WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) introduced legislation to prohibit use of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-affiliated LiDAR technology to be used by the Department of Transportation (DOT). Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) is a remote sensing technology that captures detailed three-dimensional maps of surrounding environments with millimeter-level accuracy. "America should not re  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) voted to pass the Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act to strengthen the review process for purchases of U.S. farmland by the Chinese Communist Party. China's growing investment in U.S. agricultural land has raised concerns about the security of our food supply. Johnson is a leader on this bill and has been vocal in his oppositi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and twelve members of Congress asked the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to brief members of Congress on the risk Chinese-manufactured drones pose to America's food supply and what the agencies are doing to protect American agriculture. Johnson has been outspoken in Congress and as a m  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary on Sept. 13, 2024: * * * Actions Speak Louder Than Words In recent weeks, Vice President Harris has attempted to reinvent herself and run away from her record in the U.S. Senate and as President Biden's vice president. Those who know that record, however, will find it difficult to believe her sudden about-face. As a senator, Kamala Harris ranked among the institution's most liberal members. She was an ea  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Click here to watch the video. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor about Senate Democrats' reckless plan to end the legislative filibuster, a short-sighted political tactic to advance their far-left agenda and silence the minority party. Thune noted that Democrats have a record of changing the rules whenever they interfere with the party's progressive agenda. Thune's remarks below   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Click here to watch the video. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor about his summer in South Dakota, including the many meetings and celebrations that he attended in all corners of the state. Thune noted that every opportunity to spend time at home is valuable because South Dakotans' priorities are his priorities, and he carries all of them with him to D.C. Thune's remarks below (a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Click here to watch the video. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor to contrast Vice President Kamala Harris' recent policy flip-flops with the Biden-Harris administration's record of high prices, open borders, and weakness on the global stage. Thune noted that the American people need look no further than the last four years to see what Democrat governance would look like for the ne  more