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Positions and Views on Other Issues where Information is Available: |
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| Business |
Positions and Views |
| Business, a General Statement |
Johnson: No Response |
| Relationship of Big Business and Government |
Johnson: No Response |
| Executive Compensation |
Johnson: No Response |
| Sarbanes-Oxley Act |
Johnson: No Response |
| Consumer Piracy |
Johnson: No Response |
| Small Business |
Johnson: No Response |
| Minority-Owned Businesses |
Johnson: Fostering small business growth is a vital step toward increasing employment opportunities and improving local economies in Indian Country. Encouraging the startup and growth of Native American-owned businesses is an important component of my Hometown Prosperity Plan for improving our South Dakota economy.
As a part of the plan, I will renew efforts to pass my Native American Small Business Development Act. This legislation is designed to create new private sector jobs and increase prosperity in Indian Country. It would create three grant programs to promote new Native American-owned businesses and establish a permanent Office of Native American Affairs within the U.S. Small Business Administration. I first introduced this legislation in 2002. It has passed the full Senate more than once, but was never enacted into law. I have reintroduced my legislation in this Congress, and it has bipartisan support. I will renew my efforts to pass the legislation so that more people in Indian Country will have the assistance they need to launch new, self-sustaining businesses.
Source: johnson.senate.gov/issues/native.cfm Date: 07/13/2008 |
| Start-Up Incubators |
Johnson: No Response |
| Wall Street and Investments |
Johnson: No Response |
| Foreign Ownership of American Businesses |
Johnson: No Response |
| Decline in Manufacturing |
Johnson: No Response |
| Banking Practices |
Johnson: I have used my position on the Senate Banking Committee to restore the integrity of corporate America, including the mutual fund industry and other securities that enable millions of Americans to invest in their futures. In addition, I have fought to maintain consumer access to affordable credit, and for tough new measures to fight identity theft. I will continue to frame public policy that ensures every South Dakotan can invest in a safe and strong market.
In the 110th Congress, I have the privilege of serving as the chairman of the Financial Institutions subcommittee. In South Dakota, over 17 percent of Gross State Product and over 8 percent of non-farm private sector jobs are generated by the financial services industry. Clearly, a strong banking infrastructure is crucial to our state and to our local communities. The financial services institutions that serve our communities not only provide a secure place for residents to invest their savings, but our communities benefit tremendously as those deposits are reinvested into the local economy through loans to small businesses and entrepreneurs, financing home purchases and kids' educations, and other important investments in our people and our way of life. I am proud to have worked with bankers and other financial service providers throughout our state, as well as the consumers they serve. I am pleased to be in a position to closely monitor this important industry and the regulations that govern it.
Furthermore, from my position on the Security and International Trade and Finance subcommittee, I am working to ensure that proper safeguards exist to stop international money-laundering and to freeze monies that are intended to fund terrorism.
Source: johnson.senate.gov/issues/banking.cfm Date: 07/13/2008 |
| Antitrust Enforcement |
Johnson: No Response |
| Intellectual Property Protection |
Johnson: No Response |
| Patent System |
Johnson: No Response |
| Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements |
Johnson: No Response |
| Business Tax Incentives |
Johnson: No Response |