Friends,
My most important duty is to help the people of the Lowcountry and I promised no one would work harder to meet the needs of our district.
Since I was sworn in on January 3rd, we have resolved over 600 cases and returned over $1.2 million to constituents from government agencies. Many of these cases were from constituents who'd been failed by the system for months and desperate for help. Thanks to the tireless efforts of our caseworkers and staff, we are tackling many issues our constituents need addressed.
Serving the Lowcountry in Congress is the honor of my life. And having such a visible, positive impact early on like this is easily the best part of the job. I cannot express how incredibly hard the team we've assembled is working for SC-01.
By the numbers, as of March 17th we've resolved 651 cases, 99% of constituents who reach out to us for help hear back from a real person within 24 hours, and we've returned over $1,236,599 to constituents from government agencies.
I'm absolutely committed to serving you. We've made great progress in addressing the challenges brought to us by the people of the Lowcountry, and but I'm determined to keep up the work and speak out against fraud, waste, and abuse here in Washington.
This week, the Biden administration started pitching the idea of raising taxes on Americans, hamstringing our economy just as we're trying to get everyone back to work.
They framed their proposals using flowery buzzwords, claiming they were only interested in making "corporations pay their fair share."
Well, I have some bad news. These politicians are out to raise taxes again, claiming only the rich will pay. What they don't tell you is "the rich" means you.
The fact is, every penny in tax increases on businesses is passed on to the rest of us.
The more a business pays in taxes, the fewer workers it can hire, the lower wages it can pay, and the more it has to raise prices.
A huge part of the record-low unemployment we saw pre-COVID was because the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act made our business taxes competitive with the rest of the world. Those tax cuts gave businesses in our country the resources they needed to hire millions of new workers and expand their footprint here in America. Before then, there was an endless line of businesses taking their jobs and investment out of the United States to Canada, Mexico, and beyond.
Many here in Washington claim to support American workers and their families. But I can't think of a worse idea to help American workers than to make it MORE expensive to hire workers in the middle of a pandemic.
I promised when I came to Congress I would always put the #LowcountryFirst, not just when it was the popular thing to do, or the thing which sounds good in a soundbite.
So, I'm going to do all I can to stand against these tax hikes. I'm willing to work with anybody and everybody who's willing to work with me to get our economy moving again and past COVID-19.
Sincerely,
