Dear
Friends,
Thank
you
for
subscribing
to
my
weekly
e-newsletter,
and
please
remember
to
follow
me
on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram!
Right
to
Work
Earlier
this
week,
I
announced
my
support
and
co-sponsorship
of
the
"National
Right
to
Work
Act."
This
pro-worker,
reform-minded
piece
of
legislation I introduced
with
Senator
Rand
Paul
and
Senate
Majority
Leader
Mitch
McConnell
would
prevent
workers
from
being
forced
to
join
a
union
or
from
being
forced
to
pay
union
dues
as
a
condition
of
employment.
I
firmly
believe
that
no
worker
should
be
forced
to
join
a
union
or
pay
dues
for
their
job.
South
Carolina
and
twenty
three
other
states
have
passed
Right
to
Work
laws
to
address
this
issue.
It’s
no
surprise
that
states
like
ours,
in
part
because
of
our
Right
to
Work
status,
are
seeing
improvements
in
real
personal
income
and
average
annual
employment.
Academy
Nominations
This
week
I
also
announced
the
nominations
of
48
South
Carolina
students
to
the
United
States
Military
Service
Academies
for
the
class
of
2019.
The
Academies
are
the
U.S.
Military
Academy
in
West
Point,
NY,
the
U.S.
Naval
Academy
in
Annapolis,
MD,
the
U.S.
Air
Force
Academy
in
Colorado
Springs,
CO,
and
the
U.S.
Merchant
Marine
Academy
in
Kings
Point,
NY.
I
am
extremely
proud
to
nominate
these
students.
These
young
South
Carolinians
represent
some
of
our
state’s
best
students
and
I
am
grateful
for
their
willingness
to
wear
our
nation’s
uniform
and
serve.
A
full
list
of
my
nominations
is
available
HERE.
For
more
information
about
the
nomination
process
to
the
Service
Academy,
students
and
their
families
can
call
the
Service
Academy
Coordinator
at
(803)
771-6112.
MUSC
Visit
(to
see
video
from
my
visit,
click
the
photo)
Each
year,
I
stop
by
MUSC
Children's Hospital
in
Charleston,
which
serves
children
from
around
the
state,
to
deliver
valentine
cards
to
some
of
the
children.
These
brave
children
remind
me
of
the
important
things
of
life
–
love
and
family
–
even
during
difficult
times,
and I am
always
amazed
by
their strength and
courage.
Community
Office
Hours
I’m
committed
to
providing
South
Carolinians
with
the
highest-quality
constituent
services
possible
and
last
week
I
launched
my
office's
2015 Community
Office
Hours
series.
Members
of
my
staff
will
meet
with
residents
and
offer
assistance
with
federal
issues
in
their
own
communities
throughout
South
Carolina.
This
week,
they
traveled
to
nine
communities
and
I
plan
to
add
more
throughout
the
year.
I
want
South
Carolina
families
to
use
my
office
as
a
resource,
whether
or
not
they
can
travel
to
one
of
my
regional
offices
in
North
Charleston,
Columbia
or
Greenville.
For
additional
information,
residents
can
call
one
of
my
regional
offices
at
(843)
727-4525
(Lowcountry),
(803)
771-6112
(Midlands)
or
(864)
233-5366
(Upstate).
Veterans
Job
and
Resource
Fairs
Last
October,
I
launched
my
Veterans
Job
Training
Initiative to
support
the
men
and
women
who
have
bravely
worn
our
nation’s
uniform
as
they
transition
from
active
military
service
to
the
civilian
workplace.
This
March,
as
part
of
that
initiative,
I’ll
host
two
veterans
job
and
resource
fairs
-
March
9th
in
the
Lowcountry
and
March
25th
in
the
Upstate.
The
job
and
resource
fairs
follow
a
series
of
workshops
around
the
state
that
focused
on
providing
veterans
with
various
skills
and
information
on
topics,
including:
how
they
can
transfer
their
military
skills
and
certifications
to
the
civilian
world,
an
overview
of
the
available
educational
and
entrepreneurial
resources,
and
a
resume
writing
and
interviewing
skills
workshop
with
a
hiring
manager’s
panel.
Thank
you
again
for
subscribing!
Sincerely,
Tim |