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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.
Syria
Missile
Strike
The
United
States’
response
to
the
atrocities
of
last
week
should
be
a
surprise
to
no
one.
The
gut-wrenching
photos
of
children
gasping
for
breath
and
the
families
grieving
over
loved
ones
warranted
a
military
response
of
equal
proportions.
Last
week
it
was
confirmed
that
a
chemical
attack
carried
out
by
the
Assad
regime
brutally
killed
nearly
100
people,
27
of
them
children.
Unfortunately,
this
is
not
the
first
time
this
has
been
done.
Despite
a
standing
agreement
banning
the
use
of
chemical
weapons,
Assad
has
violated
the
guidelines
time
and
time
again.
Thank
you
to
the
brave
men
and
women
in
uniform
for
carrying
out
this
justified
and
calculated
attack
on
a
military
target.
Our
actions
should
send
a
clear
message
that
barbaric
attacks
against
humanity
will
not
be
tolerated.
We
must
continue
to
develop
a
comprehensive
strategy
moving
forward.
Voted
to
confirm
Justice
Neil
Gorsuch
Last
week,
I
voted
in
favor
of
instituting
the
so-called
‘nuclear
option’
in
order
to
confirm
Judge
Neil
Gorsuch
to
take
over
ninth
seat
on
the
Supreme
Court.
It
was
not
a
decision
I
made
lightly.
It
required
us
to
change
long-standing
Senate
rules.
However,
it
was
also
clear
to
me
that
this
decision
was
a
necessity.
Judge
Neil
Gorsuch
is
an
outstanding
nominee
and
one
of
the
brightest
judicial
minds
our
country
has
to
offer.
I
spoke
on
the
Senate
floor
in
support
of
Judge
Neil
Gorsuch,
which
you
can
view
here.
Congratulations
to
the
newly
appointed
Justice
Gorsuch!
I
know
you
will
serve
our
country
well.
Stopping
IRS
Overreach
A
nearly
two
year
Congressional
investigation
found
that
the
IRS
has
taken
advantage
of
their
civil
forfeiture
authority
by
seizing
and
refusing
to
return
assets
to
law-abiding
citizens. It
is
my
belief
that
government
entities
should
not
be
allowed
to
seize
Americans'
property
without
first
meeting
a
set
burden
of
proof.
In
order
to
curb
this
abuse
of
authority,
I
introduced
the
Restraining
Excessive
Seizure
of
Property
through
Exploitation
of
Civil
Asset
Forfeiture
Tools
(RESPECT)
Act.
You
can
read
more
about
the
RESPECT
Act
here.
Honoring
Baseball
Legend
Larry
Doby
Last
week
I
joined
several
of
my
colleagues
in
introducing
legislation
to
honor
Camden
native
Larry
Doby,
the
first
African-American
to
play
in
the
American
League,
with
the
Congressional
Gold
Medal
for
his
career
and
contributions
to
the
American
civil
rights
movement.
In
joining
the
American
League,
Doby
effectively
integrated
all
of
professional
baseball.
This
year
is
the
70th
Anniversary
of
Doby’s
debut
with
the
Cleveland
Indians
in
1947.
You
can
read
more
about
the
bill
here.
Congrats
Lady
Gamecocks!
For
the
first
time
in
program
history,
the
University
of
South
Carolina’s
women’s
basketball
team
won
a
national
championship.
Senator
Lindsey
Graham
and
I
introduced
a
joint
resolution
to
make
the
Lady
Gamecocks’
victory
a
part
of
the
congressional
record.
You
can check
out
the
clip
of
our
speech
here.
Sincerely,
Tim
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