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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving South Carolina Newsletter for Tuesday July 23, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Congresswoman Ross Announces $421 Million Grant from EPA to Address Climate Crisis, Support Conservation in NC
WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) announced that $421 million in federal funding from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is coming to North Carolina and other states across the mid-Atlantic from the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant program to tackle the climate crisis, reduce air pollution, advance environmental justice, and improve climate resilience. Awarded to the Atlantic Conservat  more

Graham Statement on Biden's Decision to Not Seek Reelection
WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made the following statement. "I understand and respect President Biden's decision not to seek reelection. While we have political differences, I appreciate his lifelong service to our nation, which he dearly loves. "I have known President Biden for over 25 years, traveling the world together pursuing America's interests as we saw it. "He has devot  more

Rep. Nancy Mace Blasts Secret Service Director for Dodging Trump Protection Questions
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following statement on the Secret Service Director dodging Trump protection questions, on July 22, 2024: * * * "We are witnessing an unacceptable performance by Director Kim Cheatle. Despite repeated questioning, she has failed to provide clear answers regarding the number of times the The Secret Service denied protections for President Trump before the assassination attempt. "We are just 9 days out from the assassination a  more

Rep. Nancy Mace Questions Secret Service Director For Failures Leading To Donald Trump Assassination Attempt
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release on July 22, 2024: Today, Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) took a bold stand in addressing the glaring failure within the U.S. Secret Service during a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing. Director Cheatle's performance was a complete disgrace--she was evasive, dodged critical questions, and displayed a shocking lack of transparency. Some of the transcript is below: Congresswoman Mace: Direct  more

Senate Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs Committee Ranking Member Scott Issues Opening Statement at Hearing on Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress
WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, released the following opening statement from a July 9, 2024, hearing entitled "The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress": * * * Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, Chair Powell, for being with us this morning. Welcome - welcome back. Joe Biden broke this economy and it's been very difficult to fix it. That's the bottom line. I want to start with the  more