Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.)
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) — The status of another round of federal COVID-19 pandemic aid is still in limbo in Washington, DC. However, during a stop in Pierre Friday (Oct. 9), South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson said he hasn’t given up hope a compromise can be reached before Election Day.
“I want to do something that’s targeted and focused,” Johnson said. “Clearly we’re a country that is still hurting. There are some industries that have just been hit really hard, and I don’t think we should walk away from that.”
President Donald Trump and his wife both tested positive for COVID-19 at the beginning of the month, which Johnson thinks may have been an eye-opener.
“I do think you see in his tweets he really is open to the idea of something targeted,” Johnson said. “I think that because he’s been sick from COVID-19 he understands that this is something that is scary for people.”
Johnson said he’s pushing both House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and President Donald Trump to get back to the negotiating table.
(Jody Heemstra, Dakota Radio Group, contributed to this report.)
