Supporting the Jewish Community

According to the Anti-Defamation League, violent language and threats against the Jewish community and Israel increased 488% in the first 18 hours after Hamas’ terror attacks on October 7, 2023. Too often, American institutions of higher learning have become hotbeds of antisemitism, especially in the wake of the brutal attacks against Israel by Iran and its’ proxy, Hamas. 

This week, I introduced the Antisemitism Awareness Act, which directs the Department of Education to use the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) definition of antisemitism when investigating antisemitic acts on campus. We must give the Department of Education the tools it needs to root out this vile hatred wherever it rears its ugly head.

Read more about the Antisemitism Awareness Act here. 

Solutions to America’s Housing Crisis

Watch my opening Banking hearing statement here. 

Too many Americans are struggling to afford a home due to sky high inflation caused by President Biden’s economic policies. In just a few years, and under this administration, families have watched as the American Dream of homeownership gets pushed further and further out of reach. But when it comes to housing, inflation driving up costs is not the only issue Americans face. Last year, under President Biden’s watch, we had the highest ever recorded levels of homelessness – despite his housing agencies spending billions to “address” the issue. That is why I’ve been using my position as the top Republican of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee to focus on solutions to the housing affordability issues our country faces. 

This week, my committee held a long overdue hearing on the housing crisis, where I had the opportunity to highlight the excessive spending, burdensome regulations, and far-Left climate initiatives pushed by Biden administration housing officials that are completely out of step with our economic reality.

There is a better way. My ROAD to Housing Act takes a comprehensive view of federal housing policy and introduces needed reforms across all segments of the U.S. housing market that will increase housing supply, improve quality of life for families, and provide economic opportunity in communities across the nation. Rest assured, I will continue to push for solutions and to ensure our federal government focuses on helping Americans instead of pursuing a political agenda.

Read more about the Senate Banking hearing here. 

Pushing Back On the Radical Green Agenda

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently finalized a radical rule that would require public companies to disclose their “climate impact.” This would bury businesses in paperwork, raise costs for consumers, and stifle economic opportunity. America’s free-market economy is the envy of the world for a reason, yet the administration’s partisan climate agenda threatens our ability to compete at the top. 

This week, I led my colleagues in introducing a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn this devastating rule. Over and over again, SEC Chair Gensler has disregarded the real-world impacts of his aggressive regulatory agenda in his dogged pursuit of left-wing political priorities. This rule is no exception. The SEC’s mission is to regulate our capital markets and ensure all Americans can safely share in their economic success – not to force a partisan climate agenda on American businesses. This rule is federal overreach at its worst, and the SEC should stay in its lane.

Read more about my CRA here. 

Marking Financial Literacy Month

Financial literacy is the foundation to achieving financial independence and opening the pathway to the American Dream. Throughout my time in Congress, and as the top Republican on the Senate Banking Committee, I’ve made it my mission to make financial education more accessible.

This week, I introduced a resolution to declare April 2024 as Financial Literacy Month. We must continue to raise awareness about the importance of financial education and provide resources to help Americans of all ages develop and maintain healthy financial habits.

Read more about my resolution here. 

The Wall Street Journal: The Left Blames the Victim, Israel, Yet Again

As the Biden administration continues to undermine Israel–our greatest ally in the Middle East–I wrote a letter to the editor in The Wall Street Journal, reiterating my support for Israel and its right to self-defense. I also called on the administration to stop enabling further aggression from the Iranian regime and its proxies in the wake of their attacks on Israel.

In my letter to the editor, I wrote, “It befuddles me when I hear the left blaming victims for what is happening in Gaza. Hamas, an Iranian proxy, started this war with an unprovoked terror attack against Israeli civilians on Oct. 7, when they raped and murdered women and children and took innocent people hostage… There is no moral equivalence between the only true democracy in the Middle East and terrorists who kill Jewish civilians in cold blood and brag about it. President Biden thinks he can walk a tightrope of appeasing an increasingly radical base of his party while upholding the mainstream American position of support for Israel.”

Read my full letter to the editor here. 

This week, I’m spilling the sweet tea on former Gamecock A’ja Wilson. After helping lead the University of South Carolina to its first NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship in 2017, Time Magazine has recognized her as one of the 100 most influential people of 2024. A’ja has continued to break down barriers in the WNBA, winning two championships with the Las Vegas Aces and helping America take home the Gold at the Tokyo Olympics. I am proud to celebrate Time’s recognition of her tenacious spirit and commitment to excellence!

Read more about A’ja here. 

Sincerely,

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