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UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA FOR OVER 30 YEARS!

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Details: By Press Release; Published: 14 January 2019

Pressley Stutts, chairman of the Greenville TEA Party and member of the SC State Board of Directors of the Republican Liberty Caucus (RLC) has announced that he is running for the chairmanship of the Greenville County GOP (GCGOP) for 2019.

The following is a statement from Mr. Stutts:

“Ever since millions of Americans elected President Trump on his “Make America Great Again” (MAGA) platform, there has been a need for true conservative leaders on every level to get involved and help the President make a difference and continue his agenda. We have ceded the field way too long and it’s time we get back into the game.

Details: By Convention of States Action; Published: 14 January 2019

Sen. Ted Cruz State Convention Action

Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz, along with Sens. Marco Rubio, Mike Lee, and David Purdue, just introduced a constitutional amendment that would limit senators to two terms of office and representatives to three.

Details: By Eagle Forum; Published: 14 January 2019

The Senate has been a key part in backing the President’s promise on funding the border wall. Senate Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has refused to entertain any vote in the Senate on which the President did not agree. This includes the House budget that Democrats crafted to strip border wall funding and reinstate taxpayer funding of abortion services overseas.

Details: By Press Release; Published: 14 January 2019

The South Carolina legislature is officially back in session, and our Convention of States application is ready to roll!

In conformity with the resolutions already passed in 12 states, S112 (by Sen. Shane Massey) and H3125 (by Rep. Bill Taylor) call for a meeting of the states under Article V to consider constitutional amendment proposals that "impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit the terms of office for its officials and for members of Congress."

Details: By Tony Perkins; Published: 11 January 2019

If the Democrats wouldn't talk, then President Trump decided to go to the people who would: the men and women protecting America's border. Earlier this afternoon, the president touched down in Texas for his first on-the-ground briefing since last March. This time around, things are different. Stuck in a 20-day government shutdown with no liberal cooperation in sight, the message is obvious -- for the country to get a wall, Republicans will have to be one.

Details: By Phyllis Schlafly Eagles; Published: 11 January 2019

Ed Martin corrects media "blame-all" hit piece on the President.

St. Louis, MO: Phyllis Schlafly Eagles President responded with a letter to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch this week, correcting an editorial board piece looking to lay the failures of Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton at the feet of Donald Trump. They wrote on January 7 that Donald Trump's lax foreign policy is allowing China to take over the Panama Canal and the rest of Central America.

Details: By Rick Brundrett - The Nerve; Published: 11 January 2019

The S.C. Department of Agriculture, which for years has been involved with taxpayer-backed economic development projects, now wants millions to construct buildings statewide in hopes of attracting new agribusinesses.

In his written budget request for the 2019-20 fiscal year, Agriculture Commissioner Hugh Weathers said the agency needed another $1 million to “continue funding agricultural related economic development projects not supported by traditional state incentives,” though he didn’t give specifics.