The New York Times is pointing out South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson’s influence in Washington as he argues that work is important for able-bodied Food Stamp recipients, and is leading a number of conservative legislators on the issue.
Representative Dusty Johnson of South Dakota, a favorite of Republican leadership, introduced legislation earlier this year that would make able-bodied adults without dependents subject to work requirements until they are 65 years old, raising the current age from 49. The bill would substantially narrow an exemption from work requirements for some people in households with children under 18, excusing only those whose households include children under the age of 7. And it would make it more difficult for states to give work requirement waivers, taking away their ability to request that the mandate be relaxed if there are not enough jobs to provide recipients employment.
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Mr. Johnson, who also grew up on food stamps and is now chairman of the Republican Main Street Caucus, is considered one of the most influential mainstream conservatives in the House. But most of the lawmakers who have co-sponsored the legislation so far are either members of the hard-right Freedom Caucus or lawmakers from safe seats. Of the 38 Republicans who have signed on, only three represent competitive districts.
This comes as no shocker, as Dusty has been cited as one of the most popular political figures in the state.
I find the original publication and this reference to NYT .. interesting. 😀
Introducing is one thing but he never gets anything passed
What’s it like being wrong?
https://www.congress.gov/member/dusty-johnson/J000301?q=%7B%22bill-status%22%3A%22law%22%7D
18 Bills sponsored/cosponsored being passed into law during a time of divided government. How many did Wacky-Taffy pass during her tenure in a completely GOP controlled environment?
Oh snap. Dusty’s info-warriors are locked and loaded!
Nerds!
😀
I view legislation like lines of software code.
Sometimes, what is left out can be very valuable, and the most important thing that I think I can share with anybody is ..
But also, I think Dusty is doing so well here in South Dakota, too, because he lets people get face time to tee off on what is really important to them, and he listens.
He returns communications.
It must be exhausting!
And we have to trust that since he is not a dictator, he can’t simply bring home an undue amount of America’s bacon to SD.
That said, I recommend opening a line of communication to his office and sharing your ideas that you think will help Dusty and you and me accomplish our mutual goals.
I am not affiliated with Johnson’s campaign or office as such, but we did win his App Challenge twice, and our home school has produced a very compelling idea for next year if the contest is able to continue.
When we won the first time, the event in DC was cancelled.
So, we figured why not just win it again to have a chance to go to DC again this year:
https://givesendgo.com/helpusgettohouseofcode
We’ll do our very best to help represent South Dakota honorably, even the people with whom I disagree about things.
Thank you for your support.
I suppose it’s appropriate to congratulate and thank Dusty for giving us an opportunity to represent our home school on merit. I love questions, so feel free to reach out to us if you would like to dig-in to how we conducted our home school – for better or worse – in the last 17 years.
I think a good bit of good can come of that.
Dusty’s work on the Ocean Shipping Reform Act was outstanding and made a HUGE difference in the supply chain. He showed how a state in the Middle of the country should care about ocean carriers.
And yet he almost lost to Taffy. Imagine if he had a good opponent.
59% to 41% is “almost lost” to you?
Almost lost, with an 18% margin. LOL.
You must have studied common core math.
When I was a kid, I bet another kid the Bills would beat the Raiders in a wildcard game. I won the bet in a down to the wire nailbiter, 51 to 3.
She was a nobody. Much too close for his comfort. No one is safe in SD.
Yes, once we completely ignore the original point, it is a great point! 20 point margins! Mass hysteria!
It wouldn’t surprise me if he lost in 2024. Other than the Taffy wing is an unorganized mess. She can’t beat him but someone could.
$3 million doesn’t do anyone any good if the voters and activists are drifting away.
The only ones drifting away are the extreme right.
I love Dusty, but the last thing we need right now is “mainstream,” which is just another word for establishment. The establishment (all of it) is absolutely broken beyond repair.
Dusty is good in Congress. Would be great in the US Senate next as well.
Can we just elect Noem to everything?
Spoken like a Rounds supporter. It is going to be a long 3 years…
According to public info, Dusty is a true conservative (Heritage Action scorecard) and truly effective (UVA analysis).
You just can’t make the extreme right happy.
He also won his three primaries by an average of 30%.
yahoos: if a mainstream doesn’t reassert itself soon, this country will pay a price. lay off dusty, he just does what he does.
My wife and I like Dusty a bunch, even though we don’t agree on every issue. Still, we have confidence that he represents South Dakotans well.