WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act passed the U.S. House by unanimous consent. This bill preserves a section of the land where hundreds of Lakota Indians were massacred by the U.S. Army. U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) introduced the bill in May after months of working in coordination with the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. T  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) congratulated Zach and Katie Peterson of Aberdeen for being selected as South Dakota's 2023 Angels in Adoption honorees. "Adoption is a beautiful and selfless decision," said Johnson. "The Peterson family's story is no exception. I'm proud to recognize them as the 2023 Angels in Adoption honorees." Zach and Katie Peterson built the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary on Sept. 22, 2023: * * * No End in Sight for the Biden Border Crisis For two and a half years, a crisis has raged at the southern border. Recently, in less than one week, more than 35,000 illegal immigrants were caught trying to cross the border. That's more than the population of Aberdeen, South Dakota, crossing the border in just four days. This crisis continues to strain resources at the border, but th  more