Washington is broken.

After reading the bill, twice, I’m voting NO on the debt ceiling debacle because playing the DC game isn’t worth selling out our kids and grandkids.

Republicans got outsmarted by a President who can’t find his pants.

Let’s dive in. (thread) This “deal” normalizes record high spending started during the pandemic. It sets these historically high spending levels as the baseline for all future spending. The bill then grows govt even more each year at about ~1%.

Congress has certain powers, and they are an important check on the other branches of government. Congress must have the ability to provide broad oversight, conduct investigations and make use of its subpoena power, just as we have throughout our nation’s history (1/6) When Republicans were in control, we used this power to investigate Benghazi and even compelled Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to testify (the Benghazi committee was created in the same exact way as the Jan. 6th committee). We’ve used this power many times. (2/6)

25 years ago today, I was an 18 year old kid trying to find her way after learning some very tough lessons during some very tough times. I wasn’t sure I’d make it. Today marks the 25 year anniversary when The Citadel decided to let women in. I remember this day clearly. I was watching the local evening news and saw the announcement. The next day, I drove 19 miles down to campus alone to pick up an application because I sure as hell wasn’t going to tell my parents.

In the early morning hours of Memorial Day, my home, where I’m raising my two children, was vandalized with Antifa symbols and profanity.

Although my kids and I are thankfully fine, these criminal acts are unacceptable no matter your politics. We should all be able to feel safe in our own homes, regardless of our political beliefs.

I sincerely appreciate law enforcement doing all they can to find the criminal trespassers.

This is the 2nd time I’ve been targeted for vandalism in the last few months.

I’m a mom, a businesswoman and a state legislator serving South Carolina. At a young age, I was determined to forge my own path through life. And nearly 20 years ago I became the first female graduate of The Citadel after following in my father’s footsteps.
(1/6) I also have experience starting my own business and in 2017 ran for - and won - a seat in the state legislature, on my own terms.

As women we make a fundamental mistake when we make our identity as women the WHOLE story.

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