Lt. Governor Pamela Evette is such an incredible asset for South Carolina. It was a pleasure to speak with her by video conference on May 12th. She had excellent insight into topics like:
South Carolina’s plan for a safe, reasonable, phased re-opening
Our state’s resources and PPE supplies
Coordination with North Carolina (since several counties in the 5th district… Read more »
When someone proposes a 1,800-page bill that 1️⃣ was negotiated in secret 2️⃣ will cost more than $3 trillion dollars, before we even understand the impact of earlier expenditures 3️⃣ has more than 70 appropriations in excess of a billion dollars each 4️⃣ contains countless partisan measures that are completely unrelated to the bill’s stated… Read more »
Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) said it perfectly yesterday: “We are too often presented with a false dichotomy: either saving our economy or saving lives.”
He was talking with Dr. Anthony Fauci during a Senate hearing, and what Sen. Scott said was exactly right. Those who believe preventative measures should never have been taken are ignoring the immeasurable toll that would have had on human… Read more »
This Friday afternoon, top-ranking liberals in the House of Representatives are trying to finalize a 5th piece of COVID-19 legislation. They’ve nicknamed it “CARES 2” to coattail on the popularity of the original CARES Act, which passed overwhelmingly in late March.
This is unfortunately not the bi-partisan effort it should be. Negotiations are taking place behind the scenes and most of… Read more »
“Unrestricted aid” – remember this phrase, because it’s going to be a major point of contention in the coming weeks.
As Congress looks into a possible 5th piece of legislation in response to this pandemic, there’s now a growing push for the federal government to send over half a TRILLION dollars in unrestricted aid to states and local governments.
By “unrestricted” I mean no conditions… Read more »
ATTENTION Small Business Owners: The loan pipeline for the Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") began flowing again this morning (Monday), following last week's vote in Congress for a second round of funding. That's the good news, but I'm not going to sugarcoat this.
*** The bad news is these additional funds WILL RUN OUT very soon.
If you're a small business owner who has both (A)… Read more »
Tonight, I’ll be traveling up to D.C. for an important vote taking place tomorrow. This is for a bill that’ll add additional funds to the new Paycheck Protection Program.
I’ll be voting “Yes.” During the COVID-19 pandemic, this program has been a critical lifeline not just to small businesses, but countless families who rely on them for jobs. The initial round of funding, which I voted… Read more »
UPDATE on the new Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”). This is long-winded, but if you’re a small business owner, independent contractor, sole proprietor or self-employed, this post has some important information for you.
Over the last couple of weeks, the SBA and many lenders have been working hard to implement this program, and small businesses across the nation have been scrambling to… Read more »
FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS
Governor Henry McMaster has submitted a formal request to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to make loans available for those small businesses in our state that are suffering economically due to the Coronavirus.
Once this request has been granted, which hopefully will be soon, the SC Commerce Department will provide specifics on how to apply for… 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 »
