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May 2, 2025

Dear Friend,

Welcome back to my Week in Review newsletter. Please remember to follow me on Facebook, X, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube for regular updates on how I am serving the people of South Carolina!

This week, I was proud to celebrate President Donald J. Trump’s historic first 100 days in office! This administration has had great success in beginning to revitalize American manufacturing, restoring industrial strength, and unleashing trillions of dollars in new investments—delivering real results for South Carolina families and workers. 

These first 100 days are just the beginning of a larger movement to secure America’s future—strengthening the economy, protecting our communities, and ensuring South Carolina remains a national leader in manufacturing, innovation, and economic opportunity!

 “Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.”

Proverbs 16:3

Week in Review

Leading Healthcare Roundtable with RFK Jr.

I had the pleasure of leading a healthcare roundtable in Charleston, South Carolina with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Services. As we work to modernize and strengthen the nation’s healthcare system, the roundtable centered on addressing critical challenges facing the American healthcare system, most notably sickle cell gene therapies in Medicaid. Thank you, Jenelle Stephenson, for sharing your story.

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Learn more about the roundtable here!

Examining Insurance Markets and the Role of Mitigation Policies

At Thursday’s Senate Banking Committee hearing, I highlighted the importance of bolstering mitigation efforts and ensuring coverage is based on sound actuarial and underwriting principles to strengthen insurance markets and allow all Americans the ability to access affordable coverage.

As I referenced recent natural disasters, I highlighted local mitigation policy failures and market distortions created by counterproductive regulations, and pushed my legislation to help flood-prone communities end the costly cycle of repeated flooding and rebuilding. 

Watch my opening remarks here!

Sharing the #SCSweetTea

Congratulations to the 88 outstanding students recognized at this year’s Coaches for Character “Champ Awards”! This incredible honor celebrates your strength of character, dedication to serving others, commitment to academics, and perseverance through adversity. Your accomplishments are truly inspiring, and it’s clear that the support of your families, teachers, and mentors has helped you thrive. Your hard work and heart have not gone unnoticed! Read the full story here.

In The News

Fox News: REP. MIKE KELLY, SEN. TIM SCOTT AND SECRETARY SCOTT TURNER: Save the Opportunity Zones before it’s too late

By Rep, Mike Kelly, Sen. Tim Scott, Secretary Scott Turner

April 30, 2025

In 2017, Congress passed one of the most consequential pieces of legislation in the last quarter-century. When President Donald Trump signed the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act (TCJA), the law spurred economic growth the United States hadn’t seen in a generation. Wages increased, and unemployment decreased. Americans were able to cash their paychecks and go home to their families with more money in their pockets. 

Now, eight years later, major TCJA provisions are up for renewal. Among them: Opportunity Zones, a successful, bipartisan piece of legislation that is transforming underserved communities in real time.  Opportunity Zones have made an incredible impact across our nation. 

The Opportunity Zone (OZ) initiative allows investors from all over the United States to invest their capital gains earnings in economically distressed communities where new investments can be eligible for preferential capital gains tax treatment. Instead of sitting idle in a brokerage or bank account, this money is put to work in communities that have not seen significant private investment for some time. 

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Click here to read the full op-ed.

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🙏 Please do not click away from this very important message from Kamala Harris’ team. 🇺🇸

There has never been a more important moment to have a strong Democratic Party.

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🌤️ To all Kamala Harris supporters, 🌤️

Please don't click away from this important message.


As you read this, Republicans are preparing to pass massive, permanent tax cuts for the richest people of this country — paid for by huge cuts to programs the rest of us rely on like Medicaid, Medicare, Head Start and more.

The Democratic Party needs your help to stop them.


If everyone reading those donated even just $5 to the Democratic National Committee they'd have the resources they needed to organize in districts we can convince moderate Republicans to vote no. We only need a few of them.

But not everyone gives; that's why we need people who understand the importance of this moment to chip-in today.


The amount of the donation isn't as important as the donation itself. If you can give $5, we're asking you to give $5. If you can give $50 or more, give that. This is a large and difficult effort. We will be taking on the entire Republican Party and we need your help.

If stopping Republicans from passing destructive tax cuts for billionaires seems worth $5, $50, or whatever you can afford, please make a well-timed, generous donation today:



🙏🙏 Every contribution matters -- especially right now.

