Bolstering Security for Presidential Nominees

September 20, 2024 Dear Friend, Welcome back to my Week in Review newsletter. Please remember to follow me on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube for regular updates on how I am serving the people of South Carolina! What a week! I had the opportunity to see my fellow South Carolinians and hear what’s on their hearts. I am always reminded of how honored I am to serve South Carolina.  On Thursday, I celebrated my birthday with family, friends, and staff. As I reflect on the last 12 months, the Lord has blessed me with relationships that have grown, lessons that I’ve learned, and many moments that have brought me joy. Thank you to everyone who made this birthday one to remember! “But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.” 2 Thessalonians 3:3 News You Can Use On Monday, the Department of State launched a new version of the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) for U.S. citizens traveling internationally. STEP is a free service that allows you to subscribe to email alerts and updates from the nearest U.S. embassy and makes it easier to contact U.S. citizens during an emergency.  Sign up at step.state.gov.  The Week in Review Bolstering Security for Presidential Nominees On Sunday, former President Donald Trump was the target of another assassination attempt. There is absolutely no place in the United States of America for political violence. In the wake of the second assassination attempt, I teamed up with Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and 11 of our Senate colleagues in introducing the Protect Our Presidents Act. Our legislation will enhance the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) protection for presidential nominees to the same level currently provided to a sitting U.S. president. It is clear action needs to be taken to provide additional protection to presidential nominees.  Learn more about our commonsense legislation here! Improving Access to Comprehensive Care This week during Sickle Cell Awareness Month, I re-introduced bipartisan legislation to improve access to comprehensive, high quality outpatient care for those living with sickle cell disease. Nearly 100,000 Americans have sickle cell disease – many of whom are left without access to consistent care. The Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act would allow State Medicaid programs to provide comprehensive and coordinated care to patients with sickle cell disease through a health home model. Read more about our efforts here! An Unbelievable Breach in Security  Confirming what we already knew— the State Department Office of Inspector General released a report this week detailing how the Biden-Harris administration mismanaged the security clearance of former U.S. Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley. Allowing him the ability to still participate in a classified conversation on one of our greatest adversaries in an unbelievable breach in security.  Read my full statement here! Sharing the #SCSweetTea This week’s #SCSweetTea goes to ClemsonLIFE at Clemson University, an incredible program that fully integrates special needs students into the Clemson community. Congrats to Charlie and his new brothers!    In the News World Israel News: Republican senators lobby Latin America to vote against UN resolution ordering Israel out of Judea, Samaria By David Rosenberg September 18, 2024 The United Nations General Assembly held hearings Tuesday on a draft resolution submitted by Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian Authority’s envoy to the U.N., demanding Israel vacate Judea and Samaria within one year, and calling on countries around the world to impose arms embargoes on the Jewish state. The General Assembly is slated to vote on the draft resolution Wednesday, after the body debated the measure a day earlier. If passed, the current version of the non-binding resolution would demand Israel remove not only its military presence in Judea and Samaria but also ethnically cleanse the area of its roughly half a million Jewish residents. Republican senators protested the proposed resolution Tuesday, issuing a joint statement penned by Florida’s Marco Rubio, calling the measure a “absolute disgrace that rewards terrorism.” Read the full article here!  This Week on Social Media     Sincerely, Unsubscribe Click here to open a plain text version of this email  |  Click here to open this e-mail in its own browser window