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Next Stimulus Package Delayed

Next Stimulus Package Delayed

Congressman Dusty Johnson Photo: WNAX


Members of Congress will attempt again next week to come up with an agreement on the next round of economic stimulus payments, after failing to find a compromise this week.

South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson says the next bill needs to be more targeted…

Johnson says more money should go to healthcare..

The six hundred dollar per week additional unemployment payments end this week. Johnson says he could support a lower number…

House democrats are backing a three trillion-dollar plan while Senate republicans are talking about spending about one trillion dollars.

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