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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09)

Letter to Homeland Security Secretary Mullin asks if ICE has hired January 6 defendants

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (First District of Colorado)

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01), Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01), Congressman Henry C. “Hank” Johnson (GA-04), and Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) introduced the Cure Hepatitis C Act, which would implement a national test-and-treat program to help eliminate the hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the United States.

“Thanks to the tireless efforts of biomedical researchers and innovators, hepatitis C is curable. Yet far too many people remain undiagnosed or unable to access treatment, and dozens die from the disease every day,” said DeGette. “This is simply unacceptable. We have the tools to stop this epidemic and curb the human and financial costs of this disease going untreated. I am pleased to work with my colleagues on this legislation, which will have the greatest positive impact to public health of any bill passed this Congress.”

“As a physician, I have seen what happens when a curable disease goes untreated simply because a patient couldn’t access care,” said Dr. Miller-Meeks. “Hepatitis C is beatable. We have the tools to eliminate it, and this bill puts them within reach of the Americans who need them most. This is a commonsense, fiscally responsible effort that will save lives and save taxpayer dollars. I am proud to lead it alongside my colleagues on both sides of the aisle.” 

“I am asking that we work together to raise awareness about hepatitis C – a silent killer – so that others at risk can get tested and treated,” said Johnson.

“This legislation represents a rare opportunity to improve health outcomes while reducing long-term health care costs,” said Tim Leshan, Chief External Relations and Advocacy Officer at Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health. “We commend Representatives Miller-Meeks, DeGette, Johnson and Bacon for their bipartisan leadership and commitment to ending hepatitis C in the United States. By investing in testing, treatment, and coordinated public health efforts today, Congress can prevent liver cancer, cirrhosis, and liver transplantation tomorrow while also strengthening our nation’s public health infrastructure.”

“It’s vital to the health of the American people that Congress passes the Cure Hepatitis C Act,” said Saul J. Karpen, MD, PhD, FAASLD, President of American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. “Hepatitis C affects 4 million Americans, many of whom are not aware of their disease or the ready availability for a cure, leading to a gap for these Americans regarding their future health. This bill directly addresses these gaps with practical, rapid and effective approaches that will save lives and reduce costs. We are thankful that Representatives Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Congressman Henry C. “Hank” Johnson (D-GA), and Congressman Don Bacon (R-NE) seized this opportunity to move this forward on behalf of patients living with hepatitis C.”

Estimates show that between 2.4 million and 4 million Americans are infected with HCV, with between 69,000 to 100,000 new cases of infection added each year. The virus is often asymptomatic, leaving many of those infected unaware of their condition. 

HCV is curable with oral medication, which makes this bill even more consequential. Using a treatment course of direct-acting antivirals, more than 95 percent of people with the infection are cured in approximately 8-12 weeks. If HCV is left untreated, it can lead to lifelong chronic health issues and even death.

Additionally, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects this policy could save the country more than $6 billion over the next decade.

Read the bill text here.

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (8th District of Illinois)

WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) today sent a letter to Polymarket seeking information about the company’s paid influencer partnerships following recent reporting that raised questions about whether the platform sponsored influencers who promoted election denial claims while advertising active election betting markets. The letter requests information about Polymarket’s relationships with election deniers, safeguards governing paid partnerships, and internal communications concerning election-related promotional activities. 

The Congressman writes:

“Recent reporting has raised significant questions about how election-related prediction markets are promoted and whether existing safeguards are sufficient to prevent the spread of misleading narratives about election integrity. Reporting regarding prediction market platforms suggests that weaknesses in influencer, affiliate, and sponsored-content programs may allow election misinformation to be amplified while generating financial benefits for the platforms, influencer affiliates, and market participants.” 

He continues:

“These dynamics create dangerous incentives. When political influence and financial incentives become intertwined, platforms risk incentivizing premature claims, misleading narratives, and false allegations before votes are fully counted or certified. When coupled with a documented history of intentionally misleading consumers in advertising, members of the public are incentivized to create and spread election denial information for the false promise of a large payout.” 

