WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: * * * Committee to markup the blueprint for a border security bill next week * * * U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, today announced the committee will mark up the Senate's Fiscal Year 2025 budget resolution next week. The FY 2025 budget resolution will be the blueprint that unlocks the  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham Statement on Bondi Confirmation WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement after voting to confirm Pam Bondi as the next Attorney General of the United States. Bondi was confirmed by a vote of 54-46. "I applaud President Trump for choosing Pam Bondi to be our next Attorney General. As I said when she was first nominated, Pam is an outstandin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Alabama, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on Feb. 4, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the retirement of Mayor Johnny L. Smith, Mayor of the City of Jacksonville, Alabama. Mayor Smith graduated from Collinsville High School and received his Bachelor of Science degree from Jacksonville State University. He furthered his studies with a Master of Mathematics from the Universi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Scott Shines Light on Debanking of Americans, Pledges Solutions WASHINGTON -- At today's Senate Banking Committee hearing focused on debanking, Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) highlighted the importance of access to financial services, citing his own story of obtaining a loan to start his small business. Senator Scott called out the Biden administration's financial regulators who exploited their p  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: Today, the Senate voted to confirm Scott Turner as President Trump's Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) by a vote of 55-44. Following the vote, Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) spoke on the Senate floor to highlight Secretary Turner's life story, qualifications to lead HUD, and their share goal of addressing the   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: At today's Senate Banking Committee hearing focused on debanking, Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) highlighted the importance of access to financial services, citing his own story of obtaining a loan to start his small business. Chairman Scott called out the Biden administration's financial regulators who exploited their power  more