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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.
Healthcare
Vote
Friday
morning’s
vote
was
a
disappointment
for
sure,
as
so
many
families
are
now
still
stuck
dealing
with
rising
premiums,
sky-high
deductibles
and
the
lack
of
choice
Obamacare
has
created.
Looking
ahead,
it
is
imperative
that
we
find
solutions
for
the
damage
being
caused
by
Obamacare.
As
one
of
the
only
senators
to
have
legislation
signed
into
law
stopping
a
harmful
provision
of
Obamacare
from
taking
effect,
I
hope
that
my
work
on
the
PACE
Act
two
years
ago
can
provide
a
road
map
for
the
next
step
forward.
While
it
might
be
tempting
to
say
‘let
it
fail’,
that
is
the
wrong
approach
for
South
Carolina
families
and
people
across
our
great
nation.
I
wrote
an
op-ed
in
USA
Today
on
how
Obamacare
continues
to
fail
and
why
it
is
still
important
for
us
to
ensure
that
every
American
has
access
to
quality,
affordable
care.
Sanctions
on
Iran,
Russia
&
N.
Korea
Before
voting
on
health
care
early
Friday
morning,
I
supported
legislation
that
will
expand
existing
sanctions
on
Iran,
Russia
and
North
Korea.
The
Countering
America’s
Adversaries
through
Sanctions
Act
sends
a
strong
and
clear
message
to
our
adversaries
that
their
actions
will
not
be
tolerated.
The
consistent
provocations
carried
out
by
Russia,
Iran,
and
North
Korea
have
left
us
no
choice
but
to
increase
financial
sanctions
intended
to
have
a
significant
impact
on
their
economies.
I
was
glad
to
see
the
strong
bipartisan
and
bicameral
support
behind
this
legislation,
and
hope
that
it
will
be
effective
in
helping
to
foster
peace
and
stability
in
some
of
the
more
dangerous
regions
around
the
world.
Fostering
Stable
Housing
Opportunities
Act
Last
week,
I
also
joined
a
bipartisan
effort
to
increase
housing
stability
for
foster
youth
aging
out
of
care.
The
Fostering
Stable
Housing
Opportunities
Act
would
grant
priority
preference
for
federal
housing
assistance
to
foster
youth
who
are
aging
out
of
care
and
allow
youth
in
foster
care
to
apply
for
housing
assistance
at
the
age
of
16,
prior
to
aging
out,
which
in
many
states
occurs
the
day
foster
youth
turn
18.
Every
year,
I
am
given
the
opportunity
to
welcome
young
leaders
from
the
Foster
Youth
Internship
Program
into
my
office.
It
is
amazing
to
see
them
push
forward
towards
their
goals,
in
spite
of
many
challenges,
and
so
I
am
proud
to
introduce
this
Act
with
my
colleagues
in
hopes
it
will
help
these
youth
prosper.
Lewis-Houghton
Leadership
Award
Obstacles
always
precede
opportunities,
and
in
spite
of
our
challenges,
we
should
be
hopeful.
On
July
25,
I
was
honored
to
receive
the
2017
Lewis-Houghton
Leadership
Award
from
John
Lewis
and
The
Faith
&
Politics
Institute
for
conscience,
courage,
and
compassion.
It
was
quite
the
honor
to
be
presented
this
award
by
John
Lewis,
a
true
American
hero
who
helped
make
it
possible
for
young
African
Americans
like
myself
to
try
and
make
this
nation
live
up
to
its
full
destiny.
We
in
our
nation
today
seem
to
be
hopeless
and
frustrated,
divided
and
sometimes
scared
of
one
another.
It
is
the
willingness
to
live
out
faith
that
is
the
solution.
In
the
face
of
all
of
today’s
challenges,
I
am
reminded
by
Mr.
Lewis
and
can
agree
that
it
is
love
that
conquers
hate.
I
believe
our
glorious
nation
has
a
lot
of
good
years
ahead
of
her.
I’m
hopeful
because
I
have
seen,
I
have
read,
I
have
experienced
and
I
have
witnessed
an
amazing
love
that
cannot
be
conquered.
You
can
watch
me
speak
more
about
the
honor
below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bXM5eUkjNM
Sincerely,
Tim
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