The Congressman requested responses to the following questions by July 28, 2026:

1. Knowledge of election deniers
   1. At the time you entered or renewed these arrangements, did your company know that any influencers or paid partners had publicly promoted election denialism or repeatedly questioned the legitimacy of U.S. elections?
   2. Please identify those individuals or entities and the basis for your knowledge.
2. Policies and practices for paid partnerships
   1. What policies govern paid promotions, affiliate programs, and influencer partnerships related to election-related markets?
   2. Do these policies address content that questions election integrity or promote claims of voter fraud, and if so, how?
   3. How are these policies enforced to ensure that election deniers are not platformed?
3. Documents and communications
   1. Vetting, approval, or monitoring of influencers, affiliates, or other paid partners promoting election-related markets.
   2. Internal discussions or policies regarding relationships with individuals or entities known for promoting election denialism or election-related conspiracy theories.
   3. Any guidelines, manuals, training materials, or enforcement records concerning paid promotion of election-related markets, including any safeguards intended to prevent the use of your markets or market data to spread false or misleading claims about election integrity. 

Please produce documents from January 20, 2025, to the present that relate to:

The full text of the letter is available here.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (8th District of Illinois)

WASHINGTON — Congressmen Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Seth Moulton (D-MA), along with Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), on Monday led Representatives Chris Deluzio (D-PA), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), André Carson (D-IN), Jason Crow (D-CO), and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) in sending a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche regarding reports that the Departments of Homeland Security (DHS) and Justice (DOJ) are diverting personnel, funding, and operational focus away from counterterrorism, transnational crime, anti-corruption, and other core public safety missions in favor of large-scale civil immigration enforcement. The letter raises serious questions about whether Congress’s appropriations are being used to carry out the Departments’ core statutory responsibilities. 

The lawmakers write:

“We are writing to express our grave concerns regarding public reports of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) diverting critical personnel, resources, and operational focus away from core national security and public safety missions such as counterterrorism, transnational crime, and anti-corruption efforts in favor of large-scale civil immigration enforcement. This redirection raises serious questions about whether resources appropriated by Congress are being used to carry out the Departments’ core statutory mandates.” 

The lawmakers further write:

“There is substantial evidence that significant DOJ resources have been diverted from criminal cases in pursuit of civil immigration cases. Recent reporting brought to light the scale of this shift at DOJ. The Department has declined to pursue more than 23,000 criminal cases in the first six months of the second Trump Administration. According to analysis, these cases included 1,300 terrorism-related cases, nearly 5,000 drug cases, and over a thousand white-collar and public corruption cases. At the same time, DOJ has significantly increased immigration prosecutions, bringing over 32,000 new immigration cases in that same six-month period, nearly triple the number under the Biden Administration.” 

The lawmakers requested responses to the following questions by August 10, 2026:

• What analysis or decision-making process was used to justify reallocating personnel, funding, and prosecutorial capacity from core law enforcement and national security missions to civil immigration enforcement?
  • Please provide updated information on the current number of HSI, CBP, and USCIS personnel who have been diverted to assist with immigration enforcement.
  • Please provide updated information on the current number of U.S. Marshals, FBI, DEA, and ATF agents who have been diverted to assist with immigration enforcement.
  • Please provide the number of cases declined in each month since the last month of available data (July 2025) listed by relevant categories (terrorism-related, national security, drug cases, and white-collar and public corruption cases).
  • Please provide the number of requests for judicial security—including courthouse security, judicial protective details, threat investigations, and prisoner transport—that have been delayed, reduced, or declined due to personnel or capacity constraints in the past year.
• How are DHS and DOJ ensuring that core mission areas, including counterterrorism, transnational crime, narcotics enforcement, public corruption, addressing gun violence, and civil rights enforcement, are being fully executed while resources are being redirected to immigration enforcement?
• What steps are being taken to ensure that these reallocations do not degrade mission readiness in counterterrorism, transnational crime, and other critical enforcement areas?
• What steps, if any, are being taken to restore personnel and resources to core mission areas affected by these reallocations, and what is the timeline for doing so? 

