Rep. Johnson Under Pressure for Reconciliation Bill

Rep. Johnson under pressure for reconciliation bill

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) - South Dakota's U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson faces pressure from South Dakota anti-pipeline activists and President Donald Trump over the federal reconciliation bill, or "One Big, Beautiful Bill." Under the reconciliation bill's recent amendments, a group of South Dakota anti-pipeline activists applaud the removal of a federal preemptive provision for permitting pipeline projects, but also requested Johnson to with…

Anti-pipeline activists cheer expected removal of federal permit preemption from reconciliation bill

A provision to let pipeline companies bypass state permitters is expected to be stripped from the “big, beautiful” federal budget reconciliation bill, but anti-pipeline activists want Congress to kill a carbon tax credit program before they pass the bill along…