Thursday, March 22 the BEA met to report on the FY 2011-12 collections and estimate for FY 2012-13. For the year, revenues are $207.1 (3.4%) million over last year’s collections. The BEA took no action on the November estimate for FY 2012-1.

If I remember correctly, this “new money” is discovered while the budget travels from the House to the Senate every year.

I can see the trough dwellers’ dreams of new spending like visions of sugar-plums dancing in their heads. Or, can we try to repair the damage to future generations by paying on the $ 32 billion debt they will inherit?

Do you think the Senate will take this money for tax cuts or debt payment? One can only hope.

I’ll be the blue guy…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Sen. Kevin Bryant 864-202-8394, Rep. Joshua Putnam 864-238-9431
Sen. Bryant, Rep. Putnam, and U.S. and S.C. Law Enforcement Agencies
Atlantic Bullion and Coin meeting
Monday, March 26, 2012 7pm
Powdersville Campus, Tri-County Technical College
1774 Powdersville Road, Easley South Carolina

Columbia SC – Sen. Kevin Bryant (R-Anderson) and Rep. Joshua Putnam (R-Anderson) will host an information gathering session with constituents affected by the recent investigation of Atlantic Bullion and Coin. The U. S. Secret Service is the agency of authority in this investigation. The Secret Service will be represented at this meeting. Also in attendance will be representation from the S. C. Law Enforcement Division (SLED), the Office of S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson, and the Office of Anderson County Sheriff John Skipper.

Also, Sen. Bryant and Rep. Putnam will make brief remarks about recently submitted legislation require public notices of cease and desist orders for investment brokers.

The meeting will be at the Powdersville Campus of Tri-County Technical College,

Please remember that investigative agencies will not be able to provide critical details, however, input from affected parties will help expedite this process.

All media outlets are invited, however, we ask that constituents identities not be disclosed without their consent.

S.1356 was a Senate Resolution to encourage Congress to extend Ex-Im. Ex-Im, as it is known, is a federal program that gives politically appointed executives power to lend mainly to foreign companies that buy American products and services. Started decades ago with a lending cap of $5 million, like all federal programs its grown over time and now has a taxpayer subsidized $100 billion cap. Senate Democrats want to further expand it by 40% to $140 billion. Ex-Im also has specific mandates to subsidize politically-popular causes like green energy.

As I posted earlier, I applaud Sen. Jim Demint’s efforts in killing the Ex-Im extention.

During Session on Wednesday, I was in a conversation with Attorney General Staff concerning the ABC investigation. There was a roll call vote for S.1356 I misunderstood that the vote was for something else and voted “aye”.

Senate Resolutions are only suggestions to Congress, so I hope y’all will give me a mulligan.

S. 1125 disqaulifies employees from unemployment benefits that have been terminated for misconduct. Many thanks to General Turner for his endorsement of S. 1125.

Funded by a grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission through the S.C. Department of Commerce and by Tri-County Technical College, the new 5,720 square-foot QuickJobs Development Center will include three classrooms, offices, and a lab/shop area. Training will be designed through the College’s Corporate and Community Education Division and include a wide variety of QuickJobs programs to provide individuals with the skills necessary to be competitive in the job market or advance in the workplace. In addition, the Center will offer customized training for area businesses and industries.