WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on May 28, 2025: * * * Chairman Guthrie Applauds the Repeal of Biden-Harris Assault on Domestic Tire Manufacturing WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, released the following statement after President Donald Trump signed H.J. Res. 61 into law, repealing the Biden-Harris Administ  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn, Cruz, Colleagues Introduce Protect LNG Act WASHINGTON - U.S. Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) reintroduced the Protect LNG Act. The legislation ensures that a court cannot vacate a previously authorized LNG permit, clarifies the venue for LNG lawsuits before federal courts, and mandates that courts grant expedited decisions in relevant cases.  more

AIKEN, South Carolina, May 29 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Savannah River Site issued the following news release: * * * Glovebox fabrication underway for SRS pit production mission AIKEN, S.C. - (May 28, 2025) - The fabrication of gloveboxes is underway for the plutonium pit production mission at the Savannah River Site (SRS). "Gloveboxes will be a key component of pit production operations within the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility (SRPPF)," said Dennis Carr, president and   more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, May 29 -- The South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority issued the following news on May 28, 2025: * * * JEDA Issues $98 Million in Bond Funding for Foothill Affordable Housing Foundation The South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority (JEDA) issued $98,355,000 in tax-exempt bonds for the purchase of two affordable multifamily communities in Richland County by the Foothill Affordable Housing Foundation together with the Foundation for Affordable Housi  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Restoring Habitat and Engaging the Recreational Community through the National Fish Habitat Partnership In 2024, NOAA Fisheries funded several projects to restore habitat in collaboration with recreational anglers through the National Fish Habitat Partnership. Our partners have made considerable progress on this work, actively engaging local communities--including anglers--to conserve fi  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Cruz, Colleagues Introduce Protect LNG Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) reintroduced the Protect LNG Act. The legislation ensures that a court cannot vacate a previously authorized LNG permit, clarifies the venue for LNG lawsuits before federal courts, and mandates that courts grant expedited decisions in relevan  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Scott, Cruz, Colleagues Introduce Protect LNG Act WASHINGTON --U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) in reintroducing the Protect LNG Act. The legislation ensures that a court cannot vacate a previously authorized LNG permit, clarifies the venue for LNG lawsuits before federal courts, and mandates that courts   more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * South Carolina Man Charged for Multimillion-Dollar Medicare Fraud and Ponzi Schemes Two indictments were unsealed today charging a South Carolina man with defrauding Medicare through a laboratory test scheme during the COVID-19 pandemic and with defrauding customers of his private charter jet company, AeroVanti Inc. As alleged in the first indictment, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Patrick Britton-H  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following notice (Docket No. AB 55) entitled "CSX Transportation Inc. - Discontinuance of Service Exemption - in Chesterfield County, South Carolina": * * * CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT), has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F--Exempt Abandonments and Discontinuances of Service to discontinue service over an approximately 5.75-mile rail line on its Southeas  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Announces Over $1.5 Billion to Repair Roads and Bridges Damaged by Natural Disasters, Including Hurricane Helene WASHINGTON - In an ongoing effort to support national hurricane preparedness and help communities move quickly to recover from devastating storms, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced more than $1.5 billion in federa  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release on May 28, 3035: * * * U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Announces Over $1.5 Billion to Repair Roads and Bridges Damaged by Natural Disasters, Including Hurricane Helene WASHINGTON - In an ongoing effort to support national hurricane preparedness and help communities move quickly to recover from devastating storms, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy t  more