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*South Carolina Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Tuesday December 16, 2025 ( 9 items )  

Big, Beautiful Success Story: Among American Industries, Manufacturing Benefits Most From Working Families Tax Cuts
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Big, Beautiful Success Story: Among American Industries, Manufacturing Benefits Most from Working Families Tax Cuts Manufacturers are the biggest industry winner from the Working Families Tax Cuts, laying the groundwork for a domestic manufacturing revival. According to a recent analysis, the tax benefits for American manufacturing in the recently enact  more

Congresswoman Biggs Leads Push to Bring Faith-Based Mental Health Tools to the VA
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Rep. Sheri Biggs, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Biggs Leads Push to Bring Faith-Based Mental Health Tools to the VA * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Sheri Biggs (SC-03), who holds a degree in Christian Ministries and has served veterans firsthand as a board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, is leading the charge in Congress to expand veterans' access to faith-based mental health care. In a letter sent t  more

Congresswoman Nancy Mace Opens Hearing On Technology To Combat Human Trafficking; Slams Attorney General Alan Wilson's Failure To Act
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Nancy Mace Opens Hearing On Technology To Combat Human Trafficking; Slams Attorney General Alan Wilson's Failure To Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 15, 2025) Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Chairwoman Nancy Mace opened a congressional hearing on modern technological tools to combat human trafficking, while sharply criticizing South Car  more

EPA Announces Approval of South Carolina's Regional Haze Plan to Improve Visibility in Protected Areas
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Announces Approval of South Carolina's Regional Haze Plan to Improve Visibility in Protected Areas * ATLANTA (December 15, 2025) - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the agency's approval of South Carolina's Second Planning Period Regional Haze State Implementation Plan (SIP) after determining the state has met all statutory and regulatory requirements under the Cl  more

ICYMI: Secretary Rollins Pens Op-eds in The Hill "The Trump administration is partnering with governors to Make America Healthy Again"
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Secretary Rollins Pens Op-eds in The Hill "The Trump administration is partnering with governors to Make America Healthy Again" U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins published an opinion piece in The Hill highlighting the ways USDA is partnering with Governors to strengthen integrity and restore nutritional value within the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). "At  more

Mace Opens Hearing on Using Technology to Combat Human Trafficking
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, chairwoman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology and Government Innovation, issued the following news release: * * * Mace Opens Hearing on Using Technology to Combat Human Trafficking Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Chairwoman Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) delivered opening remarks at today's hearing titled "Using Modern Tools to Counter  more

Rep. Nancy Mace's SAMOSA Act Passes House
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Nancy Mace's SAMOSA Act Passes House * WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 15, 2025) - Today, Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC-01) announced the House passage of the Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets (SAMOSA) Act. This bipartisan legislation modernizes how the federal government purchases and manages software, strengthens accountability, and saves taxpayer dollars. The SA  more

What They Are Saying: Chairman Scott's Leadership Drives Results on Banking, Affordability, and Digital Assets
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * What They Are Saying: Chairman Scott's Leadership Drives Results on Banking, Affordability, and Digital Assets Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, underscored Senate Republicans' continued focus on lowering costs for American families, expanding access to housing and financial opportunity, and a  more

Whip Emmer announces more than 300 key stakeholders support the SPEED Act
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (Rep.) -- House Republican Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Emmer announces more than 300 key stakeholders support the SPEED Act * WASHINGTON - House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) today announced key stakeholder support for the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Ac t. More than 300 organizations have voiced their support for this legislation, which creates certainty in the permitting process a  more