Team Kamala


 

Paid for by Harris Victory Fund, a joint fundraising committee authorized by Harris for President, the Democratic National Committee and the State Democratic Parties in these states: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, and WY.

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🙏 Please do not click away from this very important message from Kamala Harris’ team. 🇺🇸

There has never been a more important moment to have a strong Democratic Party.

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

🌤️ To all Kamala Harris supporters, 🌤️

Please don't click away from this important message.


As you read this, Republicans are preparing to pass massive, permanent tax cuts for the richest people of this country — paid for by huge cuts to programs the rest of us rely on like Medicaid, Medicare, Head Start and more.

The Democratic Party needs your help to stop them.


If everyone reading those donated even just $5 to the Democratic National Committee they'd have the resources they needed to organize in districts we can convince moderate Republicans to vote no. We only need a few of them.

But not everyone gives; that's why we need people who understand the importance of this moment to chip-in today.


The amount of the donation isn't as important as the donation itself. If you can give $5, we're asking you to give $5. If you can give $50 or more, give that. This is a large and difficult effort. We will be taking on the entire Republican Party and we need your help.

If stopping Republicans from passing destructive tax cuts for billionaires seems worth $5, $50, or whatever you can afford, please make a well-timed, generous donation today:



🙏🙏 Every contribution matters -- especially right now.

Team Kamala


 

Paid for by Harris Victory Fund, a joint fundraising committee authorized by Harris for President, the Democratic National Committee and the State Democratic Parties in these states: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, and WY.

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🙏 Please do not click away from this very important message from Kamala Harris’ team. 🇺🇸

There has never been a more important moment to have a strong Democratic Party.

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

🌤️ To all Kamala Harris supporters, 🌤️

Please don't click away from this important message.


As you read this, Republicans are preparing to pass massive, permanent tax cuts for the richest people of this country — paid for by huge cuts to programs the rest of us rely on like Medicaid, Medicare, Head Start and more.

The Democratic Party needs your help to stop them.


If everyone reading those donated even just $5 to the Democratic National Committee they'd have the resources they needed to organize in districts we can convince moderate Republicans to vote no. We only need a few of them.

But not everyone gives; that's why we need people who understand the importance of this moment to chip-in today.


The amount of the donation isn't as important as the donation itself. If you can give $5, we're asking you to give $5. If you can give $50 or more, give that. This is a large and difficult effort. We will be taking on the entire Republican Party and we need your help.

If stopping Republicans from passing destructive tax cuts for billionaires seems worth $5, $50, or whatever you can afford, please make a well-timed, generous donation today:



🙏🙏 Every contribution matters -- especially right now.

Team Kamala


 

Paid for by Harris Victory Fund, a joint fundraising committee authorized by Harris for President, the Democratic National Committee and the State Democratic Parties in these states: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, and WY.

This email was sent to awolofa@yorkteaparty.org. Thank you so much for being a supporter. But we don't want to bother you. If you'd like to unsubscribe, you can click here.

🙏 Please do not click away from this very important message from Kamala Harris’ team. 🇺🇸

There has never been a more important moment to have a strong Democratic Party.

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

🌤️ To all Kamala Harris supporters, 🌤️

Please don't click away from this important message.


As you read this, Republicans are preparing to pass massive, permanent tax cuts for the richest people of this country — paid for by huge cuts to programs the rest of us rely on like Medicaid, Medicare, Head Start and more.

The Democratic Party needs your help to stop them.


If everyone reading those donated even just $5 to the Democratic National Committee they'd have the resources they needed to organize in districts we can convince moderate Republicans to vote no. We only need a few of them.

But not everyone gives; that's why we need people who understand the importance of this moment to chip-in today.


The amount of the donation isn't as important as the donation itself. If you can give $5, we're asking you to give $5. If you can give $50 or more, give that. This is a large and difficult effort. We will be taking on the entire Republican Party and we need your help.

If stopping Republicans from passing destructive tax cuts for billionaires seems worth $5, $50, or whatever you can afford, please make a well-timed, generous donation today:



🙏🙏 Every contribution matters -- especially right now.

Team Kamala


 

Paid for by Harris Victory Fund, a joint fundraising committee authorized by Harris for President, the Democratic National Committee and the State Democratic Parties in these states: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, and WY.

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