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Posts tagged as “Tim Johnson”

Johnson, Thune, Noem All Support Corruption-Prone EB-5 Program

The EB-5 visa program that is blowing up in South Dakota was supposed to end last year. But Congress and the President extended it through Fiscal Year 2015 last year with Senate Bill 3245. The Senate passed it by unanimous…

Beef Potpourri: Johnson vs. Rhoden, Beef Check-Off, Supply for NBP

I wander through the pasture this morning and throw together some beef potpourri (hey, there's a market expander the Beef Board should promote: bottled fragrances to bring the satisfying smell of beef to your house all day long!): Depends on…

Johnson, Thune, Noem Put Paychecks on Hold; Tie Paychecks to Budget?

Speaking of paychecks, our South Dakota delegation to Washington appears to be doing the right thing and declining to take their paychecks while their fecklessness leaves 800,000 other federal workers scrambling to cover their bills without their usual pay. The…

Johnson, Boke Help Interior Find Short-Term Funds for Booth Hatchery

Tim Johnson gets stuff done! South Dakota's senior Senator questioned Deputy Secretary of the Interior nominee Mike Connor Tuesday on the D.C. Booth Fish Hatchery, which the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has short-sightedly threatened to close. Evidently a little…

Senate Friendlier to Lewis and Clark Water Project Than House

Rep. Kristi Noem's latest fundraising e-mail says she'll face a "certain onslaught of negative ads" for "supporting spending cuts." Rick Weiland is a Democrat. Will he face negative ads if he supports the spending cuts proposed by the Obama Administration…