Statehouse Report — Week 12
South Carolina is Open for Business The House returned from our two-week Easter furlough to exciting news this week that Boeing plans to greatly expand its presence in North Charleston. The success of Michelin, BMW, and now Boeing has proven that our state has the best workers in the world and a government willing to […]
Statehouse Report — Week 11
Cleaning Up the Calendar Before Easter The House adjourned Thursday for our traditional two-week furlough for Easter. Before we left town, we had a lot of work to do so we could vote on all of the legislation still pending on the House floor so we may start fresh when we return on April 9th. […]
Tommy Pope – The Latest in the House
Tommy Pope discusses the latest issues being discussed in the State House this week.
Statehouse Report – Week 10
The House debated the state budget this week. My Republican colleagues and I pledged to prevent the implementation of ObamaCare in our state by any way possible. House Republicans stuck to our long-standing tradition of holding to the state spending limit that we have approved six times over the past decade. This year’s $6.3 billion […]
Tommy Pope – Making Progress on the Budget
Rep. Tommy Pope discusses the progress being made on the budget and stopping Medicaid expansion.
Statehouse Report – Week 9
Next week, the state House of Representatives will debate the state budget for 2013-2014. This is the traditional half-way mark in the legislative session and it’s a good time to look back and see what we have accomplished. ELECTION REFORM – Our most recent accomplishment came with the approval of our election reform package. The […]
Tommy Pope – Hard at work in the House
Statehouse Report – Week 8
Hundreds of good, qualified candidates were booted off the 2012 ballot by the State Supreme Court on what was essentially a technicality. We knew for months that this needed to be fixed before 2014. This week the House approved legislation that expanded access to the ballot and ensured people who want to run for office […]
A Busy Day in the House with Tommy Pope
Rep. Tommy Pope discusses the latest in the House and what’s to expect with the upcoming budget debate.
Statehouse Report – Week 7
Promises, promises. President Obama made billions of dollars in promises during his State of the Union. It brings me back to one huge Federal promise that stuck directly on the backs of the taxpayers in our state – the “Affordable Care Act.” South Carolina’s Democrats make the same promises. It’s been more than a month […]