WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * During Black History Month, Scott Pushes Investment in Underserved Communities Chairman Scott announced his goal to unleash $1 trillion into communities like the one he grew up in. Washington, D.C. - As part of Black History Month, Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) is building on his commitment to increase economic opportunity across  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Ralph Norman, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2025: * * * Rep. Ralph Norman Sends Letter to President Trump Medal of Honor to Major James Capers, Jr. Washington, D.C. - Last week, Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) and Senator Lindsey Graham sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to award Major James Capers, Jr. the Medal of Honor. Major Capers was responsible for incredible acts of valor when his Marine Corps special operations   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Scott Charts Path to Combat the Fentanyl Crisis WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) reintroduced his Alan Shao II Fentanyl Public Health Emergency and Overdose Prevention Act. The legislation takes a three-fold approach to addressing the fentanyl crisis fueled by the expiration of Title 42 during the Biden administration. This legislation would allow the U.S. Department of Homeland  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, released the following opening statement from a Feb. 5, 2025, hearing entitled "Investigating the Real Impacts of Debanking in America": * * * Good morning and thank you all for being with us today. We're here to address an issue that strikes at the core of what it means to live in a free and fair society: access to financial services. Every federally legal business a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, released the following opening statement from a Feb. 11, 2025, hearing entitled "The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress": * * * Chair Powell, thank you for being here today, appreciate your willingness to have a chat with us about some of the really important issues facing our country. Without question, the Federal Reserve serves a critical role in the f  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued the following information for a nomination hearing at 10 a.m. on Feb. 25, 2025, at 253 Russell Senate Office Building: Nominees: * Michael Kratsios, of South Carolina, to be Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy * Mark Meador, of Virginia, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner * * * Original text here: https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2025/2/nominations-hearing-for-michael-kratsios-to-lead-  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. William Timmons, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2025: * * * Timmons Announces Hearing on Trump Administration's Plans to Restore U.S. Global Leadership Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs Chairman William Timmons (R-S.C.) announced the subcommittee will hold its first hearing on "Emerging Global Threats: Putting America's National Security First." This hearing will examine how the Trump Administration is rebuilding the Amer  more