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

Thune backs Afghan surge

2009-11-27T00:00:00Z

...an increase of fewer than 40,000 troops, and 9 percent want to keep the situation as is, according to the poll. Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota said he's eager to learn the president's plan. "I look forward to hearing his report and trust th

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2009-11-27T00:00:00Z

Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota said he's eager to learn the president's plan. "I look forward to hearing his report and trust that the ...

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2009-11-27T00:00:00Z

Yankton should be commended for its support of the new Yankton Women's and Children's Center, and Sen. Tim Johnson did just that ...

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eager to get the president's message across

2009-11-26T00:00:00Z

At 26, he was communications director in the successful effort to reelect South Dakota Sen. Tim Johnson over Republican John Thune. ...

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Thune: Senate bill 'train wreck waiting to happen'

2009-11-25T00:00:00Z

Sen. Tim Johnson, DS.D., supports the reform plan now before the Senate, however, and says much of the criticism is exaggerated or inaccurate. ...

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Order calls for charity to be closed

2009-11-25T00:00:00Z

The charity was also reprimanded for hiring District 3 Supervisor Tim Johnson as a lobbyist. FAIM is based in Ridgeland and operates the Boxcar Bingo hall ...

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Johnson becomes target in health care reform debate

2009-11-25T00:00:00Z

...for health coverage. 23,300 seniors would see lower out-of-pocket costs for their prescriptions. WASHINGTON - South Dakota Sen. Tim Johnson is one of several moderate senators targeted in television ads this week by a conservative group opposed to swee

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Johnson becomes target in health care reform debate

2009-11-25T00:00:00Z

WASHINGTON - South Dakota Sen. Tim Johnson is one of several moderate senators targeted in television ads this week by a conservative group opposed to ...

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Stimulus Funds Yankton Women and Children's Center Expansion

2009-11-25T00:00:00Z

Senator Tim Johnson was in town to about domestic violence in the community and how stimulus money will help build the new facility. ...

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Senate Personalities Shape, Debate Health Reform Bill

2009-11-25T00:00:00Z

...(11/23). Sioux Falls Argus Leader: South Dakota's senators are demonstrating a divide on the health bill: Democrat Tim Johnson supports it and Republican John Thune opposes it. "The two senators disagree on cost and principle. Johnson said the bill wi

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Staying cool in the line of fire

2009-11-25T00:00:00Z

The soon-to-be White House communications director is never in one place for long. At one moment, he's feet up on someone else's desk in the press aides' pen, hands clasped behind his head. Then, leaned against a wall in David Axelrod's office down the

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'In the line of fire'

2009-11-25T00:00:00Z

At 26, he was communications director in the successful effort to reelect South Dakota Sen. Tim Johnson over Republican John Thune. ...

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REPORT: At Least 40 GOP Lawmakers Fail The 'Purity Test'

2009-11-25T00:00:00Z

In addition, Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Ron Paul (R-TX), Walter Jones (R-NC), Ed Whitfield (R-KY), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), John Duncan (R-TN), and Tim Johnson ...

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Sen. Tim Johnson touts veterans funding, tours Cornerstone Rescue Mission

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

Touting a Veterans Affairs funding bill that helps homeless veterans nationwide, Sen. Tim Johnson, DS.D., made a stop Tuesday at Cornerstone Rescue Mission ...

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2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

STURGIS -- Sen. Tim Johnson, DS.D., said Sturgis' Industrial Park “Looks great,” when he met with city officials and members of the community ...

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Senate personalities shape, debate health reform bill

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

The New York Times Prescriptions Blog reports on a ripple in "the Senate's predominant history as an old-boys' club." It notes that "to move the bill forward for full debate, the Democrats' last two crucial votes came from women: Senators Mary L.

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2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

Senator Tim Johnson said today in Sioux Falls that it's “a shame and a shock” that the United States doesn't have ...

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Pro-Life Groups Will Hold Democrats Accountable for Pro-Abortion Health Care

2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

Those senators are: Evan Bayh (IN), Robert Byrd (WV), Robert Casey (PA), Tim Johnson (SD), Mary Landrieu (LA), Ben Nelson (NE), Mark Pryor (AR) and Harry ...

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SD Senators Talk About Health Care Reform

2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

Senator Tim Johnson sat down Monday with a panel from the medical field, ranging from medical students to the Dean of the Sanford School of Medicine. ...

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2009-11-22T00:00:00Z

Tim Johnson, R-Urbana, and some of their colleagues are a joke.— Jay Redfern, assistant editor The proposal to house prisoners from Guantanamo Bay in the ...

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