WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Chairman Graham Statement on Sending FY25 Budget Resolution to the Floor Committee advances blueprint for a fully paid for reconciliation bill to secure the border, revitalize our military, unleash American energy production WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina, Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, today mad  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham Statement on Rollins Confirmation WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement after voting to confirm Brooke Rollins as the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture (USDA). Rollins was confirmed by a vote of 72-28. "Congratulations to Brooke Rollins for being confirmed by the Senate to be our next Agriculture Secretary. America is blessed   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. James E. Clyburn, D-South Carolina, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and legacy of an extraordinary public servant, a trailblazing political activist, a cherished matriarch of her community, and a personal friend. Betty Henderson departed this life on February 8, 2025, leaving behind an indelible mark on Orangeburg County, the state of S  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * REP. NANCY MACE IS OFFERING A RESOLUTION CENSURING REP. ROBERT GARCIA: "HIS WORDS ARE THE LOWEST FORM OF POLITICAL THUGGERY" (Washington, D.C., February 13th, 2024) - Congresswoman Nancy Mace is offering a resolution to censure Representative Robert Garcia for his reckless and violent comments advocating for the use of "actual weapons" against Elon Musk. "Robert Garcia's call for 'actual weapo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Joe Wilson, R-South Carolina, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, just recently, Karoline Leavitt gave her welcomed first press conference as White House Press Secretary serving with President Donald Trump. As a 2019 graduate from Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire, Karoline is the youngest person to hold this critical position as the public voice of the President.   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Scott Meets with Consumer Bank Leaders to Discuss Debanking, Regulatory Issues Washington, D.C. - Today, Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) led a roundtable discussion with Senate Banking Republicans and leaders from the nation's largest consumer banks focused on debanking and other regulatory issues facing the financi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Scott, Hill Lead Effort to Roll Back Biden-Era CFPB Overdraft Rule Washington, D.C. - Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill (R-Ark.) today introduced Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions to overturn the Biden administration's Consum  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Scott Applauds Committee Passage of Disaster Relief Loan Account Accountability Legislation WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) released the following statement applauding the passage of his SBA Disaster Transparency Act out of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee: "Just weeks after South Carolina was devastated by Hurricane Helene, the SBA's Disaster Loan Acc  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Scott Leads Effort to Ease Burdens on Small Businesses WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, introduced commonsense legislation to ease burdens and shield small businesses from excessive legal red tape. The Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025 would extend the filing deadline for businesses  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Scott, Rosen Introduce Antisemitism Awareness Act WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) introduced the Antisemitism Awareness Act, which directs the Department of Education to use the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA) definition of antisemitism when investigating antisemitic acts on campus. This bill ensures that the Department of Educat  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Joe Wilson, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Wilson and Cohen Introduce 'Freedom First Lend-Lease Act' Washington, DC - U.S. Helsinki Chairman Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Ranking Member Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN) introduced the Freedom First Lend-Lease Acttoday. The Act cuts red tape to provide President Trump with flexible authorities to lend or lease military equipment to allies and partners in Eastern Europe to deter Russian i  more