The Issues

Job Creation
Creating jobs is NOT the role of the federal government.  Creating an environment where private-sector entrepreneurs can flourish IS. Private-sector job creators provide Americans… Read more.

 

Tax Reform
Quick facts:  (1) Taxpayers spend approximately 1.8 billion hours complying with the tax code, (2) businesses spend 3.6 billion hours complying with the tax code, and (3) …  Read more.

 

 

Reducing Government Spending
The biggest challenge facing our nation today is the culture of spending that has taken over Washington, D.C. I have fought hard to change the conversation … Read more.

 

 

Reining in the Federal Government
When I took a Regulations Tour visiting Lowcountry businesses, it became crystal clear the effect burdensome regulations have on job creation and South Carolina families.  Read more.

 

 

Protecting Workers Rights
ALL hard-working Americans should have their rights protected.  ALL should have the right to have their voices heard.  ALL should be free to pursue economic prospects.  Read more.

 

 

Honoring our Veterans
South Carolina is home to approximately 400,000 veterans and I am proud that more than 92,000 reside in the First District.  If not for their sacrifice in serving our great country …  Read more

 

Military and Foreign Affairs
When it comes to defending our homeland and supporting our men and women in uniform, the federal government has no higher responsibility than to “provide for … Read more.

 

 

Health Care
We all agree that health care reform is necessary.  But it is clear that a government takeover of our health care structure is not what we had in mind.  Government bureaucrats… Read more.

 

 

Achieve Energy Independence
Americans need cost-efficient, clean, and safe energy resources.  All of which can be done with increasing our energy production on our own soil.  It is in our country’s… Read more.

 

 

Immigration
Strict reform and enforcement must guide the immigration conversation in Congress.  Strengthening immigration laws through reform necessarily includes addressing control … Read more.

 

 

Defending Traditional Values
Our country is great because it was founded upon moral principles by people who believed in faith and freedom.  If we want our country to continue… Read more.

 

 

Second Amendment
I stand strongly in support of our Second Amendment rights. The Constitution grants South Carolinians the right to defend themselves and their families… Read more.