District of Columbia, South Carolina | October 26, 2021
Tim Scott warns Dems’ plan to tax unrealized gains risks wrecking the entire US system
District of Columbia, South Carolina | October 26, 2021
South Carolina Republican Sen. Tim Scott joined “Life, Liberty & Levin” on Sunday to analyze the state of Congress, criticizing Democratic majority leadership for locking out Republicans from negotiations on the multi-trillion-dollar socioeconomic overhaul legislation dubbed human infrastructure. Scott told host Mark Levin that Democrats did not receive a proverbial mandate from voters in 2020 to enact such a sweeping transformation of the American socioeconomic system, given that they cling to a three-vote margin in the House plus three vacancies. In addition, the U.S. Senate has no outright majority save for Vice President Harris’ tie-breaking position in the 50-50 split therein…. (Excerpts from Fox Business)
District of Columbia, Florida, New Jersey, South Carolina, Tennessee | October 7, 2021
Lawmakers Introducing Legislation Targeting Enablers of International Corruption After Pandora Papers Findings
District of Columbia, Florida, New Jersey, South Carolina, Tennessee | October 7, 2021
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is set to introduce new legislation aimed at stopping enablers of international corruption in response to the findings highlighted in the Pandora Papers investigation.
The Establishing New Authorities for Business Laundering and Enabling Risks to Security (ENABLERS) Act would make it harder for “kleptocrats” across the globe to launder money in the United States, according to Reps. Tom Malinowski (D-N.J.), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.), Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), and Joe Wilson (R-S.C.).
The bill (pdf) would amend the 51-year-old Bank Secrecy Act by enabling the Treasury Department to impose stronger due diligence requirements on the source of funds for investment advisers, art dealers, attorneys involved in financial activity, company service providers, accountants, PR firms, and third-party payment providers.
Such a due diligence requirement could be something as simple as asking if suspicious funds are the proceeds from a crime…. (Excerpts from the Epoch Times)
District of Columbia, North Dakota, South Carolina | August 13, 2021
States That Mandate Vaccine Passports Must Also Require Voter ID Under New Bill
District of Columbia, North Dakota, South Carolina | August 13, 2021
Republican lawmakers on Thursday introduced the Vaccine Passport and Voter ID Harmonization Act, legislation that would require states mandating vaccine passports to also mandate voter ID requirements.
The Daily Caller News Foundation first obtained the text of the bill, introduced by Kevin Cramer of North Dakota in the Senate and Nancy Mace of South Carolina in the House, “requiring states and local jurisdictions that institute vaccine passports to require voter identification in federal elections.”
“It makes no sense for Democrats to adamantly oppose commonsense Voter ID policies which protect the integrity of our elections,” Cramer said in a statement.
“If they’re comfortable making people show their private medical records to simply go to a restaurant, they should be fine having people prove they are who they say they are before they vote,” he continued. “Our legislation shines a light on their hypocrisy.”..
(Excerpts from the Tennessee Star)
District of Columbia, South Carolina | June 21, 2021
Graham on lowering filibuster threshold: ‘Not going to be extorted’
District of Columbia, South Carolina | June 21, 2021
Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican, is not changing his stance on Democrats’ voting bill over threats that Democrats would diminish the Senate filibuster if Republicans do not relent to liberals’ agenda.
The filibuster rule requiring 60 votes to pass bills has obstructed liberals’ policy agenda in a Senate divided 50-50 between Republicans and Democrats. Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace asked Mr. Graham if Republicans intent on rejecting the voting bill were risking Democrats responding by lowering the number of votes needed to overcome the filibuster’s barrier from 60 to 55.
Sen. Joe Manchin III, West Virginia Democrat, signaled an openness to lowering the filibuster’s threshold at a private meeting with donors, according to leaked audio obtained by the Intercept last week. Mr. Graham said he has worked on several issues with Mr. Manchin, who has sought to develop a compromise over the massive voting bill, but Mr. Graham signaled he would not change his stance on the filibuster…
(Excerpts from the Washington Times)