The full text of the letter is available here.

 

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (8th District of Illinois)

WASHINGTON — Congressman Austin Scott (R-GA), Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence’s National Intelligence Enterprise Subcommittee, and Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee, today sent a bipartisan letter to Acting Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Acting Director Nick Andersen following new reporting that a group of Russian hackers were behind last year’s devastating cyberattack against Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) in the United Kingdom. The lawmakers urge CISA to develop and share a strategy to thwart such attacks while strengthening cybersecurity across American companies, government networks, and critical infrastructure.

The lawmakers write:

“Given that JLR is a major component of the UK defense industrial base, the attack raises significant concerns over Russian-backed efforts to sabotage manufacturers critical to defense supply chains here in the United States as well. Therefore, we urge you to develop and share a strategy to thwart such attacks and outline how you will support stronger cyber defenses across American companies, government networks, and critical infrastructure.”

The lawmakers further write:

“While authorities are still determining the extent of the involvement of the Russian state, this cyberattack must cause us to question our own cyber defenses and whether cyber actors could infiltrate U.S. systems to shut down defense production and/or disrupt access to critical infrastructure including communications, electricity, transportation, and water.”

The lawmakers requested responses to the following questions by July 28, 2026:

1. What assessment has CISA made of the cybersecurity posture of the U.S. defense industrial base with respect to disruptive ransomware and cyberattacks designed to halt production rather than just steal data?
2. Has CISA identified any sectors of U.S. critical infrastructure or manufacturing that are particularly vulnerable to a Jaguar-style attack? If so, what steps are being taken to address those vulnerabilities?
3. Is there currently any evidence of similar network infiltrations, state-backed or otherwise, in the United States?
4. What lessons, if any, has CISA drawn from the Jaguar incident, and how are those lessons being incorporated into guidance, assessments, or cybersecurity programs for U.S. industry?
5. What is the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and CISA’s current capacity to share threat indicators from foreign incidents like Jaguar with U.S. private sector partners in real time? How have the resource and personnel cuts since January 1, 2025 impacted CISA’s capacity to share information with the private sector?
6. What additional actions are DHS and CISA taking to protect American companies and critical infrastructure from these kinds of hacks? Does DHS have a government-wide strategy to thwart these kinds of hacks?
7. How has the administration pushed back against nation-state sabotage efforts in the United States or among our treaty allies?
8. How is CISA working to ensure that small and medium-sized manufacturers—many of which lack dedicated cybersecurity personnel—receive timely threat intelligence and cybersecurity assistance? Does CISA have the proper resources to support this effort?
9. What authorities does CISA currently lack, if any, that would improve its ability to identify or mitigate threats to critical infrastructure and manufacturing networks?

The full text of the letter is available here.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (7th District of Washington)

Watch the full video of the press conference HERE.

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, standing alongside Epstein survivors, U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-07), U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D‑NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced legislation designed to safeguard survivors whose personal information was improperly disclosed during the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) release of records related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and prosecution. The Recovery, Enforcement, and Damages to Assure Confidential Treatment (REDACT) Act, would establish clear accountability for the DOJ and reinforce protections against future breaches of personally identifiable information.

On November 19, 2025, the Epstein Files Transparency Act was signed into law, requiring the DOJ to publicly release all unclassified records related to the Epstein investigation within 30 days. The law required the DOJ to protect survivors’ identities by redacting their personally identifiable information from any published documents. The DOJ failed to meet this obligation. Instead, the Department released tens of thousands of records containing unredacted personal information belonging to nearly 100 survivors, including an email that identified 31 child victims with only a single redaction. As of February 2026, DOJ has been forced to retract approximately 9,500 documents containing survivor information. These disclosures subjected survivors to harassment, traumatization, and threats to their personal safety.

