WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Sheri Biggs, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2025: Congresswoman Sheri Biggs (R-SC) today voted for final passage of S. 5, the Laken Riley Act, which protects American communities by requiring Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain illegal aliens who commit serious crimes, including theft, burglary, larceny, assault a law enforcement officer, or causing serious bodily injury to others while committing a crime. It also gives stat  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, released the following opening statement from a Jan. 16, 2025, confirmation hearing for Eric Turner to be secretary of Housing and Urban Development: * * * First, I'd like to take the time to say I'm very grateful to my Republican colleagues for allowing me to serve as the chairman for this 119th Congress. I'd like to welcome our new members to the United States Commit  more