WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: On Wednesday, December 11th, the Coastal Habitat Conservation Act was signed into law, authorizing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife (FWS) Coastal Program U.S. The Coastal Program is a voluntary, partnership-based, habitat conservation program focused in 24 priority coastal areas along the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, Gulf of Mexico, Great Lakes, and in the Caribbean, including the Chesapeake Bay. Within these  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: We are playing Russian roulette with national security if our broken border isn't job one By Senator Lindsey Graham Fox News December 13, 2024 https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/lindsey-graham-playing-russian-roulette-national-security-broken-border-isnt-job-one There are old threats, new threats and growing threats to America that need to be addressed as soon as possible. We are playing Russian r more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Rep. James E. Clyburn, D-South Carolina, issued the following statement on Dec. 13, 2024: * * * SANTEE, SOUTH CAROLINA -- Today, Congressman James E. Clyburn (SC-06) released the following statement on the passing of State Senator Kay Patterson: "State Senator Kay Patterson was a trusted leader, a tireless champion for civil rights, and a treasured friend. He was a person of strength, determination, wisdom, and a long proponent of removing the Confederate flag from the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Rep. Joe Wilson, R-South Carolina, issued the following statement on Dec. 13, 2024: * * * Congressman Joe Wilson, Senior Member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement after the House voted on passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025. The bill now awaits approval by the Senate, then will be sent to the President for his signature into law. "I am grateful to have voted in favor of the bipartisan FY2025 Na more PR

FLORENCE, South Carolina, Dec. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: Five men from across the Pee Dee and Grand Strand were sentenced to multi-year terms in federal prison after pleading guilty to a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy operating in and around Horry County and related firearms crimes. * Joshua Rodriguez, 33, of Myrtle Beach, was sentenced to 151 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distr more PR

CHARLESTON, South Carolina, Dec. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: Antwon Rashad Brown, 30, of Charleston, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm by a felon and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. Evidence presented to the court showed that Brown engaged in a multiple year conspiracy to distribute marijuana. Between May 2021 and July 2022, Brow more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Dec. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: Shiloh Wright, 42, of Columbia, was sentenced to seven years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, cocaine, and crack cocaine and possession of a firearm during a drug trafficking offense. Evidence presented to the court showed that on Sept. 1, 2022, officers with the City of Columbia Police Department wen more PR

FLORENCE, South Carolina, Dec. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: Kenyatta Defondrael McLaughlin, 45, of Dillon, was sentenced to nearly three years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine and crack cocaine and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Evidence presented to the court showed that, on the evening of Sept.16, 2022, an officer with Dillon Police D more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Dec. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: Jeffrey McWhorter, 63, of Awendaw, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, which was committed during his time as President and CEO of Palmetto Railways. Evidence obtained in the investigation revealed that McWhorter introduced a known co- conspirator, referred to as T.B., to a company headquartered in Texas. T.B. hoped that McWhor more PR

SPARTANBURG, South Carolina, Dec. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: Sergio Magallan-Tinoco, a/k/a "John Migo," 45, of Michoacan, Mexico, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute over five kilograms of cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of the drug trafficking crime. Evidence presented to the court showed that in the Fall of 2023, law enforcement in the Upstate c more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Val Butler Demings, President Biden's nominee to be a governor of the U.S. Postal Service, from a Nov. 14, 2024, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman peters, Ranking Member Paul, and distinguished members of the committee - Good morning and thank you for your consideration of my nomination to serve on the board of governors of the United States Postal Service. I also want  more PR