p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Calibri; min-height: 18.0px} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 16.0px Cambria} p.p3 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Cambria} span.s1 {font: 13.0px Cambria} Today, Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) and Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT) introduced bipartisan college affordability legislation that will reduce college costs for students and their families. The Flexibility to Innovate for College Affordability Act is a two-...
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Today, Representative Trey Gowdy (SC-04) released the following statement in response to last night’s State of the Union Address by President Obama. “Regrettably the President took what was supposed to be a "State of the Union" and turned it into a state of his re-election bid. It is disappointing to see someone willing to divide this country solely for the sake of his political fortunes. This is the 3rd State of the Union address the President has given and there is still no plan to save socia...
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Today, Representative Trey Gowdy (SC-04) released the following statement in response to the President’s decision to raise the debt limit. “Less than 6 months removed from last summer’s so called debt crisis – we are on the verge yet again of committing an act of generational embezzlement. We are on the verge of assigning another trillion dollars of debt to our children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren because we cannot muster the courage to make hard decisions. We cannot bring ourselves...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Trey Gowdy (SC-04) released the following statement after the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform unanimously passed his bill. H.R. 3237, SOAR Technical Corrections Act amends the original SOAR Act to clarify the scope of coverage. Representative Gowdy sponsored this legislation and chairs the Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee with jurisdiction over the District of Columbia. “Education and hard work pave the road to success and SOAR al...
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South Carolina’s 4th District: Crossroads of Higher Education and Job Creation By Reps Trey Gowdy (SC-04) and Virginia Foxx (NC-05) Despite traces of progress in the Department of Labor’s latest jobs report, unemployment remains a major concern in the Carolinas. The regional unemployment rate hovers around 10 percent – well above the national average of 9.1 percent. Getting folks back to work is a top priority in both North Carolina’s 5th district and South Carolina’s 4th district. That is why m...
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Today, Representative Trey Gowdy (SC-04) released the following statement in response to the passage of the SOAR Act, H.R. 471, reauthorizing the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program. Representative Gowdy co-sponsored this legislation and chairs the Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee with jurisdiction over the District of Columbia. “The SOAR Act is designed to fund all three sectors of education in the District of Columbia – giving hope to students now, refusing to limit aspirations fo...
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House Speaker John Boehner, R-OH, has announced his intention to introduce a bill to reauthorize the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program, a successful education reform that has provided scholarships up to $7500 annually for more than 3,300 disadvantaged children living in the District of Columbia. Full Text
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I first want to express my sincere gratitude for the opportunity and privilege to serve. I am deeply humbled and honored to represent South Carolina’s Fourth Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives. When I came to Washington, I promised to assiduously defend the interests of the Fourth District of South Carolina. It is the reason I serve, and the solemn duty I am charged with fulfilling as your elected representative. Born and raised in the Upstate, I know many of y...
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