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Dear
Friends,
Thanks
for
subscribing!
Here’s
an
update
on
flood
information
in
the
state,
my
PACE
Act,
which
was
recently
signed
by
the
President,
and
the
SOAR
Act,
a
bipartisan
bill
supporting
school
choice:
Update
on
Flood
Information
A
number
of
Disaster
Recovery
Centers
have
opened
across
the
state
to
help
survivors
and
their
families
with
information
on
disaster
assistance
programs
and
help
them
apply
for
necessary
aid.
There
will
be
representatives
from
the
South
Carolina
Emergency
Management
Division
(SCEMD),
the
Federal
Emergency
Management
Agency
(FEMA),
and
the
U.S.
Small
Business
Association
available
from
8AM-7PM
(except
for
the
Columbia
County
center)
at
the
following
locations:
To
find
a
Disaster
Recovery
Center
location
near
you,
click
HERE.
Additionally,
residents
are
encouraged
to
register
with
FEMA
online
at
www.DisasterAssistance.gov
or
by
calling
800-621-3362.
The
deadline
to
apply
for
individual
assistance
with
FEMA
is
December
4,
2015.
Currently,
Individual
Assistance
(IA)
is
available
for
individuals
and
households
in
Bamberg,
Berkley,
Calhoun,
Charleston,
Clarendon,
Colleton,
Dorchester,
Darlington,
Florence,
Georgetown,
Greenwood,
Horry,
Kershaw,
Lee,
Lexington,
Kershaw,
Orangeburg,
Richland,
Sumter
and
Williamsburg
counties.
Public
Assistance
is
available
for
Abbeville,
Anderson,
Bamberg,
Berkeley,
Chesterfield,
Colleton,
Darlington,
Fairfield,
Florence,
Georgetown,
Kershaw,
Laurens,
Marion,
McCormick,
Newberry,
Richland,
Saluda,
and
Williamsburg
Counties
for
Public
Assistance.
Charleston,
Clarendon,
Dorchester,
Horry,
Lexington,
Orangeburg,
and
Sumter
Counties.
My
office
is
also
available
to
help
residents
with
issues
that
may
arise
during
the
application
process.
We
will
do
our
best
to
update
the
FEMA
page
on
my
website
as
frequently
as
possible.
PACE
Act:
Signed
into
Law
With
the
PACE
Act
quickly
signed
into
law,
we
have
taken
a
great
step
forward
in
protecting
small
and
mid-sized
businesses
from
the
harmful
effects
of
Obamacare.
I
want
to
thank
my
House
colleague
Representative
Brett
Guthrie
(R-KY)
for
his
important
work
on
the
PACE
Act,
and
all
of
our
cosponsors
for
their
support.
I
am
pleased
we
were
able
to
stop
the
growth
of
Obamacare
and
block
implementation
of
this
harmful
rule.
I
remain
committed
to
a
full
repeal
of
the
health
care
law,
and
will
keep
working
to
find
solutions
that
put
doctors
and
patients
in
charge
-
not
the
federal
government.
Be
sure
to
check
out
Post
&
Courier’s
article
about
the
PACE
Act
being
signed
into
law.
SOAR
Act
I’m
proud
to
help
introduce
bipartisan
legislation,
the
Scholarships
for
Opportunity
and
Results
(SOAR)
Act,
to
extend
the
school
choice
in
our
nation’s
capitol
through
2025.
Ensuring
all
of
our
nation’s
children
have
access
to
the
best
education
possible
should
not
be
a
partisan
issue,
and
I’m
excited
to
launch
this
bipartisan
effort
with
Senators
Johnson,
Feinstein
and
Booker
to
reauthorize
the
school
choice
program
in
Washington,
DC.
The
Opportunity
Scholarship
Program
has
greatly
increased
graduation
rates
and
college
success
rates
for
low-income
and
minority
families,
and
it
is
clear
that
school
choice
is
working
in
our
nation’s
Capital.
I
will
keep
working
to
make
school
choice
a
reality
across
the
country,
through
the
SOAR
Act,
my
CHOICE
Act
and
other
bills
because
when
parents
have
a
choice,
kids
have
a
better
chance.
Thanks
again
for
subscribing.
Please
don’t
forget
to
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me
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YouTube!
God
Bless,
Tim
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