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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving South Carolina Newsletter for Saturday October 05, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Graham Receives Update on Hurricane Recovery in Edgefield
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) met with Edgefield Mayor Ken Durham, South Carolina State Representative Bill Hixon (District 83), South Carolina National Guard General Van McCarty, Edgefield County Sheriff Jody Rowland and other local officials in Edgefield yesterday. Graham heard about the South Carolina National Guard and South Carolina State Guard's work to immediately respond to Hurri  more

Graham Statement After Aiken Briefing On Hurricane Helene
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) attended a briefing in Aiken with state and local officials at the Aiken County Emergency Management Center. Following the briefing, he spoke with a representative from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and a Dominion Energy representative for South Carolina. "I just spoke to a FEMA representative. They assured me that FEMA represent  more

Graham Statement on FEMA Coming to Aiken County, Savannah River Area
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) made this statement after the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) committed to coming to Aiken County and the Savannah River area in South Carolina today. Yesterday, Graham spoke with a FEMA representative and urged the agency to make contact with local officials and come to the area immediately because of the level of devastation. FEMA is touring Aik  more

Scott, Hagerty, Colleagues Call Out DOJ for Refusing to Provide Answers on Prosecutions of Illegal Aliens Registering to Vote
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) and Congressman Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) in calling out U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on the Department of Justice's (DOJ) failure to prevent illegal aliens from registering to vote in American elections or prosecute those who evidently have done so. "We are deeply concerned by reports of non-citizens registering to vote and voting in   more

Sens. Scott, Tillis, Colleagues Make Bipartisan Push for Immediate Passage of Disaster Relief Legislation
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) penned a letter to Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Senate Appropriations Chair Patty Murray (D-Wash.), and Senate Appropriations Vice Chair Susan Collins (R-Maine) on the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene and the urgent need to pass an appropriations package to support the millions of Americans affecte  more