Johnson Statement on Infrastructure
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) issued a statement following the U.S. House passage of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure package:
“I appreciate that the infrastructure package is largely focused on roads, bridges, and hard infrastructure, but $1.2 trillion isn’t a number I can support. Today’s bill relies on one-time funding sources that will create a massive fiscal cliff in a few years. While the Democrats $1.75 trillion spending package looms over our country, I simply can’t support more unsustainable spending.”
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When a project funded by federal dollars starts in South Dakota, please do not issue a press release or photo claiming your help in securing the funding.
For all their bluster about infrastructure, our delegation sure doesn’t like ponying up to deliver.
This infrastructure was initially funded by the fed, and there wasn’t any protest with that, we shouldn’t be protesting for the maintenance. I agree with being fiscally responsible, but we could end a few F-35 orders and not know a difference and have this paid for. Reality is, nobody bats an eye at the defense spending, yet when it is something like this it has to be some hyper-partisan struggle, and it shouldn’t be. I really expected Dusty and other problem solvers to possibly come to the table with some additional suggestions, maybe some that could benefit SD, and make this bipartisan. It could have been better, but we can’t expect much when the new political game is “hate those that don’t think like us” and do whatever we can to make them fail. I pay for them to be there, I would prefer they actually work.