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Senate Guarantees Right To Secret Ballot Elections in Union Votes, Makes Spending Caps Top Priority

Columbia, SC – March 10, 2010 – South Carolina’s Republican Senators today moved two key bills being pushed by the state’s business community. The Senate passed the anti-card check bill protecting workers from union intimidation. It also set legislation on special order creating a constitutional cap on state spending.

H.3305, introduced by Rep. Eric Bedingfield, is a constitutional amendment that would guarantee a worker’s right to voting by secret ballot during union organization. The legislation is a reaction to the deceptively named federal “Employee Free Choice Act,” which would strip workers of their right to vote for unionization by secret ballot, opening them up to intimidation and harassment by unions. The legislation is being pushed on the federal level by union bosses and their liberal allies in Congress.

The bill was passed on the heels of an announcement by Boeing executive Jim Albaugh that union work problems were the top reason for their departure from Washington. Senate Majority Leader Harvey Peeler (R-Cherokee), lead sponsor of the Senate companion bill stated” Boeing’s decision to expand its facility near Charleston serves as a reminder why we must protect our tough right-to-work laws. We are sending a strong message to the world: We want your business, and we’re committed to getting it.”

President Pro Tempore Glenn McConnell(R-Charleston) said “I don’t know of anything more basic to the essence of our nation than the right to a secret ballot election.”

Click here for a video statement from Senator Larry Martin (R-Pickens).

While Washington liberals continue growing our nation’s debt with explosive spending, South Carolina’s Republican Senators are working hard to protect taxpayers, limit spending, and grow our economy. S.2 is a bill developed by President Pro Tempore Glenn McConnell creating a spending cap and budget stabilization fund. The amount of money state legislators could spend each year would be limited to the average revenue growth of the previous ten years and any additional funds would be placed in a rainy day account for budget shortfalls like we are now facing.

Click here for a video explanation of S2 by Senator Glenn McConnell.

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Democrat congressional candidate Rob Miller’s attempts to earn the public trust aren’t going over too well in the Second District of South Carolina.

He’s currently mired in a war of words with his own supporters, trying to blame local Democrat Party activists for his campaign’s decision to hide the MoveOn.org-backed candidate from the media.

On February 18th, Miller spoke to the Greater Irmo Democratic Club. NBC affiliate WIS-TV reported then that Miller’s campaign kicked out the station’s photographer when the event began.

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Last night on WIS-TV’s 11pm newscast (see attached video clip), Club spokesperson Joanne Hafter confirmed the station’s account: “I just want to set the record straight. Neither I nor anyone with GIDC made the decision to exclude the media…It was Rob’s campaign manager who was adamant about not having press coverage.”

But when WIS-TV somehow managed to get Miller to sit down for an interview, his statement about the incident to anchor Ben Hoover contradicted the accounts of both Hafter and WIS-TV.

Hoover: “We were told to leave, though.”

Miller: “Well, I, you know, not, not by my staff.”

“Even local Democrats are sensing that Rob Miller will say anything to get elected, going so far as to dishonestly throw his own supporters under the bus to protect his own image,” said Andy Seré, spokesman for the National Republican Congressional Committee. “He may be MoveOn.org’s darling, but to South Carolinians he remains a liberal mystery man who just can’t be trusted.”

Columbia, SC – March 4, 2010 – South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Karen Floyd today issued the following statement on the Economic Development Competitiveness Act passed by the state House of Representatives:

“Our Republican leaders in the House today showed they understand how important lower taxes and a business-friendly environment are to creating jobs,” Floyd said. “The contrast we are going to offer voters in November could not be more clear, as Democrats believe more taxes and more debt are the prescription for our country. We applaud Republicans for not only standing against this, but for offering positive alternatives of our own.”

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Columbia, SC – February 24, 2010 – Democratic Congressional candidate Rob Miller has been busy, but not in the Second Congressional District where he’s running.

First, he was clinking glasses with a liberal club in Manhattan. Last night, he was in Washington, D.C. kowtowing to union bosses at a fundraiser. Tonight, he’s back in the national capital with arch-liberal Nancy Pelosi at yet another leftist meet and greet. National liberal leaders Nancy Pelosi, Steny Hoyer, James Clyburn, and others hosted a “Meet Our 2010 Candidates” reception at the DNC Headquarters tonight, which Miller is attending.

Today, S.C. GOP Executive Director Joel Sawyer issued the following statement on Miller’s recent activity:

“You can tell a lot by the company people keep, and judging by the people that Mr. Miller is associating with, it’s clear he doesn’t represent the values of hard-working South Carolinians,” Sawyer said. “Mr. Miller is spending so much time raising money with out of state liberals, he just might jeopardize his residency requirement for running in South Carolina’s 2nd Congressional District.”