The REDACT Act would amend the Epstein Files Transparency Act to allow survivors to hold the DOJ accountable for these privacy violations and seek compensation for harm resulting from the unlawful disclosure of their personal information.

“The Epstein Survivors have fought for years to get justice and reveal the powerful predators in Jeffrey Epstein’s orbit. Their fight for justice was met by an incredibly incompetent DOJ that released their private information, while protecting abusers. Because of this, they have faced serious retraumatization and harassment. Our legislation will get the survivors the accountability they deserve from a DOJ that has failed them, ” said Jayapal. 

“No survivor should have to relive unimaginable trauma because the federal government failed to protect their privacy,” said Booker. “I’ve heard directly from survivors about what this recklessness has cost them — harassment, traumatization, threats to their safety. Survivors deserve to be made whole, and I will keep fighting to hold the DOJ accountable and stand up for the people it was supposed to protect. If legislation is what it takes to force the DOJ to meet its obligations, then Congress has a duty to act and pass this bill.”

“The rule of law means little if the government is free to violate the rights of the very people the law was written to protect. Survivors should never bear the cost of the Department of Justice’s failures, nor should they be left without a remedy when those failures cause profound and lasting harm. The REDACT Act affirms a principle that should never have been in doubt: victims’ rights do not end where government negligence begins, ” said Liz Stein, Epstein Survivor. 

The REDACT Act would specifically authorize survivors to:

• Seek a court order requiring DOJ to remove unredacted personal information from public records;
• Recover statutory or compensatory damages, including the greater of $50,000 or proven damages such as emotional distress; and
• Recover reasonable attorney’s fees and litigation costs.

To read a one-pager on the bill, click here.

To read the full text of the bill, click here.

Issues: Civil Rights, Public Safety & Criminal Justice

Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Salud Carbajal (CA-24)

U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) announced the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee advanced a bipartisan bill containing more than $66 million for Central Coast water projects. The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026 will now need to be considered by the full House and Senate for final passage. 

“Like many communities across the nation, the Central Coast has some water systems that are aging beyond their intended service life or must be upgraded to accommodate our region’s growth. As a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, I’m proud to have secured federal funding in this committee-passed bill to strengthen water infrastructure throughout the Central Coast. As the bill moves toward final consideration, I will continue working to ensure this essential investment is delivered to our communities,” said Rep. Carbajal, a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

The following projects and authorizations have been included in the committee-passed bill.

• $30,000,000 for the Los Olivos Community Services District (LOCSD). The funding will be used for a new septic-to-sewer project. Once completed, the proposed project will collect wastewater from the LOCSD and send the waste approximately 3.5 miles to a connection point with the City of Solvang. The City of Solvang will then treat and dispose of the LOCSD’s wastewater at their regional facilities.
• $25,000,000 for the City of Ojai. The project would replace the metal pipes that service the City’s storm water collection system. These pipes are at the end of their expected life, having been in place since the early 1960s.
• $3,200,000 for Summerland Sanitary District to upgrade water and wastewater infrastructure.
• $6,300,000 for the City of Lompoc. The City’s projects include the modernization of the City’s water treatment plant and construction of a stormwater treatment and flood control system.
• $2,000,000 for the City of Solvang to improve its water and water supply infrastructure, including the distribution systems.
• Authorization of the City of Morro Bay’s seawall repair and harbor enhancements project. 

“The City of Solvang is grateful for Congressman Carbajal’s leadership and continued advocacy for Solvang. His support helps advance important infrastructure priorities that are essential to the long-term health, reliability, and resilience of our community,” said Mayor David Brown. 

“The legislative language advocated by Congressman Salud Carbajal will ensure the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lives up to its responsibility to repair and maintain breakwater, revetment, and seawall infrastructure that is vital to ensuring safe navigation and operations in Morro Bay Harbor. We appreciate Rep. Carbajal’s leadership and his hard work in Washington, D.C. on behalf of Morro Bay and California,” said Mayor Carla Wixom. 

