WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The White House issued the following news release: Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. made additional disaster assistance available to the State of South Carolina by authorizing an increase in the level of Federal funding for debris removal undertaken in the State of South Carolina as a result of Hurricane Helene. Under the President's order today, Federal funds for debris removal, including direct Federal assistance has been increased to 100 percent of the total eligible costs for a period of 120 days of the State's  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: Today, Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) praised the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) decision to protect the U.S. state-based insurance regulatory system and recognize existing capital requirement models as comparable to international standards. A former insurance agent, Ranking Member Scott has called for this recognition since November 2019. "The U.S.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement: * * * In response to Chairman Brown's announcement that the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs will hold a markup on December 11th of President Biden's nominees, Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) released the following statement: "The American people were loud and clear on November 6th when they rejected the Biden-Harris administration's radical economic more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: As part of his ongoing efforts to hold the Biden-Harris administration accountable and stop the flow of funds to Iran and its terror proxies, Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) led Senate Banking Republicans in raising concerns with the delayed implementation and enforcement of sanctions on Iran's oil sector. In a letter to U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen, Ranking Membe more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: WILMINGTON, Del. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper, chair of the Environment and Public Works Committee, U.S. Senator Chris Coons and U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) applauded the announcement by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that it will move forward with the official competitive procurement process to lease a new medical facility in Sussex County. The Sussex County procurement process was part an announcement detailing more more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (R-Va.) and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) joined in celebrating the enactment of legislation to amend and reauthorize the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA). The legislation is known as the Strengthening Coastal Communities Act in the U.S. Senate and the Bolstering Ec more PR