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SD Congressman Dusty Johnson Votes for $900 Billion Dollar Bailout Bill

SD Congressman Dusty Johnson Votes for $900 Billion Dollar Bailout Bill

Congressman Dusty Johnson Photo: WNAX


The US House passed a nine hundred billion dollar economic stimulus bill Monday night, which will also fund the federal government into next year.

South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson says the bill had several important parts…

There was criticism that no Member of Congress could have read the five thousand page bill. Johnson says thats not necessarily true….

The bill will direct six hundred dollar payments to most taxpayers. Johnson says there are other, more targeted payments included…..

Johnson says once the bill passes the Senate and is signed by the President, people can expect to see the payments next month.

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