Friends, 

Thank you to everyone who joined the telephone town hall on Monday. We had the opportunity to talk about the vaccine, impeachment, infrastructure, immigration, and more! It was great to hear from you all, and it’s an honor to represent you!

No Asylum for Criminals Act

This week I cosponsored the No Asylum for Criminals Act. President Biden has pledged to unwind most of the Trump Administration immigration reforms, including granting amnesty to over 11 million illegal aliens, leading to a surge of illegal immigration at our Southern Border.

Our Asylum system is already backlogged with nearly one million cases. The No Asylum for Criminals Act would codify and strengthen Trump Administration reforms to the asylum system by disqualifying criminals from eligibility. It is increasingly necessary to stem the tide of illegal entry and to stop rewarding unlawful behavior.

Anti Rioting Legislation 

Thursday I signed onto to anti rioting legislation, The David Dorn Act and The Patrick Underwood Federal Law Enforcement Protection Act. This legislation will increase penalties for rioting and for assaulting a federal officer. Law Enforcement needs our support now more than ever, and I am proud to back our Heroes in Blue.

ICYMI: Offshore Drilling and Biden’s Executive Order

Click here to watch the interview with Chris Spiker as we discuss drilling moratoriums.

Coronavirus Vaccines

Starting next week, South Carolina will receive 10,000 more weekly first doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine than it has been getting to this point. Vaccinations in the US began December 14 with health-care workers, and so far 25.6 million shots have been given. In the last week, an average of 1.21 million doses per day were administered. So far, 548,250 South Carolinians have been vaccinated. 

For updates on the vaccine, click here.