Washington, DC- Congressman Ralph Norman (SC-05) has introduced two new bills aimed to cutting federal spending as part of his #WastefulWednesday initiative. Congressman Norman has released the following statement: "Today for my #WastefulWednesday, I introduced two bills to eliminate superfluous, ridiculous, and unnecessary programs from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The first bill would end a grant from HHS to the University of ...
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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Ralph Norman (SC-05) has released the following statement after the announcement of President Trump’s second Supreme Court nominee: "President Trump has once again kept his promise to nominate someone to the Supreme Court who is committed to upholding our Constitution. Brett Kavanaugh is an exceptional candidate to serve on the bench. “I firmly believe that Mr. Kavanaugh will rule according to an intellectually honest, historically accurate, and unbiased interpreta...
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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Ralph Norman (SC-05) voted in favor to pass H.R. 6157, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, which increases funding for our military to $674.6 billion. Congressman Norman has released the following statement: "Today, I was proud to support the annual appropriations bill for the Pentagon and our military. This bill not only provides critical funding for updated equipment and training, it rebuilds our military capabilities to ensure our men and women in unif...
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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Ralph Norman (SC-05) introduced a bill today as part of his #WastefulWednesday initiative that would prohibit the Department Health and Human Services (HHS) from using taxpayer dollars to fund video contests. Congressman Norman has released the following statement: "In the past, HHS awarded a $106,000 grant for a YouTube video contest about healthy eating. With a national debt of $21 trillion, it is #wasteful and irresponsible for HHS to use any taxpayer dollars on...
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Washington, D.C. – Today Congressman Ralph Norman (SC-05), along with six original co-sponsors, introduced a House Resolution to censure Rep. Maxine Waters (CA-43) for her divisive comments this past Saturday at a rally in California. Congressman Norman has released the following statement: "The recent rhetoric coming from Rep. Maxine Waters, and the left, is fueled with hatred, dangerous, and downright unacceptable. She shouted to a group of people to “create a crowd and… push back on them…and ...
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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Ralph Norman (SC-05) introduced legislation today to prohibit the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to make grants for housing. Congressman Norman has released the following statement: "The NEA was established with the goal to give Americans the opportunity to participate in the arts, exercise their imaginations, and develop their creative capacities. However, in the past the NEA has chosen to go beyond its mission and infringe on the responsibilities of...
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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Ralph Norman (SC-05) introduced legislation, as part of his #WastefulWednesday initiative, to eliminate the Denali Commission. The Denali Commission is a regional commission that adds unnecessary federal bureaucracy to the distribution of federal funds to the state and local entities in Alaska. Congressman Norman has released the following statement: "Unlike other regional commissions which serve several states, the Denali Commission only serves Alaska. The people ...
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Washington, D.C. – Last week, Congressman Ralph Norman (SC-05) introduced the Formally List Your Travel (FLY) Act which would require all federal agency heads to submit their official travel logs to the Government Accountability Office on a more regular basis and restrict them from flying first-class. Congressman Norman has released the following statement: "The FLY Act would ensure that high-level government officials in the executive branch submit monthly, quarterly, and annual travel logs, an...
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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Ralph Norman (SC-05) has introduced a bill to eliminate the Economic Development Administration (EDA) for his #WastefulWednesday initiative. Congressman Norman has released the following statement: "This bill will eliminate the ineffective and duplicative federal program, the Economic Development Administration (EDA). The EDA is one of 80 federal programs that provide economic development aid. “The EDA is an ineffective and duplicative federal program. The Bush, Ob...
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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Ralph Norman (SC-05) is excited to announce that he will be hosting a Congressional App Challenge (CAC), an app competition for students in middle and high school. The CAC accepts computer programs (or apps) written in any programming language, for any platform (desktop/PC, web, mobile, raspberry Pi, etc.). The Challenge launches June 4th. Students are encouraged to register online by September 10th before submitting their app by October 15. The competition is open...
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