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A
B
Happy
holidays,
it's
a
pleasure
to
be
with
you
today
and
it's
certainly
a
busy
time
of
year,
and
it's
also
one
of
my
favorite
times
of
the
year.
We've
got
a
great
lineup
for
you
today,
I
think
you're
going
to
really
enjoy
Tom
Sullivan
for
the
U.S
Chamber
of
Commerce.
We
also
have
Congresswoman
Nancy
mace
and
then
Charlie
stone
with
Beaufort
County
Economic
Development.
B
Also
this
morning,
we're
able
to
secure
kind
of
a
last-minute
deal,
a
Specialists
with
Logistics
supply
chain
and
transportation
that
we'll
have
on
towards
the
end
of
the
show
and
I
hope
you'll
be
able
to
stick
around
to
hear
some
of
this
advice
that
we'll
get
then
well
this
Friday
it's
time
again
for
Sparkles
and
Spirits
Sparkles
and
Spirits
is
sold
out
once
again
this
year,
which
we're
we're
thrilled
about
I'm.
B
B
That
I
would
encourage
you
to
go
onto
the
website
and
take
a
look
at
and
see
if
you
have
any
interest
in
doing
that
and
Kelly's
going
to
place
a
link
in
the
chat
box,
so
so
you'll
be
able
to
do
that
or
you
can
also
go
to
Hilton
Head
blufftonchamber.org,
well,
tis,
the
season
to
shop,
and
once
again
this
year
we
were
championed
for
this
year's
small
business
Saturday.
It's
a
welcome
tradition
here
in
the
low
country,
and
there
are
51
million
Americans
who
shopped
on
the
Saturday
after
Thanksgiving.
B
It's
it's
a
lot
of
people
and
here
to
talk
more
about
that.
The
impact
of
holiday
spending
on
small
business
and
give
us
an
update
from
Washington
on
small
businesses.
Tom
Sullivan
Tom
is
the
vice
president
of
small
business
policy
at
the
U.S
Chamber
of
Commerce
and
a
tireless
advocate
for
your
business
and
all
businesses
on
Capitol
Hill
and
in
the
white
house.
He
runs
the
U.S
Chambers
Small
Business
Council
engaging
those
members
on
Reggae
on
a
regular
basis
to
increase
small
business
input
and
involvement.
B
Tom
also
served
under
President
George
W
bush
as
the
highest
ranking
government
official
charged
with
exclusively
advocating
The
View
and
needs
of
small
business
before
government
agencies
and
Congress
Tom.
Welcome
we're
delighted
to
have
you
back
with
us
today
and
we're
looking
forward
to
hearing
your
update
on
on
small
business
and
the
economy.
B
Having
some
trouble
there
connecting
as
you
can
see,
connecting
with
Tom,
will
be
working
on
that,
so
we're
going
to
move
on
to
our
our
next
speaker
and
our
next
speaker
is
that
expert.
We
were
saving
him
for
last,
but
we're
actually
we'll
lead
off
with
him
and-
and
please
welcome
a
guy
that
really
needs
no
introduction.
He
could
certainly
teach
us
a
thing
or
two
a
thing
or
two
about
Transportation
traffic
and
and
other
things,
it's
a
busy
time
for
he
and
he's
he
and
his
elves
at
the
North
Pole.
B
C
Bill
I'm
glad
to
be
here
and
if
we
get
to
get
the
video
going
well
and
you
can
see
a
beautiful
view
of
Broad
Creek
and
the
icw
in
the
back,
because
I've
just
toured
through
Hilton
Head
And.
There
are
some
wonderful
local
shops
here
that
will
have
all
kinds
of
gifts
that
you
can
buy
for
your
spouses,
or
maybe
the
children's
teachers.
C
That
would
like
a
little
appreciation
gift,
and
you
know
if
you
buy
local
you're,
going
to
get
things
instantly,
that
you
can
see,
and
you
know
exactly
what
they
are
and
you've
got
the
idea
and
fact
that
many
of
them
are
designed
and
made
right
here
in
Hilton
Head
in
Bluffton.
