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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving South Carolina Newsletter for Wednesday November 20, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Dispels Dangerous Disinformation During Oversight Full Committee Hearing with FEMA Administrator following Hurricanes Helene and Milton
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) participated in a full Committee on Oversight and Accountability hearing, where Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell served as the sole witness to testify on the agency's response to recent devastating hurricanes and natural disasters that impacted parts of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, an  more

REP. RUSSELL FRY GRANT TRANSPARENCY ACT PASSES HOUSE
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Russell Fry, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: Congressman Russell Fry's (SC-07) Grant Transparency Act of 2023 passed the U.S. House of Representatives. This is Congressman Fry's third bill to pass the House during his first term in Congress. The Grant Transparency Act aims to make the process of applying and qualifying for federal grant funding more comprehensible. To do this, the bill will require government agencies to provide grant applicants  more

Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Scott Issues Statement on FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Nov. 19, 2024: * * * In response to Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Chairman Martin Gruenberg's announcement he will resign on January 19th, Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) released the following statement: "I've called on Martin Gruenberg to resign from the agency for almost a year - yet he's continued to play pol  more

Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Graham Asks 51 Former Intelligence Officials If Their Opinion Changed On Hunter Biden Laptop
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today sent an open letter to the 51 former intelligence officials who previously signed a public statement decrying the New York Post's Hunter Biden laptop story as Russian disinformation. The Post's report found the laptop included e-ma  more