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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving South Carolina Newsletter for Wednesday May 08, 2024 ( 3 items )  

CONGRESSMAN CLYBURN CELEBRATES OVER $5.8 MILLION TO PRESERVE AFRICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORY
WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. James E. Clyburn, D-South Carolina, issued the following news release on May 7, 2024: Today, U.S. Congressman James E. Clyburn celebrated the announcement of $5,805,625 in National Park Service (NPS) grants to preserve sites and stories of African American Civil Rights history across the state of South Carolina. A total of four South Carolina projects will receive funding. "The Biden-Harris Administration has once again displayed their commitment to documenting and pr  more

Graham, Tillis Introduce Bipartisan Protect And Serve Act
WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina), along with eight other Senators, introduced the Protect and Serve Act -- bipartisan legislation that would make knowingly causing or attempting to cause bodily injury to a law enforcement officer a federal crime. Last week, four law enforcement officers were tragically killed in Charlotte, North Carolina, while executing   more

Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Scott Issues Statement on FDIC Report
WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on May 7, 2024: * * * Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) issued the following statement after the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) released a report investigating allegations of sexual harassment and a toxic work culture at the agency. Since the allegations were first reported, Ranking Member Scott has led Senate Republicans  more