Friends,
Thank
you
for
subscribing
to
my
e-newsletter.
This
has
been
a
busy
week
and
I
appreciate
having
the
opportunity
to
share
news
from
Washington
and
South
Carolina,
as
well
as
the
work
I
am
doing
in
the
United
States
Senate
on
your
behalf.
A
New
Opportunity
Agenda
This
week,
I
was
proud
to
introduce
a
new
opportunity
agenda
to
help
create
a
better
life
for
Americans
of
all
backgrounds.
When
I
was
growing
up,
my
now
93-year-old
grandfather
would
hold
his
newspaper
at
the
breakfast
table
every
day.
He
looked
like
an
executive,
or
a
doctor,
or
an
attorney,
hoping
an
impressionable
young
man
would
see
the
benefit
of
education.
But
my
grandfather
could
not
read.
The
circumstances
of
life
forced
him
out
of
a
segregated
classroom
in
the
third
grade
to
a
cotton
field
so
he
could
help
support
his
family.
He
has
now
lived
long
enough
to
see
a
grandson
elected
to
Congress
and
a
great-grandson
graduate
from
Georgia
Tech
and
start
graduate
school
at
Duke.
That
is
the
power
of
opportunity
in
America.
In
a
single
lifetime,
families
can
go
from
not
being
given
a
fair
chance
to
read
to
graduating
from
college.
We
only
need
a
level
playing
field
to
start
from,
a
fair
chance
to
succeed,
and
an
appreciation
for
education
and
hard
work.
My
opportunity
agenda
challenges
both
parties
to
look
at
economic
growth,
prosperity,
and
education
in
a
different
way.
The
approaches
of
the
last
50
years,
since
the
beginning
of
the
War
on
Poverty,
have
not
produced
the
results
that
were
promised.
It’s
time
for
a
new
way
forward.
Read
more
about
my
opportunity
agenda
here.
I
also
spoke
about
my
agenda
on
the
Senate
floor.
You
can
watch
below.
Click
above
to
play
CHOICE
Act
and
SKILLS
Act
The
first
two
pieces
of
my
opportunity
agenda
were
introduced
this
week.
The
first
is
the
CHOICE
Act,
which
expands
educational
opportunities
for
children
with
disabilities,
children
living
on
military
bases,
and
children
living
in
impoverished
areas.
As
someone
who
grew
up
poor
and
nearly
failed
out
of
high
school,
I
know
the
importance
of
empowering
parents
and
teachers
to
make
a
difference
in
a
child’s
life.
Kids
who
succeed
in
the
classroom
have
a
better
chance
of
succeeding
later
in
life.
Education
is
the
cornerstone
of
success,
and
the
CHOICE
Act
is
a
great
first
step
towards
ensuring
more
kids
across
our
nation
have
access
to
a
great
one.
The
second
item
introduced
this
week
was
the
SKILLS
Act,
which
would
provide
much-needed
reforms
to
the
government’s
bureaucratic
maze
of
workforce
development
and
training
programs.
Unfortunately,
too
many
Americans
who
are
looking
for
work
simply
don’t
have
the
skills
they
need
for
jobs
that
are
available.
This
reform
will
make
job
training
more
immediately
available
and
make
sure
our
workforce
investment
and
development
system
is
in
a
better
position
to
assist
folks
who
are
looking
for
work.
The
SKILLS
Act
will
help
to
ensure
that
training
programs
are
doing
what
they’re
designed
to
do
while
eliminating
duplication
and
waste.
I
believe
this
bill
is
a
winner
for
workers,
employers,
and
taxpayers.
You
can
read
more
about
this
legislation
and
watch
my
speech
on
the
Senate
floor
introducing
these
bills
here.
Dropping
off
the
CHOICE
Act
and
the
SKILLS
Act.
Unanswered
Questions
on
Benghazi
On
Wednesday
we
unfortunately
learned
from
a
new
Senate
report
that
the
terrorist
attacks
in
Benghazi
could
have
been
prevented.
These
findings
are
troubling
and
saddening,
and
further
advance
the
belief
of
many
Americans
that
the
Obama
administration
was
not
prepared
for
the
threats
we
face
from
terrorists
such
as
al-Qaeda.
The
administration
is
still
not
providing
answers
to
important
questions
about
what
happened
during
the
time
surrounding
and
following
the
Benghazi
attacks.
I
will
continue
to
push
hard
for
this
information
–
Americans,
particulary
the
families
of
those
who
were
killed,
deserve
to
know
the
truth.
It
is
an
honor
to
serve
the
people
of
South
Carolina
in
the
United
States
Senate.
I
appreciate
hearing
your
feedback,
and
please
don’t
hesitate
to
contact
my
office
with
any
questions
or
concerns.
Sincerely,
Tim
Scott
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