Congressman
Henry E. Brown, Jr.

Posted by: Brown Staff (May 20, 2009, 03:05 PM)

By 2030, Charleston roads could be clogged like Atlanta unless the system is improved.

• Congestion would have jumped by 70 percent by then.
• South Carolina has the fourth highest traffic fatality rate in the country.
• The death rate is five times higher on rural roads than other highways.
• Twenty-eight percent of the state's roads are in poor or mediocre condition
• 20 percent of its bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete

Posted in Berkeley County, Charleston County, Dorchester County, In Case You Missed It, Transportation | View Full Posting

Posted by: Brown Staff (January 03, 2009, 04:07 PM)

The Charleston Chamber of Commerce has come out in opposition to transfering terrorist detainees from Guantanamo to the Consolidated Navy Brig at the Charleston Naval Weapons Station.  Congressman Brown has introduced legislation to prevent this from occuring.

Charleston Chamber Letter on Gitmo Brig 122908

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