Dear
Friends,
Thank
you
for
subscribing
to
my
e-newsletter!
It’s
a
privilege
to
serve
you
and
all
of
South
Carolina.
Here
are
some
of
the
issues
I’ve
been
working
on
this
week:
Obamacare
Train
wreck
It’s
clear
by
now
that
Obamacare
is
a
disaster
that
is
resulting
in
cancelled
insurance
plans
and
higher
premiums
for
people
across
South
Carolina
and
the
United
States.
I
spoke
on
the
Senate
floor
this
week
about
the
Geigers,
a
family
from
Charleston
who
may
have
to
decide
between
saving
for
their
childrens’
education
and
paying
double-digit
increases
in
their
healthcare
premiums
thanks
to
Obamacare.
We
simply
shouldn’t
be
asking
our
families
to
make
that
choice.
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We’ve
also
learned
that
150,000
people
in
South
Carolina
alone
have
had
their
health
insurance
cancelled
because
of
Obamacare.
Yesterday,
the
president
announced
a
“fix”
that
hardly
fixes
the
problem
at
all
–
it
merely
delays
the
train
wreck
that’s
coming.
The
president’s
repeated
promises
that
“if
you
like
your
plan,
you
can
keep
your
plan”
simply
weren’t
true,
and
there’s
no
way
for
him
to
get
around
it.
It’s
time
to
repeal
Obamacare
and
replace
it
with
healthcare
reform
that
lowers
costs,
increases
access
to
quality
care,
and
doesn’t
harm
our
economy
and
our
families.
Standing
Up
for
Innocent
Lives
I
recently
signed
on
to
co-sponsor
legislation
that
stands
up
for
those
who
can’t
stand
up
for
themselves
–
unborn
children.
The
Pain
Capable
Unborn
Child
Protection
Act
restricts
abortion
at
20
weeks
–
the
point
at
which
scientific
evidence
shows
an
unborn
child
can
experience
pain
and
suffering.
Life
is
the
most
precious
gift
one
can
receive.
I
strongly
support
this
legislation.
Flood
Insurance
I
have
also
joined
a
bipartisan
effort
to
delay
flood
insurance
premium
hikes
until
we
reform
our
flood
insurance
system
in
a
way
that
makes
it
more
affordable
and
more
sustainable.
The
Homeowner
Flood
Insurance
Affordability
Act
will
require
FEMA
to
complete
an
affordability
study,
propose
solutions
to
address
affordability
issues,
and
certify
that
their
mapping
process
is
accurate
before
any
flood
insurance
premiums
can
be
raised
in
the
future.
Unfortunately,
our
current
system
makes
it
harder
for
folks
to
play
by
the
rules.
A
temporary
delay
will
allow
for
a
halt
in
burdensome
rate
increases
while
the
problem
is
addressed.
Accepting
Internship
Applications
My
offices
are
looking
for
interns
for
the
spring
and
summer!
We
are
accepting
applications
from
South
Carolinians
interested
in
serving
in
our
Upstate,
Midlands,
Lowcountry,
and
Washington,
D.C.
offices.
These
internships
will
provide
an
educational
opportunity
for
college
students
who
would
like
to
learn
first-hand
about
our
government,
the
legislative
process,
and
what
it’s
like
to
work
in
a
fast-paced
Senate
office.
Internships
are
open
primarily
to
college
juniors
and
seniors.
If
you’d
like
to
join
our
team
and
serve
our
state
and
our
country,
contact
the
internship
coordinator
at
internships@scott.senate.gov
or
(202)
224-6121).
God
Bless,
Tim