To call this reckless and irresponsible would be the understatement of the week. You all need to understand just how foolish Democrat leadership in the House is being right now.
Remember last week, we passed $8.3 billion in emergency funding to help various agencies (federal, state and local) combat the Coronavirus. This week in Congress, we’re working on another bill that would help… Read more »
We’re in uncharted waters, and our public health officials are doing all they can to help manage the outbreak of the Coronavirus. In my allotment of time in this morning’s House Oversight Committee hearing, I was able to get responses to three recurring questions:
(00:38) What are some practical steps that employers should take to protect their employees and their business?
(05:04) What… Read more »
“Pork” or “pork barrel spending” is what it’s often called. More formally it’s known as earmarks.
Congress actually banned earmarks back in 2011, but now some Democrats are trying to resurrect them. Moments ago I introduced a bill in the House that would stop this effort in its tracks and make permanent the federal ban on earmarks, because they’re a horrible way to… Read more »
Dr. Robert Lesslie, M.D. is a highly respected physician and author in South Carolina who is Board-certified in both emergency and occupational medicine. Last night, he sent me very well-written current analysis of the Coronavirus (see link below). I'd like to quote some of his guidance here:
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1. Don’t panic. There is no evidence that this is the end of the world. No trumpets… Read more »
Do you remember those strange TV commercials from Tom Steyer before he dropped out of the Democrat presidential race? You know, the ones that claimed he could “beat Trump on the economy”? Those were always good for a few laughs.
This morning, we added yet ANOTHER link to the long chain of evidence proving how well our economy is actually doing. Economists missed the mark big time last… Read more »
Just moments ago, I voted in favor of an $8.3 billion emergency spending package to help fight against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) here in the U.S. This bill is now on its way over to the Senate and my hope is that it'll quickly pass that chamber and be on the President’s desk by tomorrow (Thurs.) evening.
This legislation, H.R. 6074, allocates money for vaccine… Read more »
On the Coronavirus (COVID-19), more than 100 presumed or confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported around the country as of Tuesday night, according to CBS news, and nine (9) people have succumb to the disease. As of yesterday afternoon, however, South Carolina DHEC officials reported there were no confirmed cases in South Carolina.
According to the World Health Organization,… Read more »
Did you know that former Members of Congress can receive a pension even after being convicted of a crime? Moments ago, I filed a bill that would put a stop to that.
Under current law, if a pension-eligible Member of Congress is convicted of certain crimes, he or she can still receive that pension until a “final conviction" is reached. The problem is that a criminal conviction… Read more »
On the 2nd Amendment front, last week I co-sponsored an important new bill that seeks to clarify rules about the lawful transport of firearms.
For context, back in 1986 a law was passed called the Firearm Owners’ Protection Act (FOPA). Among other provisions, that bill “protects those who are transporting firearms for lawful purposes from local restrictions which would otherwise… Read more »
Back in 1972, a proposed amendment was sent out to all 50 states for ratification. It was called the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) and it simply proclaimed, "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex."
Remember, three-quarters of the states (38 of 50) must ratify an amendment before it becomes part of our… Read more »
