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Fellowship of Christian Athletes 
Last week, I had the honor of delivering the keynote address at the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Banquet in Columbia. I had a great time speaking to so many followers of Christ and their families. It was truly an amazing experience to be in a room full of faithful and talented people.

Visit to USC
I also had a great time visiting some intelligent students at the University of South Carolina. It was a great opportunity to speak with them and answer their questions. I am confident that they have the potential to become our future leaders! 

HUD Inspection Process
My colleague Senator Richard Shelby, chairman of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and I wrote a letter to Housing Secretary Julian Castro, requesting answers for the appalling conditions at some federally funded public housing across the country.

We have some serious concerns that Secretary Castro has failed to fulfill his legal obligation to ensure HUD-assisted housing is safe, sanitary, and in good repair. Castro’s inaction suggests serious negligence with respect to oversight of housing quality, to the detriment of many families.

In September, I chaired a Senate Banking Subcommittee on Housing hearing on HUD’s inspection process, in which Secretary Castro refused to attend. As chairman of the Banking Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development, I look forward to continue working with Senators Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson to learn more about the HUD inspection process and why they continue to allow poor, uninhabitable properties to receive passing scores.

You can read the full letter Chairman Shelby and I sent to Secretary Castro here.

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Sincerely,

Tim