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Dusty M. Johnson is a Republican politician currently serving as the U.S. Representative for South Dakota's at-large congressional district, a position he has held since January 3, 2019. Prior to his election to Congress, Johnson served on the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission and was a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives. His legislative focus includes issues related to agriculture, energy, and rural development, reflecting the interests of his constituents in South Dakota.
For 22 years, Texas has been ably represented by Congressman Kevin Brady, who has done a fantastic job serving Texas in this country. But I do have to brag, he is still a favored son of his native State of South Dakota, where Rapid City…
For 46 years, the 120,000 Alaskan Natives in our country have had a champion working for them, fighting for them, advocating for them. He is the dean of this House and the former chairman of the Indian Affairs Subcommittee. Mr. Speaker, I…
The goal is to ensure that the eligibility standards that Congress sets for these programs are abided by and that the recipients on these programs know that there is integrity in this program.
So then in that environment, we are doing a pretty poor job of targeting these important and scarce resources toward the families that need it the most, is that right?
And it is my understanding that a number of states have really strained that categorical eligibility in all likelihood beyond what Congress intended into what we are now calling broad based categorical eligibility.
So the law in search of administrative efficiency, did provide for some categorical eligibility that meant that people who qualified for some programs like TANF which is quite difficult to qualify for, that they would be considered…
I find myself more and more affiliating myself with the comments of the President that in that environment it looks like Europeans are really taking advantage of us.
It seems like from the data we have looked at and from the testimony we've heard today, the pharmaceutical companies are not earning anywhere close to that necessary return on investment.
Civil suits often Act as a regulator to prevent negligent acts by companies that otherwise have no regulatory incentive to Act in the best interest of consumers.
I think the First Amendment is a beautiful part of the American experience and I think protecting religious liberty has long been a fantastic powerful part of our country's history.
Chief Justice John Roberts was dead wrong when he said in Shelby County that our country has changed.
Our democracy is in crisis. There is a frontal assault on the right of people of color to fully participate.
Let's have an honest reform of that system rather than through distortions of the existing system.
Many kids who might lose free meals through categorical eligibility being eliminated could still get reduced-price meals.
There are some changes that need to happen in this system if we are concerned about the benefits cliff.
Somebody used the word, whistleblower, to describe Mr. Undersander, and that is the right approach.
And absolutely they should have that school lunch. Ninety-nine percent of them will continue to qualify or be eligible for that program.
I want to say how much I appreciated the tone of Mr. Van Drew. He clearly is attempting to find common ground.
We should make no doubt about it: We need the SNAP program, and we need it to be effective.
We should celebrate whistleblowers in this society to a greater extent than we do.
Oh, my goodness, did the winter and spring of 2019 push a lot of very hearty producers to the brink.
I will do whatever it takes to make sure that hungry people are fed. We are in the richest nation in the world.
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