So
it's
a
magnificent
opportunity
to
shop
in
our
many
shopping
districts
through
Coligny
and
Shelter,
Cove
and
Shelter
Cove
town
center
and
all
the
other
areas
of
the
island.
B
Santa,
it's
so
good
to
see
your
face
just
a
couple
of
quick
questions
for
you
that
our
audience
is
interested
in
hot
chocolate
or
milk,
which
do
you
prefer.
B
Well,
Santa,
thank
you
so
much
for
being
with
us.
We
know
it's
a
busy
time
of
year
for
you
and
we
look
forward
as
well
as
as
well
as
children
all
around
the
world
to
see
you
and
about
I
guess
would
be
18
days.
B
Well,
it's
always
great
to
hear,
hear
and
see
Santa
and
great
to
have
him
with
us
this
morning,
and
so
now
we're
going
to
transition
from
Santa
in
and
continue
to
talk
about
small
businesses.
Santa
was
promoting
and
Tom
is
on
Tom
Sullivan.
Welcome.
We're
glad
to
see
you
glad
to
have
you
this
morning.
D
Well,
it's
it's
good
to
be
here.
It's
you
know
it's
it's
difficult
to
to
follow.
Santa
Claus,
but
I'll
I'll
try
my
best.
How
are
things
going
for
you
Bill
this
morning?
Oh.
B
D
I
I,
actually
am
so
excited
I'm
still
perspiring,
so
I
will
I
would
love
to
just
jump
right
into
a
couple
of
slides
to
share
with
your
team,
so
I'll
go
through
them.
Real
quick
we've
got
the
question
of
of
the
hour,
for
me,
at
least,
is
how
are
small
businesses
doing
now,
I
I'm,
actually
I
am
thrilled
to
be
able
to
share
with
you
Bill
some
information
that
no
one
else
has
seen
yet.
D
So
please
don't
use
Twitter
and
social
media
to
promote
this
stuff
until
next
week,
but
I
want
to
give
your
membership
and
the
folks
that
are
on
this
Power
Hour
a
sneak
peek
at
how
small
businesses
are
doing
we're
going
to
release
this
report
in
full
on
December
14th.
So
how
are
small
businesses
doing
I
think
it
really
could
be
no
surprise
to
your
membership
that
that
it's
tough
out
there
inflation
is
is
a
significant
headwind
and
we
see
actually
our
small
business
index
staying
the
same
as
Q3
third
quarter.
D
So
what
does
that
mean?
Well,
that
means
that
this
last
holiday
shopping
season
is
even
more
important
for
small
businesses
to
make
up
missed
Revenue
that
they
may
have
been
struggling
with
throughout
the
the
whole
year.
So
that's
what
this
this
slide
shows.
D
It
shows
the
index
over
since
2017,
obviously
that
enormous
dip
at
the
beginning
of
the
pandemic,
and
then
we
see
it
creeping
up
slightly,
but
as
far
as
how
things
are
going
right
now
in
this
fourth
quarter,
it's
the
same
as
last
quarter,
and
that
means
that
those
inflationary
headwinds
are
hitting
small
businesses
really
hard.
Let's
dig
down
a
little
bit
deeper
into
what
this
means
and
what
small
businesses
are
facing.
So
we
see
again
inflation.
D
Last
quarter,
we
heard
from
70
percent
of
small
businesses.
That
said,
the
worst
is
yet
to
come,
and
so
really
that
prediction
unfortunately
has
come
true
in
this
quarter.
The
inflation
has
ticked
slightly
up.
As
far
as
a
concern
we
have
concerns
over
inflation,
the
highest
they've
ever
been
in
our
small
business
index.
D
We
also
see
small
businesses
really
trying
to
figure
out
and
struggle
how
high
they
can
raise
costs
because
Bill
I'm
sure
you
know-
and
your
members
know
it's
not
as
easy
as
just
flipping
a
switch
to
raise
prices,
there's
actually
a
very
complex
relationship
between
prices
and
customer,
whether
that's
business
to
business
or
business,
to
Consumer
and
small
businesses
are
raising
prices.
