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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving South Carolina Newsletter for Friday June 14, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Graham, Paul, Senators to AG Garland: We Condemn Evisceration of the American Judicial Process, Conviction of President Trump
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) and 27 of their Senate Republican colleagues sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland condemning the evisceration of the American judicial process and the conviction of former President Donald Trump in Manhattan, New York. The Senators wrote, "The conviction of President Trump in Manhattan is nothing short of the evisc  more

Sen. Scott Calls Out CFPB's Political Agenda, Highlights Impact of Burdensome Rulemakings
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: At today's U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) semi-annual report to Congress, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), who serves as the committee's top Republican, held CFPB Director Rohit Chopra accountable for his blind pursuit of additional authority, abuse of enforcement powers, and rulemakings driven by politics instead   more

Sen. Scott, GOP Colleagues Issue Joint Statement Reaffirming Support for Continued Nationwide IVF Access
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and their Senate Republican colleagues in releasing a joint statement supporting continued nationwide access to in vitro fertilization (IVF). The full text of the statement can be found here and below:"Senate Democrats have embraced a Summer of Scare Tactics--a partisan campaign of false fearmongering intended to mislead and confuse the Amer  more

Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Scott Issues Statement on President Biden FDIC Nominee
WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on June 13, 2024: * * * Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) released the following statement after President Biden nominated Christy Goldsmith Romero to replace Martin Gruenberg as Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Ranking Member Scott first called for Chairman Gruenberg to resign from the agency last December.  more

Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Scott, Sen. Hagerty, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Subject CFPB to Regular Congressional Appropriations Process
WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: Following yesterday's U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing with Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra, Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) and his Banking Committee colleagues in introducing the Consumer Financial Prote  more

Sens. Scott, Hyde-Smith, Cassidy Introduce Measure to Stop Biden's Radical Title IX Changes
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.) in introducing a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval to protect Title IX from a radical Biden administration rule that tramples on rights given to girls and women for decades. The resolution would overturn t  more