Tate Zeigler (202-224-5972) or Kevin Bishop (864-250-1417)

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today released the following statement on passage through the House of Representatives of H.R. 2587, Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act, introduced by Congressman Tim Scott (R-South Carolina).

Graham has introduced the legislation in the United States Senate, S. 1523.

“Unelected bureaucrats at the NLRB should not be able to shut the doors on the $1 billion Boeing plant in North Charleston,” said Graham.  “Congratulations to Congressman Tim Scott and the South Carolina congressional delegation for their hard work passing this legislation through the House. I have introduced it in the Senate and will continue to press Harry Reid to bring it up for a vote.”

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