WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Sheri Biggs, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Sheri Biggs' First Bill Clears House Foreign Affairs Committee: Made-in-America Defense Act Advances In a milestone for her first term in Congress, Congresswoman Sheri Biggs (R-SC-03) announced today that her bill, the Made-in-America Defense Act, has officially passed markup in the House Foreign Affairs Committee. This marks the first bill authored by Congresswoman Biggs to advan more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham Statement on Largest Seizure of Fentanyl in South Carolina History * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement after the U.S. Attorney for South Carolina Bryan Stirling announced what is believed to be the largest seizure of fentanyl in South Carolina history. The drug bust, part of the Department of Justice's nationwide Operation Take Bac more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham Statement on Spartanburg Family Being Rescued from Syria * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement on the welcome news that a Spartanburg family has been safely extracted from Syria. Desiree Gomez, an assistant principal at Lyman Elementary School, her husband Mohamad Shokair and their daughter Salma had been caught in the middle of fight more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Scott Continues Push to Provide Regulatory Clarity for Digital Assets Last week, President Donald J. Trump signed into law the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act - legislation Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) co-sponsored and championed as it advanced through the Sen more PR

GREENWOOD, South Carolina, July 23 (TNSxrep) -- Lander University issued the following news: * * * SCIP Report to CHE Details Efforts to Prevent Sexual Violence on College Campuses By Karen Petit A report from the South Carolina Institute on the Prevention of Sexual Violence on College Campuses (SCIP) examines measures being taken statewide to protect college students. Dr. Matthew Hammett, executive director of SCIP, recently discussed the institute's inaugural report, "Empower Change throu more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Nancy Mace's VA Blockchain Bill Passes VA Committee Markup * (Washington, D.C., July 23, 2025) -- Today, Congresswoman Nancy Mace's legislation, the Veterans Affairs Distributed Ledger Technology Act, passed out of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. This marks a major step forward in efforts to modernize the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) through blockchain innovation. The bi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Russell Fry, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Russell Fry (SC-07) Introduces Legislation to Codify President Trump's Executive Order on Showerheads Today, Congressman Russell Fry (SC-07) introduced the Saving Homeowners from Overregulation With Exceptional Rinsing (SHOWER) Act, a bill to codify President Trump's clear and consistent definition of "showerhead" and put an end to the federal government's overregulation of househol more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Scott Statement on Safe Return of Spartanburg Family * WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) issued the following statement regarding the safe return of a Spartanburg family from Syria: "I am thrilled that Desiree Gomez, her husband Mohamad Shokair, and their 18-month-old daughter Salma have been safely extracted from Syria and are returning home to the Upstate. I want to extend more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * Scott, Colleagues Advance Additional Trump Administration Nominees out of Senate Banking Committee Today, led by Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.), the Senate Banking Committee advanced several of President Trump's nominees for key positions across the administration. The following nominees now head to the Senate flo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Scott, Lummis, Colleagues Release Market Structure Discussion Draft, Issue Request for Information from Stakeholders Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Subcommittee on Digital Assets Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), and Senator Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) are releasing an initial discussion draft of digital as more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, released the following opening statement from a June 25, 2025, hearing entitled "The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress": * * * Thank you all for being here. Thank you, Chair Powell, for joining us today for such an important conversation. Before we begin, I do want to take a second to thank you for following through on your commitment to remove "reputat more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Scott Applauds $25 Million Grant for Dorchester County Corridor * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) issued the following statement on the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant that he advocated for review and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) approved. This nearly $25 million grant for U.S. Highway 78 Phase 3A was the only grant awarded  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Scott, Crapo, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to Improve IRS Accountability * U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and their Republican colleagues, reintroduced the IRS Accountability and Taxpayer Protection Act to modify rules for imposing tax penalties on Americans. This bill would require a supervisor or higher-level official to  more PR

ROCK HILL, South Carolina, July 24 -- Winthrop University issued the following news: * * * McNair Scholars Take Awards During Rewarding Summer HIGHLIGHTS * The hard work by the 14 McNair Scholars paid off with awards and honed skills that will help them grow professionally and personally. * The Winthrop group competed against other McNair Scholars from across the country through posters or oral presentations on June 26-29 in Atlanta, Georgia, showing off their exceptional work. Half of the  more PR