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Dear
Friends,
Thank
you
for
subscribing
to
my
weekly
e-newsletter,
and
please
remember
to
follow
me
on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube!
WOTUS
Rule
This
week
the
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(EPA)
released
the
final
rule
on
the
“waters
of
the
United
States”
(WOTUS).
After
reviewing
the
rule,
I
am
extremely
disappointed
that
President
Obama
and
the
EPA
have
once
again
chosen
to
overregulate
and
ignore
the
concerns
of
communities
and
families
across
the
nation.
Multiple
local
organizations
and
small
business
groups,
including
many
in
South
Carolina,
asked
for
the
rule
to
be
withdrawn,
only
to
be
ignored
by
the
EPA.
Instead
of
trying
to
regulate
private
ponds
and
ditches,
maybe
the
administration
should
focus
on
jobs
and
economic
growth.
I
will
continue
working
with
my
colleagues
in
the
Senate
to
stop
this
EPA
land
grab
and
to
ensure
this
Administration
follows
the
true
intent
of
the
Clean
Water
Act.
IRS
Taxpayer
Data
Breach
We
also
found
out
that
a
data
breach
at
the
IRS
exposed
the
personal
information
of
more
than
100,000
taxpayers.
While
we
are
still
in
the
process
of
determining
who
perpetrated
this
data
breach
at
the
IRS
and
what
exact
information
they
have
stolen,
what
we
do
know
is
that
it
is
absolutely
unacceptable
that
this
vulnerability
exists.
The
amount
of
personal
data
the
IRS
has
on
hand,
including
social
security
numbers,
means
that
the
agency
must
do
everything
possible
to
ensure
their
systems
are
protected.
This
is
especially
egregious
given
the
numerous
warnings
the
IRS
has
received
from
federal
watchdogs
that
its
security
systems
are
not
capable
of
defending
against
online
thieves.
I
look
forward
to
working
with
my
colleagues
on
the
Senate
Finance
Committee
to
address
these
matters,
and
ensure
that
taxpayers
know
their
personal
information
is
safe.
New
Greenville
Office
Location
My
Greenville
office
will
be
moving
on
Sunday.
The
new
location
is
below:
104
South
Main
Street
Suite
803
Greenville,
SC
29601
Thanks
again
for
subscribing!
Sincerely,
Tim
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