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*South Carolina Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Thursday June 05, 2025 ( 10 items )  

Coalition Conducts Integrated Air Missile Defense and Counter-unmanned Aerial Systems Exercise Over Arabian Peninsula
SHAW AFB, South Carolina, June 4 -- The U.S. Air Forces Central, the air component of U.S. Central Command, issued the following news: * * * Coalition conducts integrated air missile defense and counter-unmanned aerial systems exercise over Arabian Peninsula U.S. Air Forces Central participated in Yellow Sands 25.2, an integrated air and missile defense and counter-unmanned aerial system exercise across the Arabian Peninsula alongside Coalition and partner nations, June 03, 2025. F-15E Strik  more

Lujan, Whitehouse, Durbin, Blumenthal, Coons Question DOJ Decision to Shutter Specialized Unit for Cracking Down on Transnational Crime
WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Whitehouse, Durbin, Blumenthal, Coons Question DOJ Decision to Shutter Specialized Unit for Cracking Down on Transnational Crime * The Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces program has helped arrest fentanyl traffickers, seize hundreds of tons of narcotics, and confiscate billions in dirty money Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.),  more

Moulton, Begich, Tokuda, Amata, and Golden Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Reauthorize the Young Fishermen's Development Act
WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Moulton, Begich, Tokuda, Amata, and Golden Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Reauthorize the Young Fishermen's Development Act * Washington, DC - Representatives Seth Moulton (D-MA), Nick Begich (R-AK), Jill Tokuda (D-HI), Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-American Samoa), and Jared Golden (D-ME) have introduced a bill to reauthorize the Young Fishermen's Development Act for an additional five years.  more

Reconstruction Era National Historic Network Announces the Inclusion of Seven New Sites
WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * Reconstruction Era National Historic Network Announces the Inclusion of Seven New Sites * News Release Date: June 4, 2025 Contact: Nathan Betcher Contact: Chris Barr Contact: Laura Waller BEAUFORT, SC - The National Park Service announces the addition of seven new sites to the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network. This national network connects sites acros  more

Rep. Castor: Honoring 2024 Fellows of National Academy of Inventors
WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on June 3, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 170 inventors who will be inducted as the 2024 Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). An induction ceremony will take place June 23-26, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia to celebrate these inventors and their incredible accomplishments. The ceremony will be presided over by the Acti  more

Rep. Nadler and Rep. Wilson Reintroduce Bill Providing a Tax Credit to Living Organ Donors
WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Nadler and Rep. Wilson Reintroduce Bill Providing a Tax Credit to Living Organ Donors * Yesterday, Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Joe Wilson (R-SC) reintroduced the Living Organ Donor Tax Credit Act. The bill will provide up to a $5,000 one-time refundable tax credit to living organ donors who were not reimbursed for the costs related to organ donation by the National Living Organ   more

Rep. Pfluger, Chairman Guthrie Host E&C Members in the Permian Basin
WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Pfluger, Chairman Guthrie Host E&C Members in the Permian Basin * MIDLAND, TX --Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) partnered with Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) to host several Republican members of the Committee in the Permian Basin for a tour of a uranium enrichment facility, a roundtable with industry executives, and a tour of a hydraulic fracturing site. To reca  more

Scott Applauds Michelle Bowman's Confirmation as Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision
WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 4, 2025: * * * Scott Applauds Michelle Bowman's Confirmation as Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Washington, D.C. - Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) released the following statement after the United States Senate confirmed Michelle Bowman to serve as Vice Chair for Supervision of the Board of Govern  more

Senators Coons, Whitehouse, colleagues demand answers from Justice Dept. on decision to shutter specialized unit for cracking down on global drug crime
WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Coons, Whitehouse, colleagues demand answers from Justice Dept. on decision to shutter specialized unit for cracking down on global drug crime * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and several of their colleagues sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi questioning the Department of Justice's plan to end the successful Organized Crime Drug E  more

Whitehouse, Lujan, Durbin, Blumenthal, Coons Question DOJ Decision to Shutter Specialized Unit for Cracking Down on Transnational Crime
WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse, Lujan, Durbin, Blumenthal, Coons Question DOJ Decision to Shutter Specialized Unit for Cracking Down on Transnational Crime * The Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces program has helped arrest fentanyl traffickers, seize hundreds of tons of narcotics, and confiscate billions in dirty money Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), co-Chair of the Senat  more