Dear
Friends,
Thank
you
for
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to
my
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With
all
that
is
going
on
in
the
world
right
now,
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Veterans
Job
Training
Initiative
We
owe
our
veterans
and
their
families
not
just
our
thanks,
but
our
commitment
to
assisting
their
transition
from
military
service
back
into
the
civilian
workplace.
I
am
proud
to
focus
on
easing
that
transition
by
launching
my
Veterans
Job
Training
Initiative
to
provide
a
series
of
events
including
workshops,
information
on
available
resources,
and
job
fairs
all
over
the
state.
I
encourage
any
South
Carolinian
veteran
looking
to
explore
new
employment
opportunities
and
grow
their
skills
to
attend
one
of
the
workshops
or
one
of
the
job
and
resource
fairs
in
the
coming
months.
Information
on
the
first
workshop,
“Transferring
Military
Skills
and
Certifications
to
the
Civilian
World,”
is
below.
Monday,
October
20,
2014
Columbia
Chamber
of
Commerce
Boardroom
930
Richland
Avenue
Columbia,
SC
2:00pm
–
4:00pm
Tuesday,
October
21,
2014
Horry-Georgetown
Tech
Conference
Center
950
Crabtree
Lane
Myrtle
Beach,
SC
8:30am
–
12:00pm
Wednesday,
October
22,
2014
Greer
City
Hall
301
East
Poinsett
Street
Greer,
SC
3:00pm
–
5:00pm
Note:
Senator
Scott
will
attend
and
have
a
media
availability
Saturday,
October
25,
2014
Trident
Technical
College
7000
Rivers
Avenue
–
Building
410
(2nd
Floor)
North
Charleston,
SC
8:30am
–
12:00pm
To
register
for
an
upcoming
workshop
or
for
more
information,
please
call
my
Lowcountry
office
at
(843)
727-4525,
Midlands
office
at
(803)
771-6112,
or
Upstate
office
at
(864)
233-5366.
Ebola
Travel
Restrictions
First
and
foremost,
my
heart
goes
out
to
those
infected
with
Ebola
and
their
families
both
in
the
United
States
and
in
West
Africa.
This
is
a
terrible
virus,
and
one
the
world
must
work
together
to
stop.
As
infections
continue
to
spread
here
in
the
United
States,
the
trust
of
the
American
people
has
been
shaken
by
the
administration’s
response
thus
far.
It
is
clear
that
a
temporary
travel
ban
for
foreign
nationals
traveling
from
Ebola-stricken
nations
in
West
Africa
should
be
put
in
place.
The
President
has
the
authority
to
do
so,
and
we
have
seen
that
airport
screenings
and
self-reporting
simply
are
not
enough.
While
both
the
Centers
for
Disease
Control
and
National
Institutes
of
Health
state
that
patients
without
a
fever
are
not
contagious,
recent
studies
from
West
Africa
show
that
almost
13
percent
of
confirmed
cases
did
not
present
with
a
fever.
Screenings
have
also
only
been
initiated
at
five
airports,
and
even
at
airports
travelers’
symptoms
can
be
masked
by
over-the-counter
medications.
This
is
about
the
safety
of
the
American
people,
and
nothing
more.
As
the
fight
against
Ebola
continues,
a
temporary
travel
ban
for
foreign
nationals
traveling
from
the
epicenter
of
the
outbreak
is
a
necessity.
Yucca
Mountain:
Safe
for
a
Million
Years
Earlier
this
week,
the
Nuclear
Regulatory
Commission
issued
a
report
stating
that
Yucca
Mountain
is
a
repository
for
nuclear
waste
that
will
be
safe
for
up
to
one
million
years.
It
is
time
to
move
forward
on
Yucca
Mountain
-
the
safest,
most
viable
location
for
storing
our
nation's
nuclear
waste.
South
Carolina
has
agreed
to
temporarily
hold
some
of
this
material,
but
we
need
a
long-term
strategy.
Our
state
alone
has
contributed
more
than
a
billion
dollars
towards
this
project.
Yucca
Mountain
is
the
law
of
the
land
and
the
U.S.
needs
a
permanent
repository
that
will
be
safe
for
up
to
a
million
years--the
administration
cannot
continue
to
ignore
existing
law.
It
is
well
beyond
time
to
move
forward.
I
have
enjoyed
visiting
with
folks
in
Charleston,
Hanahan,
Anderson,
and
Columbia
this
week—I
look
forward
meeting
more
people
out
and
about
in
the
great
state
of
South
Carolina!
I
am
honored
to
serve
as
your
representative
in
the
United
States
Senate.
Please
do
not
hesitate
to
contact
my
office
at
(843)
727-4525
with
any
questions,
concerns,
or
suggestions
that
you
may
have.
Sincerely,
Tim