Opinion Pieces

This op-ed by Rep. Norman was originally published in The Sumter Item on January 31st, 2020. When this president was sworn in, pundits scratched their heads at his promise to put America first. Since taking office, our president has delivered on his promise to rebalance the scales of trade fairness. On Oct. 7 last year, he signed free trade agreements with Japan. Months later on Jan.… Read more »

To top it off, this budget-bursting policy disaster was written in secret by a handful of members and staff, and then rank-and-file members were forced to vote up or down on 2,232 pages less than 24 hours after it was made public. Read more »

Mick Mulvaney, the current director of the Office of Management and Budget and my predecessor representing South Carolina’s 5th congressional district, has been guided by the idea that every dollar spent by the federal government must be scrutinized. I took this principal to the heart as I examined the president’s budget request, which succinctly stated: “Everyone believes in and… Read more »