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Jan 05 2012
Tate Zeigler (202-224-5972) or Kevin Bishop (864-250-1417)
We have built the finest military in the history of the world, and a strong national defense is the number one priority of the federal government. I realize our current budget situation demands that everything, including defense, be on the table for some level of spending reductions.Jan 04 2012
Tate Zeigler (202-224-5972) or Kevin Bishop (864-250-1417)
The NLRB has become an out-of-control rogue bureaucracy. President Obama, by empowering this agency rather than reforming it, is making job creation even more difficult. I will continue to do everything in my power to put the brakes on the NLRB as currently constructed.Dec 20 2011
Tate Zeigler (202-224-5972) or Kevin Bishop (864-250-1417)
We are alarmed by recent developments in Iraq, most recently the warrant issued today by the Maliki government for the arrest of Sunni Vice President Tariq al Hashimi.Dec 19 2011
Tate Zeigler (202-224-5972) or Kevin Bishop (864-250-1417)
South Carolina's United States Senators Jim DeMint and Lindsey Graham today sent a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to withdraw the nomination of Lafe Solomon, Acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).Dec 19 2011
Tate Zeigler (202-224-5972) or Kevin Bishop (864-250-1417)
From a historical perspective, Kim John-il's reign was one of terror, oppression, and brutality to his own people. I hope the Administration will signal to our allies in South Korea and Japan that we will stand behind them as power is transferred in Noth Korea. Anytime you have a vacuum in an unstable place like North Korea, it is dangerous for the world at large.
Dec 17 2011
Tate Zeigler (202-224-5972) or Kevin Bishop (864-250-1417)
U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham, Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson today made this statement on the breakthrough port deepening provisions included in the year-end spending bill that passed the Senate this morning by a 67-32 vote. Ports in Savannah, Georgia, and Charleston, South Carolina both have harbor deepening projects they continue to push forward to prepare for the larger ships that will be coming through Panama Canal beginning in 2014.Dec 16 2011
Tate Zeigler (202-224-5972) or Kevin Bishop (864-250-1417)
Under the old system, South Carolina was shut out because we were not included in the President's 2012 budget. Now, as a result of my language, Charleston will be eligible to receive federal funding to continue our deepening study. Until the study is complete we cannot transition into actual construction on deepening the harbor. We essentially had no chance to compete for funding. These changes in federal law will give us the opportunity to move forward.
