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)
South Carolina | August 4, 2021
Anne Graham Lotz’s Son Is Released from the Hospital after Battling COVID-19
South Carolina | August 4, 2021
Jonathan Lotz, the grandson of the late evangelist Billy Graham and son of author and evangelist Anne Graham Lotz, has officially been released from the hospital after battling a severe case of COVID-19. Late last month, Lotz was admitted to the intensive care unit in critical condition as he battled pneumonia and what was reportedly the delta variant of COVID-19. His mother, Anne Graham Lotz, had requested prayers for her son while periodically posting updates on his condition via social media. Last Wednesday, Graham Lotz said that her son’s health was improving, noting that he had been moved out of the ICU… (Excerpts from Christian Headlines)
Montana, South Carolina | May 10, 2021
South Carolina, Montana to Stop Providing Pandemic-Related Welfare
Montana, South Carolina | May 10, 2021
The states of South Carolina and Montana have both decided in recent days to put an end to their handouts of federal unemployment benefits as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, in an effort to encourage residents to return to the workforce, as per CNN.
Montana Governor Greg Gianforte (R-Mont.) said in his announcement that “incentives matter, and the vast expansion of federal unemployment benefits is now doing more harm than good. We need to incentivize Montanans to return to the workforce.” Instead, Governor Gianforte announced that the state government will be providing $1,200 checks as bonuses to every citizen who returns to work, using the state’s share of the recent $1.9 trillion stimulus package to pay for it.
In South Carolina, Governor Henry McMaster (R-S.C.) announced on Thursday that the state would be ending their share of federal unemployment benefits, since “what was intended to be a short-term financial assistance for the vulnerable and displaced during the height of the pandemic has turned into a dangerous federal entitlement, incentivizing and paying workers to stay at home rather than encouraging them to return to the workplace.”..
(Excerpts from the Tennessee Star)
District of Columbia, South Carolina | April 22, 2021
Sen. Tim Scott to deliver Republicans joint address to Congress
District of Columbia, South Carolina | April 22, 2021
Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) will deliver his party’s response to President Biden’s joint address to Congress next week, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy announced on Thursday.
Why it matters: The pick is a big deal in the post-Trump GOP as Republicans navigate what the future of the party will look like. Scott, the only Black Republican in the Senate, is widely seen as a rising star in the party who is well-liked by pro-Trump Republicans as well more moderate members.
- The selection comes as Scott is working closely with Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) on a potential bipartisan police reform deal in the wake of the Derek Chauvin trial.
What they’re saying: “Sen. Tim Scott is not just one of the strongest leaders in our Senate Republican conference. He is one of the most inspiring and unifying leaders in our nation. As Sen. Scott likes to say, he is living his mother’s American dream, and he has dedicated his career to creating more opportunity for our fellow citizens who need it most,” McConnell said….
(Excerpt from Axios)