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I think our justice system had its say today, with the conviction of Derek Chauvin for the murder and manslaughter of George Floyd. So what’s the right way to process this tragic chapter in our nation’s history?   I think it’s okay to sickened by the way Mr. Floyd was killed under the knee of Derek Chauvin. That doesn’t mean we lose sight of the fact that the overwhelming… Read more »

What makes the recent “infrastructure” proposal from President Biden so frustrating is that his proposal has very little to do with actual infrastructure. We dug into a few examples in my post back on March 31st, but I want you to recognize what’s happening with the language being used. So we’re all on the same page, infrastructure refers to (A) physical objects that are (B) necessary… Read more »

On Thursday, Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) introduced the "AFTER Appropriations Act," which would require Congress to vote on Presidential rescission requests within an expedited time frame.   The legislation was introduced to restore fiscal sanity in response to Democratic leadership bringing back wasteful earmark spending and the historically high spending… Read more »

On Wednesday, Rep. Ralph Norman (SC-5) led the Republican South Carolina delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives in a letter to South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson. This letter concerns President Biden’s policies on border security, the surge in illegal immigration since the President won election, and the effects these two things are having on South Carolina.… Read more »

As expected, Democrat’s effort to pack the Supreme Court are now officially underway. Stay alert, friends – you really need to pay attention to what's going on here.   Over 150 years ago, Congress set the number of Supreme Court justices to nine (9). Today, Democrats are upset that a majority of those justices are not liberals. So while they have control of Congress &… Read more »

For generations, Major League Baseball has enjoyed an antitrust exemption, which essentially has allowed it to have a monopoly on professional baseball.   They've ridden that gravy train for all its worth. But since corporate “wokeness” and virtue signaling now appear to be more important to MLB than election integrity, it’s time to end that exemption.   Their… Read more »

I flew back to D.C. yesterday after getting a firsthand look at the new crisis along our southern border. It’s bad. In fact, it’s incomprehensible.   We met with border patrol agents who are now overworked, overwhelmed, and stretched dangerously thin. On top of patrolling hundreds of miles of the border, they’re also doubling as daycare workers for record numbers of… Read more »

This week, Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) joined other members from the House Committee on Oversight and Reform along the southern border in Texas and New Mexico to examine the new border crisis.   During the trip, Rep. Norman toured Border Patrol Station #1, the El Paso Processing Center, and the Santa Teresa Port of Entry. He also toured portions of… Read more »

Today (Monday) I’m down along the southern border in Texas and New Mexico to meet with border officials and get a first-hand understanding of the crisis caused by President Biden’s immigration policies. I’ll post more information about this trip soon.   Remember: President Trump also faced a surge of illegal immigration back in 2019. Three of the major causes of that… Read more »

On Thursday morning, Rep. Norman issued the following statement in reaction to the loss of Dr. Robert Lesslie, his wife, Barbara, and their grandchildren, Adah and Noah.   "I cannot begin to describe the heartache and pain Elaine and I are feeling this morning, as we mourn the tragic loss of Dr. Robert Lesslie, his wife, Barbara, and their grandchildren, Adah, and… Read more »