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UPSTATE! Be Proud of Mick Mulvaney!

The AP reports: South Carolina’s newest congressman says he will work to jumpstart the deepening of Charleston Harbor without federal money. Congressman-elect Mick Mulvaney said Friday he agrees with U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint’s opposition to requesting an earmark for the project. The Indian Land Republican says he’ll push to start the required feasibility study with [...]

December 20, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: Congressional  3 Comments

Trey Gowdy joins Bill Frady on radio

You can listen live on the Internet tomorrow between 8 AM and 9 AM as Trey Gowdy joins conservative radio host Bill Frady.

December 16, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: Congressional  No Comments

New Congressional Calendar

Jake Sherman has a story on Eric Cantor’s Congressional Calendar. There has been talk this week of the savings realized in putting forth a more efficient calendar. This calendar will allow for at least one full week each month for “Constituent Work”. Here is a link to a PDF version of the calendar.

December 12, 2010  Tags:   Posted in: Congressional  No Comments

Trey Gowdy invites you to join him in Washington

Here are details for a trip up to DC January 4 through 7. Check the link … $395 Price Per Person Includes: *Roundtrip Motorcoach Service from Spartanburg, SC *Accommodations (3 nights), Breakfasts (3) and All Gratuities Reserve your space today! Reservation Deadline: December 15, 2010 Please RSVP to: Bob Morgan Tours 864-587-8536 bmtours@charter.net

December 2, 2010  Tags:   Posted in: Congressional  No Comments

Pigford II settlement partially funded by cuts to Children Nutrition

Publius at BigGovernment.com gives us a brief post … sure to infuriate. In case you got all mellow over the four day holiday: Congress is rushing through its lame duck session to finally appropriate funds to pay out claims from the Pigford II settlement. The settlement is meant to clear up claims from black farmers [...]

November 29, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: Congressional, Tax/Budget/Spending  No Comments

Trey Gowdy talks about orientation week

From Trey’s Website: The incoming freshman class is a diverse group of women and men who are committed to the cause of conservatism and committed to changing Washington. I am an admitted skeptic. And I went to orientation full of skepticism. I can imagine a better America and a better congress but history teaches me [...]

November 22, 2010  Tags:   Posted in: Congressional  One Comment

The Reward of Compromise

Hannah at In Henry’s Wake has an interesting blog post about the fate of the TARP Compromisers in SC. When President Bush and the Washington establishment were pushing the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), the four Republican Congressmen from South Carolina reportedly “held hands and jumped” and voted for the bill. Their reasoning? ”They can’t [...]

November 20, 2010  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Congressional  No Comments

Gowdy Goes to Washington

Over at the Journal Watchdog, Charles Sowell posts an interview with Trey Gowdy, our Congressman from SC04. The subtitle of the article is “The freshman congressman talks values, voting and his dream for District 4.” It starts out a little schmaltzy, comparing Gowdy to the Jimmy Stewart character, but it’s a good interview. I’ve seen [...]

November 18, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: Congressional  3 Comments

Joe Walsh prevails in IL08

RedDogReport tells us that Melissa Bean has conceded to Tea Party candidate Joe Walsh, who becomes #61 in the big red tidal wave. Not only that, but with five seats remaining to be decided, GOP leads in three. Please take a look at Joe’s website. This is a HUGE win for the tea party because [...]

November 17, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Congressional, Tea Party  One Comment

Key Dates: The Transition to a New Congress

Liberty Central has the upcoming dates for swearing ins etc. November 15 Lame Duck session (Zombie Congress) begins Likely swearing-in date for Senators elect Coons (D-DE), Kirk (R-IL), and Manchin (D-WV) Orientation begins for Representatives and Senators-elect November 16 Senate leadership elections for 112th Congress November 17 House Republican leadership elections for 112th Congress November [...]

November 7, 2010   Posted in: Congressional  No Comments