“The Summerland Sanitary District is incredibly grateful to Congressman Carbajal for his continued advocacy for our coastal infrastructure. Securing this $3.2 million authorization in the draft WRDA bill is a vital milestone in rehabilitating our ocean outfall. This federal partnership establishes the critical pathway we need to protect our local environment and ensure reliable wastewater services for our community,” said Diantha Glaser, General Manager of the Summerland Sanitary District. 

“Building a sewer system to solve a problem that has persisted for more than 50 years isn’t glamorous, and it certainly is not easy. We are deeply grateful to Congressman Salud Carbajal for his leadership and support in helping secure funding for this critical community infrastructure. This investment gives Los Olivos a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build the solution our community has long supported while ensuring that local decisions remain in local hands. It allows us to move forward with a project that reflects the needs and priorities of the people who live and work here,” said Los Olivos Community Services District President Julie Kennedy.

“Congressman Carbajal’s work to continue advancing the Lower Mission Creek Flood Control Project through WRDA 2026 is a very welcome shot in the arm. He has been an essential and long-time champion of the project. With construction now over 50% complete, renewed Federal investment is critical to finishing this complex and urgently needed project to protect our densely developed urban core from recurring flooding,” said Santa Barbara County Public Works Director Chris Sneddon.

“Safety and infrastructure have been central priorities for this Council and City staff, with enhanced public participation, deferred maintenance budgeting, and focused timelines as key progress indicators. We are extremely grateful for our Federal agencies in partnering with the City of Ojai to bring our storm systems to proper order, helping to sustain a community that can remain resilient, safe, and efficient now and for decades to come,” said Ojai’s Mayor Andy Gilman.

The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to carry out critical water infrastructure projects nationwide, including flood risk reduction, ecosystem restoration and navigation improvement. WRDA is biennial legislation crafted by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. By authorizing these projects through WRDA, Congress helps unlock future federal funding. 

The bill supports locally-driven projects that also deliver regional and national benefits to strengthen U.S. global competitiveness and supply chain, grow the economy, move goods throughout the country, protect communities from flooding, and more. In addition, investments in water infrastructure help lower everyday costs for Americans. Modernizing aging infrastructure reduces water loss and lowers maintenance expenses, helping keep water rates more affordable for households and businesses. 

Click here for legislative text and here for a summary of WRDA 2026.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Jesús Chuy García (IL-04)

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) issued the following statement on the ongoing brutality and criminality of ICE:

“ICE is out of control. Federal immigration agents have killed two more people in just one week: Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Texas and Joan Sebastian Guerrero in Maine. Both victims were fathers, husbands, hard-working immigrants who were contributing members of their communities. In both cases, ICE has lied about the facts that led to these murders, just like they lied when they killed Silverio Villegas Gonzalez and shot Marimar Martinez in Chicago last year. Beyond these and other ICE murders, at least 50 people have died in immigration detention since the beginning of Trump’s second term. Yet, last month Republicans gave DHS $70 billion more for ICE and CBP, effectively funding these agencies through the end of the Trump administration. We cannot continue to fund these rogue, lawless agencies. Republicans need to stop pretending that ICE is an immigration enforcement agency when it’s acting like an immigrant extermination agency. We must hold these agents accountable, dismantle DHS and rebuild the immigration enforcement system from the ground up.”

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA)

WASHINGTON—Today, Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Congressman Greg Casar (D-TX) introduced the Fair Seeds for Farmers Act, new legislation aimed to break up Big Ag, protect farmers, lower food costs, and strengthen the U.S. food system by curbing corporate abuse of seed patents.

The legislation comes as a small number of giant multinational conglomerates exercise increasing control over the seeds that are vital for planting crops and growing food. These companies use sweeping patent claims and threats of litigation to essentially control what farmers plant and force them to buy expensive products—driving up costs for those that grow food and those who buy it at the grocery store.

