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Defunding Planned Parenthood
This week I joined Senator Joni Ernst, Senator James Lankford, and Senator Rand Paul to introduce legislation that the Senate will vote on before the end of next week to defund Planned Parenthood. All life is precious, and to see it treated so callously by Planned Parenthood should make every American's heart ache.

The first Senate procedural vote on S. 1881 to defund Planned Parenthood is scheduled for 5:30 pm on Monday.

The Safer Officers and Safer Citizens Act
This week I introduced my Safer Officers and Safer Citizens Act, and yesterday I spoke on the Senate floor about it. This legislation would provide resources to state and local police for the purchase and initial setup of body cameras.

Body cameras can help keep both officers and citizens safer, with studies showing complaints against officers decreasing by 90 percent and use of force by officers decreasing 60 percent when body cameras are involved.

Local and state police decisions should remain with local and state police, and my bill does not change that. It simply helps provide what I believe to be an important resource, body cameras, to keep everyone safer.

You can watch my floor speech here.

Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act
Yesterday I voted to continue reforms at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Our veterans deserve the best care possible, and I am pleased we took another step forward in reforming the VA and improving access to care for those who served our nation so bravely. I will continue working to keep our promises to South Carolina’s veterans in Washington.

Protecting American Lives Act
I support the Protecting American Lives Act, introduced by my friend Jeff Sessions, because no more lives should be lost due to "sanctuary city" policies.

The Protecting American Lives Act would: withhold federal funding from any state or local jurisdiction that refuses to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement (including notifying federal authorities about the apprehension of criminal aliens, and honoring immigration detainers); provide legal immunity to local jurisdictions that honor detainers; establish a 5-year mandatory minimum sentence for the illegal re-entry of previously deported aliens; and provide a Sense of Congress that DHS has probably cause when it issues a detainer.

Committed to Protecting South Carolina Families
Every day I am committed to working to unleash opportunity for individuals, families and job creators all throughout South Carolina and around the country. By supporting pro-growth policies that allow our economy to recover and thrive, while also holding the line on spending and growth on the federal level, I believe we can create a climate that grows our economy, creates good paying jobs and strengthens communities. 

I am proud to accept both the National Retail Federation's (NRF) Hero of Main Street honor and the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste's (CCAGW) Taxpayer Super Hero award because I believe Washington needs to do more to protect hardworking families and our country’s job creators.

         (CCAGW Taxpayer Super Hero Award)                                         (NRF’s Hero of Main Street Award)

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God bless,

Tim