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Dear
Friends,
Thank
you
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President
Obama's
Final
Overtime
Rule
As
someone
who
has
been
a
small
business
owner,
I
understand
firsthand
the
negative
impact
of
basing
a
law
on
theory
rather
than
practical
knowledge.
The
new
overtime
rule radically
changes
who
is
eligible
for
overtime
pay
by more
than doubling
the
salary
threshold
for
whom
is
eligible,
which
promises
to
have
a
host
of
unintended
consequences
for
the
very
workers
they
are
trying
to
help.
The
Obama
Administration’s
new
overtime
rule
will
have
swift
and
damaging
impacts
on
hard
working
American
families,
as
well
as
small
businesses,
non-profits
and
colleges
and
universities. This
president
and
his
administration
continue
to
disregard
the
full economic
realities
of
their
policies,
and
their
lack
of
foresight
is
clearly
evident
in
the
final
overtime
rule.
Our
nation’s
economy,
which
is
still
struggling
to
recover,
simply
cannot
afford
to
have
the
Obama administration continue
to
implement
more
damaging
rules
and
regulations.
Bureaucrats
in
Washington
cannot
create
jobs,
but
they
certainly
can
destroy
them.
In
an
effort
to
stop
this
disaster,
I
authored
the Protecting
Workplace
Advancement
and
Opportunity
Act which ensures
that
the
Department
of
Labor
pursues
a
balanced
and
responsible
approach
to
updating
federal
overtime
rules.
Serving
Those
Who
Served
Our
Country
Last
week,
I
voted
for
our
veterans
by
supporting
the Military
Construction
and
Veterans
Affairs
Appropriations
Act,
which
takes
positive
steps
forward
to
ensure
the
services
and
care
that
our
veterans
earned
through
their
service
to
our
nation
are
delivered
to
them.
Our
nation's
active
military,
veterans
and
their
families
all
around
the
world
and
in
South
Carolina
must
be
able
to
know
that
the
federal
government
will
keep
its
promises.
With
nearly
400,000
veterans
in
South
Carolina,
we
have
a
strong
relationship
with
our
Armed
Forces
and
those
who
have
served
our
nation.
In
addition
to
funding
services,
this
bill
has
a
number
of
important
reforms
and
updates,
including
increases
for
and
oversight
of
the
VA
to
address
the
VA
claims
backlog,
continuing
to
modernize
the
VA
electronic
health
record
and
adding
staff
to
root
out
fraud,
waste
and
abuse.
I
will
continue
working
to
ensure
that
our
nation's
veterans
are
given
what
they
have
earned
and
deserved.
National
BBQ
Month
I
also
had
the
opportunity
to
celebrate
National
BBQ
Month
at
Home
Team
BBQ
in
Charleston!
I
can
honestly
say
that
there
is
nothing
like
getting
some
good
hometown
BBQ
after
a
long
day
of
work.
It
really
hits
the
spot.
I
took
a
video
before
I
chowed
down,
which
you
can
view
here.
Thanks
again
for
subscribing!
Sincerely,
Tim
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