Statehouse Report – Week 4
It was a very busy week in Columbia as the rubber hit the road on a number of important issues facing the General Assembly. First up, a House Judiciary subcommittee opened the debate on two bills that will block the implementation of Obamacare in our state. This is a Caucus agenda item, and something that […]
Statehouse Report – Week 3
House Speaker Bobby Harrell said this week that the first weeks of the legislative session were like a duck on the water. Above water, everything looked nice and smooth, but below the water, everything was moving fast. In the span of the three legislative days, there were 24 legislative committees meeting in the House office […]
Legislative Update from Rep. Tommy Pope
Legislative Session: Week Two
This week was the second week of the new legislative session. These early weeks center around small groups of committees debating legislation and receiving testimony on it from the public. While it may seem like very little is going on (if you only watch the proceedings on the House floor), these meetings are critical because […]
The Start of a New Session
Statehouse Report – Week 1
This week was the first week back in session for the General Assembly. We returned to Columbia with a long list of issues to tackle and 20 weeks to do so. The House Republicans issued our agenda for 2013 and focused on broad government reform. This year, many of the items on our agenda were […]
Legislative Session: Week One
This week was the first week back in session for the General Assembly. We returned to Columbia with a long list of issues to tackle and 20 weeks to do so. The House Republicans issued our agenda for 2013 and focused on broad government reform. This year, many of the items on our agenda were […]
A Holiday Message from Tommy Pope
Rep. Tommy Pope Legislative Update
S.C. House Republican Caucus Agenda
This session was a huge success for House Republicans. We were able to pass 27 conservative reforms during our two-year session. In addition to those 27 reforms, we also created two conservative budgets that provided more than one billion dollars in tax relief to South Carolinians, repaid much of the state’s unemployment debt, and fully […]