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Jun 15 2007
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Jun 14 2007
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Jun 13 2007
SENATORS' BILL PUTS NEW TOOLS, TEETH IN CURRENCY POLICY
Graham, Baucus, Grassley, and Schumer unveil long-awaited legislation addressing misaligned foreign currencies, competitive threats to U.S. businesses and workers
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Jun 11 2007
Wes Hickman (202-224-5972) or Kevin Bishop (864-250-1417)
Jun 11 2007
Wes Hickman (202-224-5972) or Kevin Bishop (864-250-1417)
WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today announced Furman University and Greenville Technical College will receive $1.1 million in scientific research grants.
Furman
Furman University will receive a $272,000 grant for a project entitled "RUI: Photochemistry and Photophysics of Macrocyclic Chromium(III) Complexes: An Investigation of Electronic Energy Self-Exchange."
Greenville Tech
Greenville Technical College will receive an $886,886 grant for a project entitled "Virtual Simulated Inspection (ViSIns) Laboratory: Using Interactive 3D Knowledge Objects to Promote Learning for Non-Destructive Inspection in Aviation Maintenance Technology.”
The grants were awarded by the National Science Foundation.
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Jun 11 2007
WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today announced the South Carolina Department of Public Safety will receive a $5,497,757 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant. The funds can be used for crime control and prevention programs.
South Carolina will use the grant money for:
- Law enforcement programs that target drug distribution networks, provide equipment upgrades, and prioritize domestic violence offenses and crimes against children and the aged.
- Prosecution and court programs that provide prosecutorial resources and concentrate on offenders accused of violent crimes and criminal domestic violence, and support services to relieve caseloads in mental health courts.
- Prevention and education programs to reduce crime and enhance security in schools.
- Planning, evaluation, and technology improvement programs that improve interoperable communications, interconnectivity, and enhancement to data systems that promote reporting crime data.
Graham noted the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) will also receive a $351,913 grant to improve criminal history record systems. SLED will use the funds to develop and implement a uniform RAP sheet that is compliant with both the Global Justice XML Data Model and the National Information Exchange Model.
The grants were awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Jun 11 2007
Wes Hickman (202-224-5972) or Kevin Bishop (864-250-1417)
WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today announced the City of Charleston will receive more than $2.3 million in housing program grants.
Community Development Block Grant - $1,094,273
The Community Development Block Grant program develops communities and provides housing by expanding economic opportunities for low and moderate income households.
HOME Investment Partnership - $826,621
The HOME Investment Partnership Program creates affordable housing by allowing communities to design and implement strategies tailored to their own needs and priorities.
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS - $401,000
The Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program provides housing assistance and related support services to state and local governments.
The grants were awarded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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Jun 11 2007
Wes Hickman (202-224-5972) or Kevin Bishop (864-250-1417)
WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham and U.S. Representative Gresham Barrett today announced Clemson University will receive three scientific research grants totaling $1.3 million.
Clemson will receive:
- $878,750 for a project entitled, "Biosystems Technology ATE Project.”
- $335,000 for a project entitled, "Shoots, Roots & Nodules: A Molecular Genetic Dissection of Local & Long Distance Signaling in M. Truncatula."
- $125,237 for a project entitled, "Computer-Aided Collaborative Reasoning across the Curriculum.”
The grants were awarded by the National Science Foundation.
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Jun 08 2007
Wes Hickman (202-224-5972) or Kevin Bishop (864-250-1417)
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) made this statement on the vote to bring debate to a close on the Senate immigration bill. The motion failed by a vote of 50-45. Sixty votes are needed to end debate.
“The legislation secures our nation’s border, ensures workers are legal, provides for a temporary guest worker program, and punishes the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in the United States in a fair manner. The legislation is far from perfect, but it is a realistic approach to dealing with the very serious immigration problems facing our nation.
“The last vote in the Senate is a bump in the road to enacting comprehensive immigration reform. Once the legislative logjam is broken, I believe a majority of Republican and Democratic Senators will approve the legislation. There remains strong bipartisan support for the reform bill.
“I’m optimistic the legislation will come back to the floor in a matter of weeks. We will have more votes on the issue. There is no good reason, given the wide support for this bill, that we cannot have a final passage vote before the July 4th break.
“President Bush deserves great credit and praise for bringing us to this point in the debate. Without his leadership, we would not be on the verge of passing comprehensive immigration reform. With his continued leadership I know that we will cross the finish line in the coming weeks.”
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Jun 07 2007
Wes Hickman (202) 224-5972 or Kevin Bishop (864) 250-1417
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) voted in support of the Inhofe Amendment which declares English the national language of the United States . The amendment, introduced by Senator James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma) was accepted by a vote of 64-33 and is now part of the Senate immigration bill.
“The Inhofe amendment, like many others which have been adopted by the Senate, is moving the immigration bill in the right direction,” said Graham. “English is the language that unites us as a people and I’m proud to vote for passage of this important amendment.”
The Inhofe Amendment states that no person has a “right, entitlement or claim to have the Government of the United States or any of its officials or representatives act, communicate, perform or provide services, or provide materials in any language other than English….”
It also makes clear that the U.S. government and federal agencies should “preserve and enhance the role of English as the national language of the United States of America ."
The Heritage Foundation has called the amendment “both sensible and necessary.” English First said the amendment “is essential toward moving the Senate immigration bill toward the idea of assimilation.”
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