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William Timmons
RWon the General, 2022 South Carolina U.S. House District 4
Won the General, 2016 South Carolina State Senate District 6
South Carolina U.S. House, District 4 (2019 - Present)
To be claimed
Member, Banking and Insurance Committee, South Carolina State Senate, 2017-2019
Member, Corrections and Penology Committee, South Carolina State Senate, 2017-2019
Member, Fish, Game and Forestry Committee, South Carolina State Senate, 2017-2019
Member, General Committee, South Carolina State Senate, 2017-2019
Member, Judiciary Committee, South Carolina State Senate, 2017-2019
Member, Budget
Member, Education & Labor
Member, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education
Member, Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment
1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life
1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No
2. Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
- No
1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- No
Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct?
- Unknown Position
Do you support increasing defense spending?
- Yes
1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No
2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
3. Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
- Yes
1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- No
1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
- Yes
2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Unknown Position
1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No
1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Yes
2. Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
- No
1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Yes
2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Yes
1. Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
- Unknown Position
2. Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
- Unknown Position
Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
- Yes
1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life
1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No
2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- No
1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- No
1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No
2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- No
Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes
1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No
1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Yes
1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Yes
2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Yes
Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- No
1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- Yes
2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- No
Latest Action: House - 05/16/2019 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Tracker:Latest Action: House - 05/09/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Tracker:Latest Action: House - 05/08/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Tracker:Type: resolution Chamber: upper
Type: bill Chamber: upper
Type: resolution Chamber: upper
By William Timmons Our nation is currently facing a global health crisis unlike any we have seen before. Businesses are shuttered, the American people are hurting, and our economy is at a standstill. As members of Congress urge our constituents to stay home and practice social distancing to help flatten the curve, we should be leading by example. Unfortunately, House and Senate rules, as they stand today, do not allow us to do so without unanimous consent. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), and other members of House leadership are about to be presented with a grim choice. Do they look to pass a $2 trillion bill -- the biggest stimulus package in the history of our country -- by voice vote without members officially recording their vote, or do they force members from all across the country to get on planes and trains and return to Washington, literally putting lives at risk during all parts of the journey. House leadership should not be faced with this decision. This is a choice that could have been avoided: Congress could, and I believe should, already have a remote voting system in place exclusively for use during declared national emergencies. We must be able to perform our constitutional duty in a time of crisis, even if we are unable to gather at the Capitol. Members of both chambers are under self-quarantine by orders from medical doctors. Each of these members represent states and districts that deserve to have their voice heard on any vote before Congress. Without remote voting, they will not have the opportunity. Many in Congress prefer tradition when instead, we need modernization. As a member of the House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, I fully understand just how many limitations this institution has, but few are as pressing as the lack of options for voting during a national emergency such as this one. It may be too late to correct course and have a contingency plan for remote voting during this outbreak, but I am urging congressional leaders from both sides of the aisle to be prepared for national emergencies in the future. To be clear: I am absolutely against remote voting as a matter of regular order. But in times of crises and national emergencies, Congress must have an alternative plan in place to adapt to the challenges we will inevitably face. I have spent much of my time this Congress exploring reforms to the legislative calendar and schedule to increase - not decrease - members' time in Washington to engage in the legislative process. Reforming a broken process is a critical first step to fixing our biggest problems. If the House is called back into session after the Senate passes the CARES Act, I will return to Washington and cast my vote alongside my colleagues without hesitation. It will truly be my honor to do so. However, we should all ask ourselves what message we are sending the American people when we get on planes and trains or drive from every corner of the country while we tell our fellow Americans to stay home. We are not invincible; we are just a group of people who ran for office to make a difference in an institution that is -- at best -- slow to adapt to modern times.
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