.” The senior advisor for South Dakota's Department of Agriculture discusses the 2019 Agricultural Economic Contribution Study. And, as always, the political junkies discuss this week's political news. 

In The Moment ... July 31, 2019 Show 627 Hour 1

In the second part of our conversation with Representative Dusty Johnson on In The Moment he discusses international trade and what can be done about robocalls. 

In The Moment ... July 30, 2019 Show 626 Hour 2

U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson is in South Dakota for the August work period. Johnson is Ranking Member of the Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrituion and Oversight.

After recent hearings on SNAP benefit eligibility requirements, the USDA issued a rule to reform the process. Johnson discusses changes in broad-based categorical eligibility.

In The Moment ... July 24, 2019 Show 622 Hour 2

State finance leaders say South Dakota could face a revenue shortfall in fiscal year 2020. 

Congressman Dusty Johnson wants to see the U.S,/Mexico/Canada trade agreement come to the house floor for ratification before August.

A new poll shows Governor Kristi Noem's disapproval rating is up.

In The Moment ... June 17, 2019 Show 597 Hour 1

Forage stocks in South Daktoa are running low. How does the soggy spring impact livestock down the road, and what kind of relief is available for farmers and ranchers from Congress?

U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson explains the bipartisan efforts in Washington to answer the call for South Dakota producers.

In The Moment ... April 15, 2019 Show 556 Hour 2

U.S, Representative Dusty Johnson briefs listeners on flooding and the conversations going on in Congress.

He was in Vermillion Monday to meet with political science students and faculty at the University of South Dakota.

In The Moment ... February 27, 2019 Show 524 Hour 2

Representative Dusty Johnson votes with House Democrats to block President Trump's emergency declaration. South Dakota's U.S. Senators vote on a Abortion Survivors Bill. Plus, the latest from the state legislature.

Dakota Political Junkies Jon Schaff and Roger Whittle join In The Moment.

  Reporting on politics and public policy is supported by The Center for Western Studies at Augustana University.

In The Moment ... February 4, 2019 Show 508 Hour 1

Dusty Johnson is South Dakota's newest congressman. He joins us today to talk about the transistion to Washington D.C. and what he's been up to since he's been there.

Reporting on politics and public policy is supported by The Center for Western Studies at Augustana University.

In The Moment ... November 5, 2018 Show 454 Hour 2

Dusty Johnson is the Republican candidate for the United Sates House of Representatives. He stopped by the studio in downtown Sioux Falls last week.

The Republican candidate for South Dakota’s US House seat says he’s angry about an alleged Russian intermediary posing as a first and second amendment rights advocate who gave speeches across the state.
 
That speaker, Maria Butina, was arrested on charges of acting as a foreign agent without registering.

In The Moment ... June 6, 2018 Show 352 Hour 2

It's all about last night as Dakota Political Junkies Seth Tupper of the Rapid City Journal and Dana Ferguson of the Sioux Falls Argus Leader react to results of South Dakota's primary election.

In The Moment ... June 6, 2018 Show 352 Hour 2

Tuesday, South Dakota voters decided several key election questions, including which Republicans move on to the general election in November.

As Lee Strubinger reports, voters also amended a ballot question passed two years ago ... and Rapid City voters approved the city's attempt to build a new arena.