Dusty Johnson

We had an Ethics Committee that unanimously on a bipartisan basis, advanced this report with a breathtaking finding of wrongdoing. It was clear, it was time for the fantastic George Santos to leave the building.

I just don't care what the letter behind this guy's name is. He is a crook. He has lied about everything seemingly he's ever said.

This committee has done its work, and I think it is time for us to continue to amp up the pressure so that Washington can stop with the languishing of this long-term aviation reauthorization.

I love, love, love the topic of this hearing, because I do think it is worth reminding every--this town loves to languish, right?

Access to the capital necessary for ESOP conversion has been a major barrier to establishing more employee-owned companies.

I want to speak briefly about a bipartisan and bicameral legislation that I am proud to co-lead.

My remarks are going to be grounded in two major concerns that I have for the future of our nation...

To Maverick Kemp, because we love his parents, his birth on October 21 was much celebrated in our office. He is a cute little guy, cuter than most babies even. His mother, Jazmine, is a dear friend, a trusted adviser, and a brilliant…

Having the size of court ping-pong up and down on the basis of the last election... is not where our country should go.

This would instead just say the number of justices on the Supreme Court shall be nine.

Some of us, me included, would call that packing the court.

H.R. 386, the Mount Rushmore Protection Act, prohibits the federal government from using funds to alter, change, destroy, or remove any face, name, or feature of the memorial.

H.R. 3579, the Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act, seeks to cut through red tape from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) that has slowed down the processing of mortgages.

H.R. 3371, the Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial & Sacred Site Act, places 40 acres of land into restricted fee status for the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe.

I would just close, Mr. Chairman, Mr. Ranking Member, by thanking the Committee for being so willing to have me engaged in hearings.

In your July hearing, witness after witness talked about the abysmal track record of IHS. It is really unacceptable.

H.R. 386, the Mount Rushmore Protection Act, that would prohibit the Federal Government from using any funds to change, remove, or destroy Mount Rushmore.

This would cut the red tape that is standing in the way of people being able to secure mortgages in Indian Country, a hugely important step.

First off, H.R. 3371, that would, as you remember, sir, take 40 acres of the massacre site of Wounded Knee and put it into trust-like status for the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe.

Mr. Johnson of South Dakota. But you talk about expensive infrastructure and privacy. But don't we have those same concerns in a vehicle-miles traveled--I mean, you are going to have technology in the vehicle if it is really on the basis…

Mr. Johnson of South Dakota. Mr. Davis, I thought one of the most striking parts of your testimony was walking through the fact that by 2026, the deficit in the trust fund is going to be 40 percent a year.

If we don't fix what the foundational problems of the House Republican Conference, the new speaker is just going to be in the same old stupid clown car, but a different driver, that's not going to get it done.

I'm not surprised. Tensions and tempers have been running pretty high for the last nine months.

The issue is more of the compliance procedures, not necessarily the wage rates.

It does seem like we should find some common ground on the fact that it should be a lot easier to cite both transportation infrastructure and the kinds of minds that are necessary for us to not be as reliant on China in the future.