WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today released a statement on Jose Ibarra being found guilty of murdering Laken Riley. "The court has spoken. Jose Ibarra has been found guilty of brutally murdering Laken Riley. The evidence is overwhelming. This case should be a reminder to all Americans how irresponsible the Biden Administration has been when it comes to illegal immigration. Ibarra was i  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today issued this statement after a meeting with President Donald Trump's nominee for Attorney General, former U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz, and Vice President-elect JD Vance. "I had a very good meeting with President Trump's nominee for Attorney General, Matt Gaetz, and Vice President-elect JD Vance. I am committed to allowing the process to go forward i  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. James E. Clyburn, D-South Carolina, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2024: Congressman James E. Clyburn (SC-06) delivered the following opening remarks at the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Land's legislative hearing on his Renewing the African American Civil Rights Network Act. The African American Civil Rights Network Act would authorize the National Park Service to coordinate and facilitate Federal and non-Federal activities to comme  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: After receiving overwhelming support from the American people and enduring the predictable performative outrage from the radical Left, Congresswoman Nancy Mace is taking further action to protect women. Today, she announced another new bill, the Protecting Women's Private Spaces Act, to ban biological men from using women's private, protected facilities--such as bathrooms and locker roo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following statement on Nov. 20, 2024: * * * Jose Ibarra, a criminal illegal alien from Venezuela, brutally murdered Laken Riley in a horrific attack no one should ever have to endure. He dragged her into a secluded area, beat her with a rock, and left her to die. He has been rightfully convicted on all charges. This guilty verdict brings some justice, but Congress must do more to secure our borders and protect American   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. James E. Clyburn, D-South Carolina, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2024: Today, Congressman James E. Clyburn (SC-06), Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), and Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) led 60 of their colleagues in sending a letter to President Biden urging him to use his executive clemency power in the final months of his presidency to reunite families, address longstanding injustices in our legal system, and set our nation on the path   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: This week, a resolution introduced by U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) designating September 2024 as Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month unanimously passed the Senate. Joining Scott and Booker, the resolution was cosponsored by Senators James Lankford (R-Okla.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Tom Carper (D-Del.)  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) issued the following statement on President-elect Trump's nomination of Howard Lutnick to serve as U.S. Secretary of Commerce:"Howard Lutnick is a successful businessman who understands both the American economy and global markets inside and out. Howard will be a valuable part of President Trump's team that will hold foreign bad actors accountable, empower our nation's job crea  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), member of the Senate Committee on Small Business, introduced the SBA Disaster Transparency Act, which requires the Small Business Administration to make its monthly reporting requirements for the Disaster Loan Account available to the public. As of 2015, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has followed this transparent reporting model for its Disaster Relief Fund (D  more