“Food is one of the most basic promises we make to one another: that the people who grow it can make a decent living, and the families they feed can afford to eat. But right now, that promise has been broken thanks to billionaire Big Ag conglomerates who are ripping off both the farmers at the beginning of the food chain and the hardworking folks at the end of it,” said Congressman Jim McGovern. “We have a system right now in this country where corporate giants are pocketing massive profits—ripping off farmers and in turn ripping off families buying food at the grocery store. It’s wrong, and our bill is about starting to change the broken status quo by rebuilding America’s food system from the ground up.”

“Every working American knows that groceries are just too expensive,” said Congressman Greg Casar. “By abusing seed patents, big ag companies are putting family farms out of business and driving up the price of food for everyone else. I’m proud to be working with Rep. McGovern on this new bill, which is a key part of the Progressive Caucus’ New Affordability Agenda.”

“Seeds are a foundational building block of our food system—and farmers need seeds that are publicly available and adapted to organic and sustainable production in their bioregion. Our food system is at dire risk when seed intellectual property ownership resides with corporations motivated solely by their bottom line. Seed-dominating corporations leverage utility patents to restrict access to innovative and adaptable seed varieties and reduce competition. For decades, RAFI has called for reforms to seed intellectual property law that restore grower sovereignty over seeds. By limiting corporate control over seed and plant intellectual property, the Fair Seeds for Farmers Act will empower seed breeders across the food system to add to the collective biodiversity of seed and develop varieties more resilient to weather, pest, and disease pressures,” said Aaron Johnson, Policy Co-Director, Rural Advancement Foundation International.

“The hyperconsolidation and commodification of seeds has eroded farmers’ resilience and diminished the agrobiodiversity of crops cultivated in the US at an alarming rate. Farmers play an important role in seed development by nurturing adaptable seed varieties that can help create a more resilient and affordable food system – yet commodification has recently hindered farmers ability to participate in this essential first component of farming. The Fair Seeds for Farmers Act takes an important step in curtailing corporate abuse of US Patent Law and reaffirms farmers and researchers ability to breed, experiment, propagate, and save seeds without fear of retaliation from large seed companies,” said Nick Rossi, National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Policy Specialist.

The Fair Seeds for Farmers Act is part of the Congressional Progressive Caucus’s New Affordability Agenda, a slate of proposals to address the nation’s cost-of-living crisis by making essential goods and services cheaper, putting more money back into families’ pockets, and taking on wealthy special interests that have rigged the economy against working people. Specifically, the legislation would:

• Limit the patentability of seeds to the protections available under the Plant Variety Protection Act and the Plant Patent Act. The change would apply to pending and future patents while leaving existing patents unaffected.
• Prevent corporate seed companies from restricting farmers and researchers from breeding, experimenting with, propagating, or saving seeds, including through burdensome contracts.
• Define key plant-breeding terms under federal law to protect the integrity of intellectual property claims involving seeds and plants.

By reducing excessive corporate control over seeds, the bill would give farmers greater control over what they grow, protect independent seed companies and public research, and help lower costs at the beginning of the food supply chain.

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative James E (Jim) Clyburn (6th District of South Carolina)

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, U.S. Congressman James E. Clyburn (SC-06) released the following statement on the swearing-in of U.S. Senator Darline Graham Nordone of South Carolina:

“Congratulations to Senator Darline Graham Nordone on this historic achievement. Her appointment marks a significant milestone for our state.

“A 2009 graduate of South Carolina State University, Senator Graham Nordone becomes the first woman and the first HBCU graduate to represent South Carolina in the U.S. Senate. This is a testament to the progress our nation continues to make in expanding opportunities for women to serve at the highest levels of public office. 

“I feel certain her historic accomplishment will inspire generations of South Carolinians to believe that no barrier is beyond reach and wish her Godspeed.”

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