Rep. Dusty Johnson told reporters Friday that he wants to give President-elect Donald Trump the option to pursue the purchase of the Panama Canal.

The act would authorize the purchase of the Panama Canal, which President-elect Donald Trump expressed interest in this week.

Just days after the idea of again taking control of the Panama Canal was pushed by president-elect Donald Trump, South Dakota representative Dusty Johnson has introduced a bill that would do just that.

S.D., introduced the Panama Canal Repurchase Act, co-sponsored by 15 other House Republicans, amid President-elect Trump's concerns.

As it currently stands, The Canal is controlled by the Panama Canal Authority under the Panamanian government. Even without the purchase of the Canal, the 1977 treaty that gave the waterway to Panama authorized the US to intervene if the canal’s neutrality became jeopardized.

The Panama Canal Repurchase Act, introduced by Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) in Congress, has brought renewed attention to the Panama Canal’s status. The proposed legislation, supported by ...

Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) will introduce the Panama Canal Repurchase Act on Thursday, according to a report in The Hill. This falls in line with a goal of President-elect Donald Trump to put the U.S. back in control of the canal.

U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, said Wednesday he will introduce legislation that would authorize President-elect Donald Trump to purchase the Panama Canal “if he can get a good deal.”

Dusty Johnson to publicly mull a run for governor ... U.S. secretary of state to begin negotiating the purchase of the Panama Canal. The Panama Canal is an important shipping lane for the U.S ...

Current and former government officials, senior canal officials and residents in Panama are now left with plenty of questions, but few answers. What prompted the latest outburst? Would Trump ...

At a gathering for the conservative Turning Point USA organization on Dec. 22, Trump proclaimed, “We’re being ripped off at the Panama Canal like we’re being ripped off everywhere else.”