Nancy Mace’s “entertaining” antics do nothing to meaningfully impact the state | Opinion

We deserve better

For anyone trying to follow Congresswoman Nancy Mace’s policy positions, one can end up with a bad case of whiplash.

Mace has freely moved from a “party of one” centrist to a social media influencing bully.

Sure, she’s entertaining, but her job is to be a thoughtful legislator promoting bills that have meaningful impact for her Lowcountry constituents.

While we all face unprecedented traffic, Mace voted against improving our local infrastructure.

Mace has flip flopped on nearly every issue she once supported.

She was distraught over the violence on Jan. 6, 2021, until she endorsed the man who incited it. She was a supporter of trans rights until she decided to act as Congressional bathroom monitor for her new colleague.

The only meaningful legislation that Nancy has sponsored and passed was the renaming of a post office.

I’ve spoken to her former staffers. They tell of the constant need for media attention and an inability to lead her office.

We deserve better. This personal side show helps none of us, including Mace.

Lisa Savage, Charleston

Thanks, Lindsey

I blame Lindsey Graham.

Lindsey Graham was the head of the Senate Judiciary Committee that allowed three of Trump’s Supreme Court nominees to get a seat on the bench.

They gave supreme power and immunity to Trump for all his crimes.

He is a convicted felon on 34 counts, owes New York State $454 million in a fraud case, lost the case against E. Jean Carroll.

Now that Trump has been re-elected the world is seeing what a huge mistake this is. Democracy is in grave danger.

The country’s next battle won’t be North against South. It will be family members against family members, friends against friends, co-workers against co-workers and blue states against red states.

I hope it doesn’t come to this.

Thank you, Lindsey Graham.

Ronald Andersen, Winnsboro

Wage violations hurt most vulnerable

Note: The writer is division district director for the U.S. Dept. of Labor.

As sad as it sounds, care-industry workers who provide essential and basic services to our communities’ most vulnerable members are often among the nation’s lowest-paid and frequently victimized by wage theft.

Whether by a lack of understanding of federal regulations or by an unscrupulous employers’ design, wage violations are all-too-common in the care industry, harming workers who can least afford to get shortchanged.

When employers violate wage laws, workers can be deprived of earned overtime, benefits and more.

In the Southeast alone, the U.S. Department’s Wage and Hour Division recovered $4.1 million for more than 2,000 care workers in fiscal year 2024.

And that’s why the division is actively engaged in education and enforcement efforts to inform employers of their obligations and educate workers of their rights and protections.

We can’t ignore this problem.

The work they do supports the foundation of our economy and yet, these workers sometimes struggle to find the peace of mind that comes with knowing they’re being paid fully for all the work they do. They deserve better; we should demand they get it.

Learn more -call the division’s toll-free helpline at 866-4US-WAGE (487-9243). Free information is also available at www.dol.gov/agencies/whd

Jamie Benefiel, Columbia