Friends,
Thanks
for
subscribing
to
my
newsletter.
I
appreciate
you
keeping
the
lines
of
communication
open
for
me
to
share
news
from
Washington
and
South
Carolina,
and
I
value
hearing
your
views
as
well.
Greater
Opportunities
for
Students
I
strongly
believe
that
giving
parents
the
power
to
choose
the
best
educational
path
for
their
kids
is
a
cornerstone
of
success
and
prosperity.
This
week,
I
joined
Senator
Lamar
Alexander
at
the
American
Enterprise
Institute
to
discuss
the
importance
of
school
choice.
I
also
talked
about
my
bill,
the
CHOICE
Act,
which
will
specifically
help
kids
with
special
needs
by
ensuring
they
have
the
ability
to
attend
the
school
that
best
suits
them.
It
also
provides
greater
choice
for
military
families
and
enhances
an
extremely
successful
school
choice
program
already
underway
in
our
nation’s
capital.
Putting
People
Back
to
Work
The
easiest
way
to
put
people
back
to
work
is
to
make
sure
they’re
able
to
compete
for
the
jobs
that
are
already
available.
Unfortunately,
our
workforce
training
and
development
programs
currently
fall
short
in
equipping
workers
to
fill
jobs
that
are
already
available.
To
this
end,
I’ve
introduced
the
SKILLS
Act,
which
will
make
training
more
responsive
to
jobs
that
need
to
be
filled
right
away
and
cut
down
on
waste
and
duplicative
spending
by
the
federal
government.
In
his
State
of
the
Union
Address,
President
Obama
called
for
a
significant
focus
on
workforce
training.
I
believe
we
can
find
common
ground
on
this
issue
and
I’ve
called
on
him
and
Senate
Majority
Leader
Harry
Reid
to
support
an
up-or-down
vote
on
the
SKILLS
Act.
Honoring
Our
Past
and
Celebrating
Our
Future
Next
month,
I’ll
be
hosting
a
historic
discussion
titled,“Honoring
Our
Past
and
Celebrating
Our
Future:
Discussing
Personal
Journeys
and
a
Nation’s
Progress
with
America’s
Black
Senators.”
I’m
proud
to
be
joined
by
Senator
Cory
Booker
and
former
Senators
Carol
Moseley
Braun,
Roland
Burris,
and
Mo
Cowan
to
discuss
this
important
topic.
If
you’re
in
the
DC
area
and
want
to
join
us
on
February
25
at
9:30
a.m.
at
the
Library
of
Congress,
please
email
RSVP@scott.senate.gov.
It’s
an
honor
to
serve
you
in
the
United
States
Senate.
As
always,
please
contact
my
offices
if
you
have
any
questions
or
concerns.
Sincerely,
Tim
Scott