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June 01, 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!

On Monday, Americans around the country gathered to honor the countless servicemen and women for making the ultimate sacrifice while defending our freedoms. I am so grateful for their sacrifice allowing us to continue to live in a free country. 

“You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.”

Isaiah 26:3

The Week In Review

Removing Restrictions on Firearm Export

Recently, I teamed up with Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) and led 21 of our Senate colleagues in penning a letter calling on Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to withdraw the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) unprecedented rulemaking, which severely restricts the ability to issue firearm license and limits the lifespan of export licenses for firearms, ammunition, and certain accessories to overseas markets.

Read more about our letter here!

Honoring the Fallen

On Memorial Day weekend, W.J. Keenan High School in Richland County honored the South Carolinians who fought and died for our country with a tribute at the World War II Memorial on the National Mall. For nearly 250 years, selfless Americans have given up their lives in defense of liberty and the values that make America a beacon of freedom the rest of the world looks to. It’s important that we always take the time to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our God-given rights, and I’m thrilled to see patriotic South Carolinians answer that call this year and every year.
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In the News

Iran's Khamenei expresses support for student protesters in the US: 'You have now formed a branch of the Resistance Front'

Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is expressing support for student protesters in the U.S.

"I am writing this letter to the young people whose awakened conscience has moved them to defend the oppressed women and children of Gaza. Dear university students in the United States of America, this message is an expression of our empathy and solidarity with you. As the page of history is turning, you are standing on the right side of it," the Iranian figure said in a letter, according to english.khamenei.ir. "You have now formed a branch of the Resistance Front and have begun an honorable struggle in the face of your government's ruthless pressure—a government which openly supports the usurper and brutal Zionist regime."

"The global Zionist elite – who owns most US and European media corporations or influences them through funding and bribery – has labeled this courageous, humane resistance movement as 'terrorism,'" he declared. "The oppressive leaders of global hegemony mercilessly distort even the most basic human concepts. They portray the ruthless, terrorist Israeli regime as acting in self-defense ­– yet they portray the Palestinian Resistance which defends its freedom, security and the right to self-determination, as terrorists!"

At the conclusion of the message, Khamenei advised the students to familiarize themselves with the Quran.

"This should be clear as day, but if you are standing on the side of this man - the leader of a terrorist regime who kills his own people - you are on the wrong side of history," GOP Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina declared in a post on X.

Read the full article here!

Sharing the #SCSweetTea

This week, I’m spilling the #SCSweetTea, on the hardworking folks who make up the Dorchester County Emergency Medical Services (DCEMS) teams! These dedicated men and women were just recognized by the MUSC Children's Health Pediatric Program for their “extraordinary contributions to pediatric emergency care and community outreach this past year.” I’m so grateful to all those working on behalf of the wellbeing of our state’s children.

Read more here

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