Some good news this morning, as new unemployment claims beat expectations last week. If you don’t care for the details, at least do me a favor and skip down to read the last two paragraphs of this post. Here’s the latest… Jobless claims are reported weekly by the U.S. Department of Labor. We watch these reports closely because they often represent a near real-time indicator of our nation’s job ma... Read more »
Lots of competing ideas right now about unemployment benefits. I realize this is a lengthy post, but if you just want the high-level points, look for the blue diamonds 🔹 below. 🔹 One of the recent coronavirus bills passed by Congress, the CARES Act, provided an additional $600 per week in unemployment compensation. That’s in addition to what someone was already eligible to receive. Let’s unpacka... Read more »
Below is a full replay of my telephone town hall, which took place on Thursday, July 30th. During this call, I covered a wide variety of issues including our COVID-19 response, our economy and jobs, our federal spending and national debt, along with several other important topics. Read more »
The timing on this simply could not have been better. Yesterday, I co-sponsored a bill called “Stop the Censorship Act of 2020.” This is in response to the SELECTIVELY APPLIED censorship, “shadow banning” and account suspensions from many of these social media companies. It’s gotten out of control. Since Monday, I’ve had numerous interviews on this important topic following what happened to Stell... Read more »
In case you missed my post yesterday, I was at a press conference in Washington hosted by the Tea Party Patriots to help encourage schools to try to re-open for in-person learning this fall, if they can safely do so and follow proper protocols. The organizers brought in at least a dozen physicians, each of whom have been on the front lines of this pandemic. Each with their own opinions, obviously... Read more »
Friends, we need to have a conversation about how to safely re-open our schools. I know there’s a lot of differing views on this issue, and it’s hard to find any topic right now with a wider range of opinions. But here’s what I see on the federal level and across our congressional district in South Carolina: First, I agree with our CDC Director, Dr. Robert Redfield, who said keeping schools close... Read more »
Check out the House of Representatives’ schedule for August. “District Work Period” is code for “Not in Washington.” Many of you probably know that during normal times, August is typically a recess month for Congress. But we are not in normal times! Given all that Congress should be hyper-focused on during the middle of this pandemic, being out of session for the ENTIRE MONTH is inexcusable. Now ... Read more »
The "Cancel Culture" is not a group of people. Instead, it's an unethical state of mind. It's an abusive reaction to someone else's differing opinions. Freedom of speech is meaningless to the "Cancel Culture." Either align with the new orthodoxy or risk losing your job, a boycott of your business, destruction of your reputation, etc. This article is case in point. The "Cancel Culture" is somethin... Read more »
What in the world were they supposed to do?! With (1) a large group of trespassers descending on private property, (2) police nowhere to be found, and (3) a legitimate fear for their personal safety, again I’ll ask: What were they supposed to do?! Like South Carolina, the state of Missouri (where this couple lives) also has a Castle Doctrine law. They did NOT have an obligation to hide. They did ... Read more »
Congressman Ralph Norman (SC-05) has sponsored an amendment to H.R. 6395, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, which was introduced in the House on July 13, 2020. This amendment was adopted in the House on Tuesday, and would authorize the Department of Energy (“DOE”) to collaborate with the Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) on research to improve healthcare services fo... Read more »
