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Dear
fellow
South
Carolinians,
Thank
you
for
subscribing
to
my
weekly
e-newsletter,
and
please
remember
to
follow
me
on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.
National
Opportunity
Tour
Launch
On
Friday,
I
launched
my
National
Opportunity
Tour
in
my
hometown
of
North
Charleston.
My
Opportunity
Tour
will
take
me
around
the
country,
meeting
with
local
and
state
leaders,
to
find
innovative
solutions
to
fight
poverty
and
bring
opportunity
back
to
distressed
communities.
The
lessons
learned
on
the
tour
will
help
power
the
next
iteration
of
my
Opportunity
Agenda,
half
of
which
has
now
been
signed
into
law
over
the
past
few
years.
It
was
wonderful
to
tour
the
Chicora-Cherokee
neighborhood
of
North
Charleston
with
Metanoia
and
community
leaders,
who
all
highlighted
that
there
are
truly
so
many
awesome
ideas
and
initiatives
in
our
local
communities
fighting
poverty
and
creating
opportunity.
I
believe
that
regardless
of
background,
upbringing
or
socioeconomic
status,
every
American
should
enjoy
unimpeded
access
to
opportunity,
and
to
be
able
to
climb
their
way
to
a
more
fruitful
tomorrow.
You
can
read
more
about
my
Opportunity
Tour
here.
 
Supporting
SC
Families
This
morning
I
joined
actress
Jennifer
Garner,
Senate
Finance
Committee
Chairman
Orrin
Hatch
and
other
colleagues
to
discuss
the
Maternal,
Infant,
and
Early
Childhood
Home
Visiting
(MIECHV)
Program.
In
South
Carolina,
MIECHV
funds
are
used
to
implement
several
home
visiting
models,
including
the
Nurse-Family
Partnership.
It
was
heartening
to
hear
about
Ms.
Garner’s
great
work
in
helping
some
of
our
high
potential
families
and
youth
gain
access
to
resources
they
need
to
ensure
our
children
have
a
brighter
future.
The
path
to
prosperity
is
paved
during
one’s
childhood,
and
I
always
enjoy
discussing
initiatives
like
MIECHV
that
help
to
strengthen
the
foundation
of
so
many
of
our
families
in
South
Carolina
and
across
the
country.
I
have
long
supported
the
MIECHV
Program,
which
was
designed
to
help
pregnant
women
and
families—particularly
those
considered
at-risk—with
the
resources
and
skills
necessary
to
raise
children
who
are
healthy
and
ready
to
learn.
MIECHV
was
recently
reauthorized
for
5
years
in
the
Bipartisan
Budget
Agreement
of
2018,
which
I
voted
in
support
of
earlier
this
year.
 
Secretary
of
State
and
CIA
Director
Announcements
Today
I
released
several
statements
regarding
President
Trump’s
announcements
of
a
new
Secretary
of
State
and
CIA
Director.
I
first
want
to
thank
former
Secretary
Mr.
Tillerson
for
his
service
to
our
nation.
Secretary
of
State
is
a
particularly
demanding
position,
and
he
represented
our
nation
well
both
abroad
and
in
his
efforts
to
modernize
the
department
here
at
home.
I
wish
him
all
the
best
in
his
future
endeavors.
I
served
with
current
Secretary
of
State
Nominee
Mike
Pompeo
in
Congress,
and
I
know
how
committed
he
is
to
ensuring
our
nation
has
a
clear
and
strong
foreign
policy. With
many
threats
looming,
as
well
as
potential
direct
talks
with
North
Korea,
I
look
forward
to
hearing
more
about
his
plans
for
the
State
Department
and
representing
our
nation
as
our
top
diplomat
as
his
nomination
moves
through
the
Senate.
CIA
Director
Nominee
Gina
Haspel
is
certainly
a
qualified
candidate,
with
more
than
30
years
of
service
at
the
CIA
including
as
Deputy
Director.
We
live
in
a
dangerous
world,
and
I
am
interested
to
hear
more
about
how
she
will
combat
the
threats
facing
our
nation
every
single
day.
Sincerely,
Tim |