WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN LEADS BIPARTISAN PUSH TO FORCE RELEASE OF EPSTEIN FILES, SLAMS SPEAKER JOHNSON FOR SENDING MEMBERS HOME EARLY TO AVOID TRANSPARENCY * Congressman Pat Ryan Leads Bipartisan Push to Force Release of Epstein Files, Slams Speaker Johnson for Sending Members Home Early to Avoid Transparency Congressman Ryan's bipartisan resolution, co-sponsored by nine Democrats and eleven Republicans  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Sheri Biggs, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Sheri Biggs' First Bill Clears House Foreign Affairs Committee: Made-in-America Defense Act Advances In a milestone for her first term in Congress, Congresswoman Sheri Biggs (R-SC-03) announced today that her bill, the Made-in-America Defense Act, has officially passed markup in the House Foreign Affairs Committee. This marks the first bill authored by Congresswoman Biggs to advan  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham Statement on Largest Seizure of Fentanyl in South Carolina History * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement after the U.S. Attorney for South Carolina Bryan Stirling announced what is believed to be the largest seizure of fentanyl in South Carolina history. The drug bust, part of the Department of Justice's nationwide Operation Take Bac  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham Statement on Spartanburg Family Being Rescued from Syria * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement on the welcome news that a Spartanburg family has been safely extracted from Syria. Desiree Gomez, an assistant principal at Lyman Elementary School, her husband Mohamad Shokair and their daughter Salma had been caught in the middle of fight  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Scott Continues Push to Provide Regulatory Clarity for Digital Assets Last week, President Donald J. Trump signed into law the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act - legislation Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) co-sponsored and championed as it advanced through the Sen  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * LaHood, Illinois Congressional Delegation Introduce Legislation to Rename VA Clinic After Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient * Washington, D.C. - Today Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16), with the support of the entire Illinois Congressional Delegation, introduced legislation to rename the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Bloomington, Illinois, as the "Andrew Jackson Smith Medal of Honor Depa  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Nancy Mace's VA Blockchain Bill Passes VA Committee Markup * (Washington, D.C., July 23, 2025) -- Today, Congresswoman Nancy Mace's legislation, the Veterans Affairs Distributed Ledger Technology Act, passed out of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. This marks a major step forward in efforts to modernize the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) through blockchain innovation. The bi  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Russell Fry, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Russell Fry (SC-07) Introduces Legislation to Codify President Trump's Executive Order on Showerheads Today, Congressman Russell Fry (SC-07) introduced the Saving Homeowners from Overregulation With Exceptional Rinsing (SHOWER) Act, a bill to codify President Trump's clear and consistent definition of "showerhead" and put an end to the federal government's overregulation of househol  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Mark Takano, D-California, ranking member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * Republicans Vote to Send More Money to For-Profit Healthcare and Reject Democratic Efforts to Improve Oversight and Demand Accountability from Trump's VA Today,during consideration of several bills, HouseRepublicans once again prioritized funneling more taxpayer dollars to for-profit health care providers over protecting vete  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Scott Statement on Safe Return of Spartanburg Family * WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) issued the following statement regarding the safe return of a Spartanburg family from Syria: "I am thrilled that Desiree Gomez, her husband Mohamad Shokair, and their 18-month-old daughter Salma have been safely extracted from Syria and are returning home to the Upstate. I want to extend  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * Scott, Colleagues Advance Additional Trump Administration Nominees out of Senate Banking Committee Today, led by Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.), the Senate Banking Committee advanced several of President Trump's nominees for key positions across the administration. The following nominees now head to the Senate flo  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Scott, Lummis, Colleagues Release Market Structure Discussion Draft, Issue Request for Information from Stakeholders Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Subcommittee on Digital Assets Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), and Senator Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) are releasing an initial discussion draft of digital as  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Scott Applauds $25 Million Grant for Dorchester County Corridor * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) issued the following statement on the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant that he advocated for review and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) approved. This nearly $25 million grant for U.S. Highway 78 Phase 3A was the only grant awarded   more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Scott, Crapo, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to Improve IRS Accountability * U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and their Republican colleagues, reintroduced the IRS Accountability and Taxpayer Protection Act to modify rules for imposing tax penalties on Americans. This bill would require a supervisor or higher-level official to   more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Support Grows for Grassley's Combating Organized Retail Crime Act Following a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on organized retail crime, Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) welcomed growing support for his bipartisan Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (CORCA) from retail industry leaders, law enforcement organizations and hundreds of affected business  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Top Takeaways from Full Committee Hearing on Voter Roll Maintenance Standards The Committee on House Administration held a Full Committee Hearing titled, "Clean Rolls, Secure Elections: Reviewing Voter List Maintenance Standards." Witnesses: * Mr. J. Christian Adams - President & General Counsel, Public Interest Legal Foundation * Mr. Justin Riemer   more