Press Releases
Congressman Jeff Duncan Holds First Subcommittee Hearing as Chairman
“Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has a budget of almost $60 billion, employs more than 225,000 people, operates in more than 75 countries, and is the third largest federal agency. At a time when our nation stands at over $16 trillion in debt, we cannot afford the luxury of spending on programs that do not meet core mission priorities.”
Duncan returns funds from his operating budget to the taxpayers
Duncan announced that his office would be returning around $200,000 or 15.2% of his overall budget. That figure is on top of a mandatory 11.1% cumulative cut to all Congressional Offices over the past two years.
Congressman Jeff Duncan Reacts to the State of the Union Address
"When the President says he wants to focus on jobs, I’m afraid he really means that he's going to focus on undermining gun rights, raising taxes, climate change, more government regulations, and higher levels of government spending.”
Congressman Jeff Duncan Announces 2nd Amendment Listening Tour
South Carolina Congressman Jeff Duncan announced this morning that he will be conducting a “Second Amendment Listening Tour” on Friday, February 1.
Sen. Paul and Rep. Duncan Issue Letter Calling for Congressional Investigation of Benghazi Attack
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) issued a letter to members of House and Senate leadership requesting immediate action from both chambers of Congress to fully investigate the facts surrounding the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
Congressman Jeff Duncan Encourages Remington Arms to Relocate from New York to South Carolina
Congressman Jeff Duncan encouraged George Kollitides, the CEO of the parent company for Remington Arms, to consider relocating the company’s New York production facilities to South Carolina in light of New York’s recent decision to adopt the most restrictive gun policies in the country.
Rep. Duncan "Madame Secretary, you let the consulate become a death trap”
Madame Secretary, you let the consulate become a death trap. And that’s national security malpractice. You said you take responsibility, what does responsibility mean, Madam Secretary?
Congressman Jeff Duncan issues statement in response to President Obama’s remarks on the debt ceiling
“The President may be the only person in Washington who believes that failing to increase the nation’s credit card limit is the same as failing to pay back the credit card company.”
Congressman Jeff Duncan Reacts to Biden’s Statement Regarding Executive Action on Gun Control
“The Founding Fathers never envisioned Executive Orders being used to restrict our Constitutional rights. We live in a republic, not a dictatorship. The President should not be able to act unilaterally when it comes to our Constitutional rights."
Congressman Duncan issues statement on “no” vote on fiscal cliff “compromise”
“I voted ‘no’ on the Senate ‘compromise’ on the fiscal cliff last night. Instead of making our country more secure, this compromise places our country on even shakier fiscal ground by completely ignoring why we're $16 trillion in debt.”