Hilton Head Island Packet October 31, 2019 For far too long our weak state and federal laws on requiring the real owners of corporations to be publicly identified have been used by enemy nations, terrorist groups, crime organizations, drug cartels and everyday fraudsters to conduct their illegal activities in secret through anonymous shell corporations. I […]
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Date: October 28, 2019 From: Protect Democracy USA Subject: House Passes SHIELD Act of 2019 Contact: Frank Knapp, 803-252-5733 (w), 803-600-6874 (c), protectdemocracyusa@gmail.com House Passes SHIELD Act of 2019 Columbia, SC—This past Wednesday the U.S. House passed the SHIELD Act of 2019 that would help protect our nation’s elections from foreign interference. The vote was
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1717 Gervais Street, Columbia, SC 29201, 803-252-5733 ProtectDemocracyUSA@gmail.com www.ProtectDemocracyUSA.com October 9, 2019 The Honorable Zoe Lofgren Chairperson Committee on House Administration 1401 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 (Delivered via Email) Re: SHIELD Act of 2019 Dear Chairperson Lofgren, Thank you and your cosponsors for introducing the SHIELD Act of 2019 that will combat
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1717 Gervais Street, Columbia, SC 29201, 803-252-5733 ProtectDemocracyUSA@gmail.com www.ProtectDemocracyUSA.com September 30, 2019 Members of the U.S. Senate United States Capitol (Delivered via Email) Re: Legislative Needs to Protect Democracy Dear Senator, As the attention of Congress and the public are focused on the House impeachment process, we ask all members of U.S. Senate not to
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1717 Gervais Street, Columbia, SC 29201, 803-252-5733 ProtectDemocracyUSA@gmail.com www.ProtectDemocracyUSA.com September 30, 2019 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives United States Capitol (Delivered via Email) Re: Legislative Needs to Protect Democracy Dear Congressperson, As the attention of Congress and the public are focused on the House impeachment process, we ask all members of Congress not
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PRESS RELEASE Date: September 30, 2019 From: Protect Democracy USA Subject: Congress Called Upon to Pass Election Security Legislation Contact: Frank Knapp, 803-252-5733 (w), 803-600-6874 (c), protectdemocracyusa@gmail.com Congress Called Upon to Pass Election Security Legislation Impeachment process highlights need for immediate action Columbia, SC—Today “Protect Democracy USA” sent letters to select U.S. House and Senate
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July 29, 2019 The Honorable Lindsey Graham 290 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Tim Scott 104 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Re: Foreign Interference in U.S. Elections Dear Senators Graham and Scott, On behalf of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and our members
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MultiBriefs January 9, 2019 By Seth Sandronsky On the 2016 campaign trail, President Trump vowed that Mexico would pay for a wall on its border with the U.S. from California east to Texas. That was then, and this is now: day 19 of a partial federal government shutdown. As Trump took to television yesterday to
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In November 2017 a new national coalition of small businesses (Business for Responsible Tax Reform BRTR) was formed to combat irresponsible federal tax reform. SCSBCC President/CEO Frank Knapp was chosen to co-chair the organization. BRTR’s campaign warned Congress and the public that planned excessive corporate tax cuts would fail to benefit small businesses and would
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Los Angeles Times September 11, 2017 E-Verify checks Social Security numbers to ensure job applicants can legally work in the U.S. By Cindy Carcamo As part of its tough stance against illegal immigration, Texas has been one of the few states requiring state agencies to use a federal system known as E-Verify to check job
