| Meeting with President Trump’s National Institutes of Health Director Nominee I enjoyed sitting down with Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to discuss life expectancy, sickle cell disease gene therapies like using CRISPR, the fight to cure cancer, and the widespread effects of learning loss from COVID. A strong NIH is essential for South Carolina’s public universities and colleges like MUSC, USC, and Clemson to continue their research efforts that pave the way for innovation. With Dr. Bhattacharya leading the NIH, I am confident that our future will only get stronger. Learn more here! Seeking to Boost American Energy Production This week, I joined forces with Congressman August Pfluger (R-Texas) and introduced the Unlocking Domestic LNG Potential Act, which would place the permitting process in the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and eliminate the U.S. Department of Energy’s authority on LNG exports. President Biden’s war on domestic energy production not only hurt Americans’ wallets, but also halted American energy independence. My bill is the right tool to strengthen the economy and increase the energy security of the U.S. and our allies. Read more about my legislation here! My Effort to Combat Debanking As the Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, addressing debanking is a top priority. This discriminatory and un-American practice should concern everyone, which is why I’ve led my colleagues in working to find tangible solutions. My Financial Integrity and Regulation Management Act will eliminate all references to reputational risk as a measure to determine the safety and soundness of regulated financial institutions. This legislation is the first step in ending debanking once and for all. Read more about the legislation here! | 