WASHINGTON -- Representatives Ralph Norman (SC-05) and Dave Brat (VA-07) announced the launch of the Congressional Waste-Cutters Caucus during a joint interview streamed on Facebook live from the Capitol. Citizens Against Government Waste President Tom Schatz hosted the event. The new caucus’s mission will be to highlight instances of wasteful federal spending and offer amendments during the appropriations process that would eliminate wasteful spending. The caucus also calls on leadership to ref...
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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Ralph Norman (SC-05) praises the recent decision of the U.S International Trade Commission (ITC) to lift tariffs on uncoated groundwood paper from Canada, which is a common ingredient component in newspapers. In December 2017, Congressman Norman headed a letter, signed by a bipartisan group of 33 Members of Congress, to U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, asking him to consider the implications of government intervention on U.S. newspaper and commerc...
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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Ralph Norman (SC-05) a bill that would prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from issuing grants with the purpose of developing video games. Our taxpayer dollars have been used several times to create video games. Congressman Norman has released the following statement: “Our taxpayer dollars have been used several times to create video games. One example of this is that more than $500,000 was spent developing a video game that encouraged...
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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Ralph Norman (SC-05) introduced the Funds In Legal Evaluation Act, or the FILE Act. This bill would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to review how organizations, such as Planned Parenthood, spend federal dollars. Congressman Norman has released the following statement: "The FILE Act will ensure that organizations are complying with federal law and not using tax payer dollars to provide abortions. If an organization has failed to follo...
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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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