Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD]

Reid, Daschle feud over S.D. Senate

2013-05-21T01:00:00Z

...Senate Democratic leaders threatens their party’s effort to keep control of the Senate seat held by the retiring Sen. Tim Johnson since 1997. Continue Reading Reid and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee wanted to recruit former Rep. Stephani

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State deflects criticism after absence at ICWA conference

2013-05-21T01:00:00Z

...U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem said they sent representatives for portions of the conference. Thune or Noem couldn't attend in person, their offices said, because congress was in session. U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson's office didn't respond to an email query on Monday.

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CONGRESS: The Next Generation

2013-05-21T01:00:00Z

...Leon Panetta said in March that he is interested in running for the seat when Rep. Sam Farr, 71, retires. Retiring Sen. Tim Johnson’s son, U.S. attorney Brendan Johnson, still hasn’t ruled out running for his dad’s South Dakota seat next year, tho

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No hazardous material in letters to South Dakota lawmakers

2013-05-19T01:00:00Z

...delegation. The state laboratory stayed open late Friday to test envelopes mailed to the offices of Sen. John Thune, Sen. Tim Johnson and Rep. Kristi Noem. Aberdeen Police Capt. Dave McNeil says the two envelopes at the state lab in Pierre also containe

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Varilek to lead SBA Region VIII

2013-05-18T01:00:00Z

...serving the people of South Dakota. He most recently served as the economic development director in the office of U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D. In that role, he was responsible for advising the senator on legislative issues related to small business and

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Internal wrangling marks Dems' Senate campaigns

2013-05-18T01:00:00Z

...a decision soon in the race to succeed retiring Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss. In the contest for retiring Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson’s South Dakota seat, Democrats’ preferred candidate now appears to be Rick Weiland, once a top aide to former Se

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Noem Considers Senate Run

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

...Noem, R-S.D., is considering a Senate run in 2014, in an effort to capture the seat being left vacant by Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson, the Hill reports. Noem has made it clear she will take “several months” before making a decision on whether she'd t

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Warren opposes derivatives bills with House traction

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...passed similar measures in the last Congress, but the Senate did not take them up, as Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Johnson (D-S.D.) was unwilling to reopen Dodd-Frank to changes at that point. Members in both parties have expressed interest in

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Air Force Reserve submits construction plans to Senate

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...May 15 to provide statements and answer questions about their plans for new construction projects in fiscal 2014. Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., chairman, and Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans A

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New interior secretary lays out agenda for Native-American issues

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...to study in crumbling and even dangerous buildings. This is unacceptable,” Franken said. Further pressed on the issue by Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., Jewell said her department cannot repair and replace schools without money. She said her agency has made

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A GOP Senate Switch in South Dakota Looks More Likely

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...in 2014, combined with secondhand reports that U.S. Attorney Brendan Johnson (son of retiring South Dakota Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson) has also decided against a Senate bid, must have put big smiles on the faces of Republican strategists. It’s early

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New interior secretary lays out agenda for Native-American issues

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...to study in crumbling and even dangerous buildings. This is unacceptable,” he said. Further pressed on the issue by Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., Jewell said her department cannot repair and replace schools without money.” She said her agency has made w

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Democrats Drop From South Dakota Senate Race

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...be called chilling for South Dakota Democrats, their two best-known prospects to keep the seat of retiring Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson have taken themselves out of consideration for the 2014 race. Former Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, who had been cons

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Varilek appointed to Small Business Administration

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...a new job with the Small Business Administration. Varilek has been appointed regional administrator for the SBA. U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson applauded Varilek's appointment. Varilek has worked for both Johnson and former Sen. Tim Daschle. Says Johnson, "With

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Congressional aide, former candidate named regional SBA chief

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...Matt Varilek, new Region VIII administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration. Varilek has been an aide to U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., focusing on economic development, and was an adviser to former South Dakota Sen. Tom Daschle. A Democrat,

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Weiland Is Democrats' Best Hope in S.D., For Now

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...Herseth Sandlin, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee’s top recruit, announced Monday she would not run. And retiring Sen. Tim Johnson’s son, U.S. Attorney Brendan Johnson, made it clear to Weiland that he was sitting out the race. Weiland,

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New secretary lays out agenda for Native Americans

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...to study in crumbling and even dangerous buildings. This is unacceptable," he said. Further pressed on the issue by Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., Jewell said her agency "cannot repair and replace schools without money." She said her agency has made what hap

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Senate OKs measure blocking fees for Missouri River water

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...issued free permits to tap surplus water to oil drillers and other industrial users until a national policy is developed. Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., said the amendment provides a good resolution to the legitimate concerns raised by our states and tribes.

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Morning Bits

2013-05-14T01:00:00Z

...South Dakota , “Democrats have had a rough few days … Although U.S. Attorney Brendan Johnson, son of retiring Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson, has not made a statement, the conventional wisdom is that he will not run for his father’s seat. And today,

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In the news

2013-05-14T01:00:00Z

...re-election to the U.S. House in 2010, said she will not seek the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson. Hussain Al Khawahir, a Saudi, was arrested at Detroit Metropolitan Airport after federal agents said he lied about

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