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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.
Supporting
Our
Troops
After
a
weeklong
mark-up
process
in
the
Senate
Armed
Services
Committee
(SASC),
myself
and
my
fellow
committee
members
passed
the
National
Defense
Authorization
Act
for
Fiscal
Year
2019
out
of
committee,
a
critical
first
step
in
authorizing
$716
billion
for
our
Department
of
Defense.
This
bill
funds
critical
military
readiness
initiatives
and
construction
projects
in
South
Carolina,
and
across
the
country.
From
day
one
of
having
been
blessed
with
the
opportunity
to
serve
on
this
critical
committee,
my
priorities
have
been
simple:
focus
on
personnel
readiness
and
equipment
modernization.
Today
with
the
passage
of
the
NDAA
out
of
committee,
we
are
one
step
closer
to
reaching
that
goal
by
providing
our
troops
with
the
adequate
resources
they
need
to
carry
out
their
missions.
As
someone
who
has
two
brothers
who
have
both
served
in
the
military,
I
have
an
appreciation
of
the
incredible
sacrifices
taken
by
our
service
members
and
it
is
an
honor
to
be
able
to
provide
them
with
the
resources
they
need
to
defend
our
nation.
I
am
also
happy
to
see
the
inclusion
of
many
of
my
provisions
in
the
bill,
which
you
can
read
about
here
and
here,
and
watch
me
talk
about
here.
Opportunity
Tour:
Washington,
D.C.
Last
Tuesday,
I
continued
my
national
Opportunity
Tour
in
Washington,
D.C.
I
was
joined
by
Congresswoman
Eleanor
Holmes
Norton
(D-DC),
Washington
D.C.’s
Attorney
General
Karl
A.
Racine
and
representatives
from
Mayor
Muriel
Bowser’s
office.
I
was
happy
to
be
able
to
meet
with
local
residents
and
business
leaders
to
discuss
my
Investing
in
Opportunity
Act
(IIOA)
and
other
solutions
and
initiatives
geared
toward
increasing
access
to
opportunity.
This
was
my
third
stop
on
my
national
Opportunity
Tour,
which
was
first
launched
in
my
hometown
of
North
Charleston
back
in
March,
and
included
a
stop
in
Miami,
FL
with
Senator
Marco
Rubio
last
month.
You
can
read
more
about
my
stop
in
D.C.
here.
Economic
Growth,
Regulatory
Relief,
and
Consumer
Protection
Act
Last
Tuesday
was
a
great
day
for
Main
Street
America
as
the
bipartisan
Economic
Growth,
Regulatory
Relief,
and
Consumer
Protection
Act
(S.
2155)
headed
to
the
President’s
desk
for
his
signature
after
passage
in
the
House
of
Representatives.
I
was
excited
that
four
of
my
provisions
to
protect
American
families
were
included
in
the
final
bill.
To
be
able
to
strengthen
protections
for
children
and
families
in
the
fight
against
identity
theft,
provide
more
access
for
low-income
and
minority
communities
that
often
do
not
have
access
to
credit
and
banking,
and
ensure
educational
and
job
training
opportunities
are
available
for
more
families
all
in
the
same
bill
is
absolutely
fantastic.
This
legislation
is
a
huge
victory
for
Main
Street
and
will
open
doors
to
a
brighter
future
for
so
many
families
across
South
Carolina
and
the
nation.
You
can
read
more
about
the
bill
and
my
provisions
here.
Sincerely,
Tim |