{"id":21644,"date":"2023-01-31T04:54:19","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T04:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/01\/31\/new-bill-pushes-to-ensure-south-carolina-marine-base-stays-open\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T21:10:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T21:10:31","slug":"new-bill-pushes-to-ensure-south-carolina-marine-base-stays-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/congress\/2023\/01\/31\/new-bill-pushes-to-ensure-south-carolina-marine-base-stays-open\/","title":{"rendered":"New bill pushes to ensure South Carolina Marine base stays open"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Lawmakers from South Carolina introduced legislation that they say would prohibit federal money from being used to close \u2015 or to make plans to shut down \u2015 Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bill,<\/a> which was introduced by Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, on Jan. 24, comes in the wake of reports about rising sea levels that are threatening the future of the Marine Corps\u2019 eastern recruiting hub.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSince opening over a century ago, Parris Island has served a vital role in the defense of America,\u201d Mace said in a statement<\/a>. \u201cOver one million brave Marines have trained at the base and served our country in every conflict since World War I. Parris Island is fundamental to our national defense, and it\u2019s vital we continue to make Marines there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parris Island, South Carolina, one of the oldest posts in the Marine Corps, was designated for recruit training in 1915<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\t