Tim Johnson South Quotations

Nearly one out of every five South Dakotans depends on Social Security to make ends meet in their golden years.

If this is true, it's another slap at South Dakota farmers and ranchers from the Bush administration, ... There's no substitute for the face-to-face interaction that producers have with FSA personnel. They need the opportunity to ask questions, to explain their circumstances. To lose that opportunity is going to be a serious problem.

center is a one-of-a-kind facility that will allow faculty, students and the medical community to teach and conduct research using the highest-quality fitness testing and exercise prescription technology. With the purchase of the equipment and technology, faculty and students will be able to produce research that will enhance health and fitness services in schools and communities throughout northeast South Dakota.

I'm also pleased to know that in the long term, South Dakota-produced ethanol will help reduce the unpredictable price of gas and help make our country less dependent on foreign sources of oil,

I find it troublesome that the USDA initiated the process of FSA service center consolidation without public notice or comment. Given the size and scale of potential office consolidation in South Dakota, I am requesting that hearings be conducted on the USDA's consolidation plan,

We can't wait until harvest is finished to address the stresses on our transportation infrastructure, and solving kinks in the Gulf port system next spring will not help our producers, ... Especially as producers get under way with the harvest in South Dakota, the USDA needs to address problems with our Gulf ports immediately.

This project is remarkable in its scope and scale, and I congratulate John Morrell on this endeavor. The project can be expected to provide a considerable boost to our South Dakota workforce and promises economic growth in the Sioux Falls community.

This is a great decision for America's national security. It's also a great decision for the people of South Dakota,

We certainly will be vocal advocates for the power plant to be built in a South Dakota location, ... This would not just be a boost for this community, but the entire region.