Press Releases

On Tuesday, Rep. Ralph Norman (SC-5) introduced a bill, No Federal Funds for Abortion Travel Expenses Act of 2022, to restrict federal funding of abortion travel where not otherwise already prohibited by the Hyde Amendment. Background   The introduction of the No Federal Funds for Abortion Travel Expenses Act of 2022 comes after the Senate included in its FY23 LHHS… Read more »

On Friday, Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) introduced the Fighting Cancer in Children Act in honor and recognition of September being Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Background   An estimated 400,000 children are diagnosed with cancer around the world each year. Here in the United States, cancer remains the number one cause of "death by disease" among children… Read more »

On Wednesday, Rep. Ralph Norman (SC-5) co-signed a congressional letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi concerning President Biden's recent efforts to offload up to $10,000 from each student loan to taxpayers. "Noticeably absent from the President’s plan is any plausible legal authority to implement such a policy," wrote the lawmakers. "The legislative and executive branches each possess… Read more »

On Tuesday, August 30th at 6:00 PM, a special agricultural forum will take place at the Gateway Conference Center in Richburg, SC. This event is sponsored by the Chester County and Fairfield County Farm Bureau Chapters, and will feature: Congressman Ralph Norman (SC-05) Congressman Rick Crawford (AR-01), who serves as the Vice Republican Chair of the U.S. House… Read more »

On Monday night, Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) issued the following statement concerning the FBI's raid of former President Trump's residence:   "President Trump left office 584 days ago. Yet we’re to believe it’s just business as usual for the FBI to raid his private residence in search of some documents… 584 days after he departed the White House? What… Read more »

On Tuesday, Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) led 11 Members of the House of Representatives in a letter formally calling on President Biden to address allegations concerning potential unlawful activity in the sale of crude oil from the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve to a Chinese company with financial ties to the President’s son, Hunter Biden.   “It has come to our… Read more »

On Wednesday, Rep. Ralph Norman (SC-5) led a letter to the chief executive officers of eight (8) major U.S. financial institutions concerning their decisions to use corporate funds to pay for travel expenses for employees seeking abortions. This letter was co-signed by 55 other Members of the House of Representatives. “Your decisions are a deeply troubling announcement not only because… Read more »

Rep. Ralph Norman (SC-5) issued the following statement on Thursday after the White House announced President Biden had tested positive for Covid: "We all should agree that politics stops for this. I sincerely wish President Biden a speedy recovery. I know he’s in good hands, and hope his symptoms remain mild." ### Read more »

On Wednesday, Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC-05) led 35 House members in a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack concerning a recent memorandum suggesting his agency might withhold the funding of free and low-cost meals for economically disadvantaged students if schools do not embrace the Administration’s policies concerning gender identity and sexual… Read more »

On Wednesday, Rep. Ralph Norman (SC-5) and Rep. Jim Costa (CA-16) led a bipartisan letter to the Chairman, Vice Chairman, and Board Members of the Surface Transportation Board concerning deficient rail service, which has incumbered critical shipments of important agricultural inputs to our nation’s farms. BACKGROUND Many American farms rely… Read more »