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I’m heading to the House floor shortly to vote AGAINST the Democrats’ ultra-liberal election bill known as H.R. 1. Despite Republicans being opposed to this bill, it will likely pass the Democrat-majority House, and then we’ll see what happens after that. This legislation is truly a disgrace.   Numerous people have asked me what the alternative Republican proposal is for our… Read more »

On the topic of school re-openings, when you look around at news reports – not national, but instead local news coverage around the country – it is DISTURBING to see the influence teachers’ unions have likely had on many school boards.    In Chicago, Los Angeles, D.C., Philly, and many more cities – there are countless local reports of powerful teachers’ unions that have… Read more »

GOOD NEWS: moments ago, SC DHEC announced that effective this coming Monday, March 8th, South Carolina will move into Phase 1B of the state's vaccination plan. *** TEACHERS and anyone 55 and older - this includes you! There are some additional categories of people who are also in Phase 1B - you'll want to check on the SC DHEC website for details. Again, it's not… Read more »

The Democrats’ hallmark piece of legislation for the new Congress is on the agenda this week – H.R. 1. This is the ultra-liberal election bill I first warned you about a couple weeks ago. It’s a complete disaster – let’s walk through a few reasons why: It requires states to allow people to register ON election day, which of course will give election officials NO TIME to validate the… Read more »

 Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC-5) is pleased to announce that two contracts have recently been awarded by the U.S. Department of Defense to Rock Hill-based MSI-Defence Systems US (“MSI-DS”) for some of the company’s naval weapons technology.   MSI-DS develops and manufactures small and medium caliber gun systems for naval vessels.The company has supplied… Read more »

The so-called “Equality Act” is up for a vote again this afternoon. (H.R. 5). This bill isn’t about equality at all – it’s about advancing the radically liberal agenda. And I’ll be voting AGAINST it in just a few minutes. Here’s why: We could start with some easy layups, like this bill making end-runs around parents when it comes to their children receiving life-altering (and… Read more »

The communist government of China is no friend of ours. They’re working every possible angle to exploit various aspects of our economy, steal our intellectual property, and create a one-way reliance on their country which they intend to leverage for political and military gain.   Three quick updates on this communist regime:   FIRST, finally some good news out of… Read more »

This week, the House is considering yet another coronavirus spending bill.  This will be in addition to the $4 TRILLION that’s already been allocated.  Never mind that more than a trillion of that hasn’t even been spent yet – Democrats want to add another $1.9 trillion to the tab. Remember all this coronavirus money is borrowed from our children – we don’t have this sitting… Read more »

Earlier today, the Board of Trustees at the University of South Carolina announced the closure of the Confucius Institute (CI) on their campus. Recently, Rep. Ralph Norman (SC-5) and Rep. Joe Wilson (SC-2) have called on the University to take this action, and have been supported by Rep. Jeff Duncan (SC-3), Rep. Tom Rice, (SC-7), Rep.… Read more »

Earlier today, U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman (SC-5) introduced the Earmark Elimination Act in the House of Representatives. This is a re-introduction of an identical bill he introduced in the 116th Congress. Prior 2011, earmarks had become a frequent source of corruption and furthering of personal agendas by Members of Congress. In 2011, the Congress passed a temporary ban on earmarks, which… Read more »