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July 25, 2011
In The News
This week, freshman Congressman Jeff Duncan introduced multiple amendments to the FY12 Foreign Relations Authorization Act that passed the full House Foreign Affairs Committee. Each of the amendments passed and were adopted into the final version of the bill that passed out of the full committee late Thursday evening.
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The House Foreign Affairs Committee worked late Wednesday night and into early Thursday morning on the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, and much of the work involved accepting amendments that would significantly limit U.S. foreign aid and improve the transparency of foreign aid programs.
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On Tuesday freshman Congressman Jeff Duncan voted for the conservative spending reform bill backed by Senator Jim DeMint, Governor Nikki Haley, and conservative Tea Party activists known as Cut, Cap, and Balance.
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A group of freshman House Republicans descended on the White House this morning to demand that President Obama present in writing his own debt-ceiling proposal that reduces the deficit by cutting government spending.
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U.S. Rep. Jeff Duncan said Wednesday that he will oppose any legislation on raising the federal debt limit that includes tax increases.
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Congressman Jeff Duncan wants to hear from his constituents, to find out what their concerns, what they’d like him to be working on, and how he’s doing so far. To that end, Duncan has been holding non-traditional town halls – what he calls “Listening Sessions” throughout the Third District this week.
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May 4, 2011
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Rising gas prices, the National Labor Relations Board’s lawsuit against Boeing, and the skyrocketing national debt — these were some of the issues U.S. Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C. 3, mentioned during a town hall meeting Tuesday at the Powdersville Library.
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U.S. Rep. Jeff Duncan says gasoline prices are killing chances of a national economic recovery. Speaking to the Pickens County Taxpayers Association this week, Duncan said energy independence is crucial to maintaining the momentum created by the recent economic recovery.
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Washington, DC – South Carolina freshman Congressman Jeff Duncan released the following statement today regarding the President’s decision to tap into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve: “There are no short cuts on the path to American energy independence.
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