WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and U.S. Representative Russell Fry (R-South Carolina-07) led the South Carolina Republican congressional delegation in writing a letter to the Biden Administration regarding their concerns over the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) proposed changes to the North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strike Reduction Rule. Implementation of this  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) announced he will work with his colleagues to condition funding for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) in the next appropriations bill and put a hold on all ODNI-affiliated nominations due to the office's failure to submit to Congress multiple assessments of Iran's nuclear capabilities, as required by law. ODNI is in violation of the  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: In Case You Missed It Editorial: Where's the Report to Congress on Iran's Nuclear Program? The White House has missed legal deadlines for more than a year. Editorial: Where's the Report to Congress on Iran's Nuclear Program? By The Editorial Board The Wall Street Journal July 11, 2024 https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-dni-report-to-congress-iran-nuclear-weapons-avril-haines-lindsey-graham-da  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following statement on Iran's influence, on July 11, 2024: * * * "The Iranian government is funding pro-Hamas, anti-Israel protests on American campuses, a direct result of Biden's weakness and inability to stand up to foreign threats. "Despite Iran's blatant aggression and election meddling happening right under our noses, the extremist left is doing nothing, letting our critical sanction bills collect dust. What we're see  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: At today's nominations hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) highlighted the records of President Biden's nominees for financial regulator posts: * Christy Goldsmith Romero, nominee to be Chair and Member of the Board of Directors of the  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today made this statement after the committee voted to block Sarah Netburn's nomination to be a U.S. District Court Judge for the Southern District of New York. Her nomination failed by a vote of 10-11. Ten committee Democrats voted in   more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: Independent Women's Forum (IWF), Independent Women's Voice (IWV), and the Independent Women's Law Center are opposed to Sarah Netburn's nomination to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. They oppose the nomination because Judge Netburn recommended that a biological male convicted of rape and child molestation be transferred   more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: In response to questioning from Senator Scott, Chair Powell indicated his belief that the Federal Reserve will need to put a revised Basel III Endgame proposal out for public comment. In his opening remarks at this week's hearing with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, highlighted the impact  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee, in penning a letter with 30 of their Senate Republican colleagues to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan voicing their objection to a California climate change regulation targeting railroads. The new restriction would significantly burden commerce and threatens one   more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined his Republican colleagues in the South Carolina delegation in sending a letter to Biden administration officials expressing their concerns over the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) proposed changes to the North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strike Reduction Rule. Currently, most vessels 65 feet or longer must travel at 10 knots or less in certain l  more