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Health
Care
As
many
of
you
know,
the
Senate
is
currently
working
on
a
draft
of
the
Better
Care
Reconciliation
Act.
The
most
up
to
date
draft
can
be
read
here.
We
will
continue
working
throughout
the
week
on
building
a
health
care
system
that
will
sustain
itself
for
decades
and
provide
access
to
quality,
affordable
health
care
for
all
Americans.
Please
continue
to
share
your
thoughts
with
me
here.
Graduate
Student
Savings
Act
I
introduced
the
bipartisan
Graduate
Student
Savings
Act,
which
would
allow
funds
from
a
graduate
student's
stipend
or
fellowship
to
be
deposited
into
an
Individual
Retirement
Account
(IRA).
While
fellowship
or
stipend
funding
currently
is
taxed
as
income
by
federal
and
state
governments,
it
does
not
qualify
as
"compensation"
and
so
cannot
be
saved
in
an
IRA.
Encouraging
both
educational
progress
and
retirement
savings
is
a
win-win.
I'm
glad
to
join
a
bipartisan
group
of
Senators
in
this
effort
to
make
a
commonsense
adjustment
to
our
tax
code.
New
FEMA
Administrator
I
voted
in
support
of
Mr.
Brock
Long
to
serve
as
our
next
FEMA
Administrator.
He
was
confirmed
95-4.
He
is
an
expert
in
his
field
who
possesses
more
than
16
years
of
experience
in
emergency
management
at
the
local,
state,
and
federal
levels.
Mr.
Long
can
step
right
in,
hit
the
ground
running,
and
help
our
state
and
nation
plan,
prepare
and
respond
to
future
natural
disasters.
National
Selfie
Day
With
Interns
Last
week,
I
celebrated
#NationalSelfieDay
with
my
2nd
batch
of
summer
interns!
My
interns
continue
to
amaze
me
with
their
talent
and
determination
to
serve
the
constituents
of
South
Carolina.
Sincerely,
Tim
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