WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham Statement on Democrats Blocking 'Born-Alive' Bill WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) released the following statement after Senate Democrats voted to block the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act yesterday. Graham is an original cosponsor of the legislation to protect newborns who survive abortions by requiring health care practitioners to provide car  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham Statement on House Passage of the Laken Riley Act WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) released the following statement after the Laken Riley Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday by a vote of 263-156. On Monday, the Laken Riley Act passed the U.S. Senate by a vote of 64-35. The bill was introduced by U.S. Senator Katie Boyd Britt (R-Alabama)   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Scott, Lankford, Foxx Introduce Bill to Protect Parents' Rights WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, Senator James Lankford (R-Okla.), and Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), member of the House Committee on Education and Workforce, today introduced the Families' Rights and Responsibilities Act. The legislation w  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2025: Today, the Senate Banking Committee advanced the nomination of Scott Turner to serve as Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) by a vote of 13-11. Ahead of the vote, Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) highlighted Mr. Turner's record and their shared goal of addressing the housing crisis and increasi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2025: Today, Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statements after the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs approved subcommittee assignments for the 119th Congress: "In the 119th Congress, we have an opportunity to deliver tangible results f  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2025: Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) today applauded President Donald Trump's Executive Order to establish the President's Working Group on Digital Asset Markets to strengthen U.S. leadership in digital finance. "Voters across the country were clear in November: they want access to digital assets and a clear regulatory framewor  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: Today, Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined CNBC's Squawk Box to discuss his agenda for the Banking Committee in the 119th Congress. Last week, Chairman Scott released his legislative and oversight priorities to increase financial inclusion and advance opportunity for Americans across the country. On his agenda for the Banking Committee:  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2025: U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, today questioned President Donald Trump's nominee to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Russ Vought. This is the first hearing Graham has chaired in the 119th Congress. * GRAHAM: "What's the most important function of the federal   more