WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following statement: U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) voiced support following notice of a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee hearing on the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Integrity Act of 2019, a bill that Johnson introduced along with Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson (D-MN). The hearing will examine the Environmental Protection Agency's Small Refinery Exemption waivers and mismanagement of the RFS  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.), Liz Cheney (R-WY), and Frank Lucas (R-OK), introduced the Livestock Risk Management and Education Act, a bill that would provide grants to certain state land-grant universities to better equip livestock producers with risk management training. Cattle Association's and educators had the following to say: American Farm Bureau Federation, Scott VanderWal, Vice   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.), Liz Cheney (R-WY), and Frank Lucas (R-OK), introduced the Livestock Risk Management and Education Act, a bill that would provide grants to certain state land-grant universities to better equip livestock producers with risk management training. The Livestock Risk Management and Education Act would authorize the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIF  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following statement after signing onto a resolution condemning House Democrats' closed door impeachment process: The resolution, led by Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham, has 39 senate cosponsors. "Democrats have been intent on taking down this president since day one. The current impeachment inquiry is being conducted in the House without a vote, behind closed doors and it fails to give the president the opportunity t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following remarks: Senate Majority Whip Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) this week discussed the importance of making drug pricing legislation a bipartisan effort to ensure Americans are able to access the medications they need at an affordable price. Thune also discussed the harm that would be done by Speaker Pelosi's prescription drug bill. "Mr. President, over in the House today, the Ways and Means Committee is marking up Speaker Pe  more