WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Duckworth Join Introduction Of Resolution Condemning Pardons Of Individuals Found Guilty Of Assaulting Capitol Police Officers On January 6 January 27, 2025 Resolution comes after Trump pardons 1,500 January 6 insurrectionists--including those convicted of violently assaulting police officers WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy D more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham Reacts to Extradition in 'Sextortion' Scheme Resulting in the Death of a South Carolina Teen WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement after the U.S. Attorney for South Carolina announced that a Nigerian man has been extradited to the United States after he was charged in a sextortion scheme that resulted in the suicide of 17-year-old Gavin  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham Votes to Confirm Bessent as Treasury Secretary WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today released the following statement after the Senate confirmed South Carolina native Scott Bessent as the next Secretary of the U.S. Department of Treasury. Bessent grew up in Little River. He is the founder and CEO of Key Square Group and has been in the financial services  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Introduce Resolution Condemning Pardons of Individuals Found Guilty of Assaulting Capitol Police Officers Resolution comes after Trump pardons 1,500 criminals convicted of violently assaulting police officers WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced a new resolution condemning the pardons of individuals who were found gu more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Introduce Resolution Condemning Pardons of Individuals Found Guilty of Assaulting Capitol Police Officers Resolution comes after Trump pardons 1,500 criminals convicted of violently assaulting police officers WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced a new resolution condemning the pardons of individuals who were found guil more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-788) on the Bank Resilience and Regulatory Improvement Act (H.R. 8337), which aims to amend the Federal banking laws to improve the safety and soundness of the United States banking system. The report was advanced by Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, on Dec. 3, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary Introduced on May 10, 2024, by Representative Andy Barr, H.R. 8337, the Bank Resilie more ST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-787) on the Earned Wage Access Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 7428), which aims to regulate the business of offering and providing earned wage access services to consumers. The report was advanced by Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, on Dec. 3, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary Introduced on February 20, 2024, by Representative Bryan Steil, H.R. 7428, the Earned Wage Access Con more ST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Job openings rates increased in 2 states in November 2024 January 28, 2025 Job openings rates increased in 2 states, decreased in 2 states, and were little changed in 46 states and the District of Columbia in November 2024. The national job openings rate (4.8 percent) was little changed over the month. The increases in job openings rates occurred  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Nancy Mace Applauds Trump Leadership on Colombia Backing Down on Accepting Deportees From U.S. "Under President Trump's leadership, Colombia has been forced to back down and accept responsibility for its criminal illegal aliens after initially refusing U.S. deportation flights. This is what strong leadership looks like--standing up to foreign governments and putting America's safety first.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Nancy Mace Congratulates 169th Fighter Wing For Being Named Best Recruiting Team in the Nation (Washington, D.C., January 28th, 2025) - Congresswoman Nancy Mace released the following statement after South Carolina Air National Guard Named Best Recruiting Team in the nation: "The South Carolina Air National Guard continues to prove why our state is second to none. Congratulations to the 1 more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Nancy Mace on the 63% Drop in Migrant Encounters at Southern Border "7,300 illegals deported in the Trump Administrations first week. A 63% drop in migrant encounters in just one week proves strong policies work--something the previous administration failed to grasp. President Trump's action at the southern border proves chaos ends when we put America first. This is real border security."  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Nancy Mace on Transgender Inmate Suing Trump Admin: "They Have Lost Their Minds" "A biological male, claiming to be a woman, is suing to force his way back into a women's facility shows just how far the Left's radical agenda has gone. They have lost their minds. It's absurd. Last year we introduced the Prison Rape Prevention Act to make sure no woman is subjected to sharing intimate spaces  more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Jan. 29 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on Jan. 28, 2025: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined attorneys general from 18 other states in calling on Costco to end its unlawful diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies, which they assert violate state and federal anti-discrimination laws. The letter, sent to Costco's leadership, demands the company repeal these divisive policies within 30 days, emphasizing that more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Jan. 29 -- The South Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news on Jan. 28, 2025: * * * 13 projects across the state receive funds to support innovation and entrepreneurship * * * The South Carolina Department of Commerce (S.C. Commerce) today announced the recipients of its 2025 Relentless Challenge and StimulateSC grants, which totaled more than $750,000 granted to 13 projects across the state. The Relentless Challenge is a statewide competitive gr more PR

SUMMERVILLE, South Carolina, Jan. 29 -- SCRA (the South Carolina Research Authority) issued the following news on Jan. 28, 2025: Congratulations to SCRA team member, Jeannine Rogers, who recently earned her Riley Fellow designation. She completed the Riley Institute Diversity Leaders Initiative in the Fall 2024 Cohort. Carefully selected, established leaders from all sectors of South Carolina society, nominated by DLI alumni and invited to apply, take part in DLI, which offers a unique, highly more PR

GREENVILLE, South Carolina, Jan. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: Ruben Enrique Chavez-Muniz, 24, of Bronx, New York and Destiny Shannon Mercado, 28, and Daquasia Catherine Mercado, 25, both of Spartanburg, were sentenced for their roles in a gun trafficking conspiracy. Evidence presented to the court showed that, between January of 2020 and January 2021, Destiny Shannon Mercado purchased a large number of firearms (mo more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Scott, Cassidy, Colleagues to Introduce Resolution Recognizing National School Choice Week WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), co-chair of the Congressional School Choice Caucus and member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Senate HELP Committee Chairman Bill Cassidy (R-La.), are introducing a Senate resolution recognizing January 26 - February 1  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Scott Statement on Confirmation of Scott Bessent WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the statement below following the confirmation of Scott Bessent to serve as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury: "Scott Bessent's confirmation is great news for the pockets of American taxpayers. He understands the cataclysmic repercussions the mi more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: Today, Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) announced working groups to tackle key issues within the committee's jurisdiction. Banking Committee Republicans will lead these initiatives to build consensus and advance solutions to challenges facing the U.S. economy and Americans across the country. "The Senate Banking Committee h more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) today announced witnesses for the upcoming Senate Banking Committee hearing focused on debanking on February 5, 2024. WHAT: Senate Banking Committee Hearing: "Investigating the Real Impacts of Debanking in America." WHEN: February 5, 2025 at 10:00am ET WHERE: 538 Dirksen Senate Office Buil more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Joins Fox Business The Bottom Line: We Have a New Sheriff in Town Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined Fox Business' The Bottom Line to discuss President Trump's America First foreign policy strategy and the Senate confirming Scott Bessent as Secretary of the Department of Treasury. Senator Marshall sits on the Senate Finance Committee, met with Bessent ahea more PR