But
it's
a
struggle
and
it's
a
struggle
not
only
to
understand
how
much
that
price
increase
could
be
borne
by
their
customers,
but
also
a
struggle
in
how
to
implement
those
price
increases.
D
Now
the
good
news,
because
I
I
think
folks
are
starving
for
some
good
news.
The
good
news
is
that,
even
with
inflation
concerns
at
an
all-time
high
for
small
business,
that
has
not
dampened
the
charitable
giving
in
the
small
business
community,
and
so
we
see
we
actually
see
over
three
quarters
of
small
businesses
encouraging
their
own
employees
to
shop
small
shop,
local
because,
as
you
know,
Bill
the
highest
percentage
of
a
dollar
stays
in
that
local
community.
D
When
you
shop
small
and
so
we're
excited
about
that
charitable
feeling
on
Main
Street
as
well
as
that
philanthropic
sense,
that
is
really
it
coexists
with
the
small
business
Community.
Now,
when
we
shift
at
more
good
news,
which
is
the
increase
of
small
businesses
after
the
pandemic,
it
really
is
a
remarkable
slide.
We
have
National
picture
on
the
left
and
a
South
Carolina
picture
on
the
right
that
National
picture.
We
see
that
applications
for
new
businesses
actually
started
taking
off
only
four
months
after
the
start
of
the
pandemic.
D
Now
you
compare
this
to
the
recession
of
2008-2009.
It
took
10
years
to
start
new
business
applications
going
on
the
uptick.
It
only
took
four
months
after
the
pandemic,
and
we
see
this
good
news
as
far
as
new
business
applications
continuing
as
you
can
see
on
the
right
and
you
I
I
apologize
I
put
it
in
helvetica
5,
I,
think
font,
but
you
could
see
that
in
July
2020
in
South
Carolina
there
are
over
9
000
new
business
applications,
that's
even
higher
in
May.
D
You
can
see
that
Spike
with
new
business
applications,
it's
leveled
off
a
little
bit,
but
we
still
see
South
Carolina
as
far
as
new
business
applications
Europe
4.8
percent
compared
to
last
year.
So
the
good
news
continues
as
far
as
small
bit
of
more
and
more
people
wanting
to
actually
be
their
own
but
boss
and
and
start
their
own
business.
And
what
are
we
doing
to
try
to
encourage
that?
Well,
we're
certainly
working
with
our
partners
like
the
Hilton,
Head
Bluffton
Chamber
of
Commerce
bill.
D
You
and
you
know
2
000
other
of
your
clones
who
run
wonderful
Chambers
of
Commerce
across
the
country.
We
we're
joining
together
to
convince
Congress
in
the
white
house
when
it
comes
to
small
business.
Let's
try
not
to
micromanage
an
economic
recovery.
So
what
we've
tried
to
do?
Is
you
tried
to
wrap
our
arms
around
well?
What
does
that
mean?
We
came
up
with
five
principles
that
we're
calling
the
small
business
Bill
of
Rights,
and
basically
this
tells
Congress
like
let
us
hire
and
manage
our
own
employees.
D
Don't
pass
federal
laws
that
micromanage
how
we
hire
and
manage
our
employees.
Let
us
establish
contracts
with
other
businesses,
let
us
be
protected
from
frivolous
lawsuits
and
let
me
determine
who
I
can
sell
or
pass
my
business
onto
don't
let
the
Federal
Trade
Commission
swoop
in
and
say.
Well
you
know
that
business
that
you're
thinking
of
selling
to
it's
too
big,
so
they
can't
purchase
you.
D
That
makes
no
sense
that
is
anti-free,
Enterprise
and
small
businesses
do
not
want
the
federal
government
to
micromanage
how
they
sell
or
pass
on
their
their
business
last
and
not
least
bill.
This
is
something
that
I've
heard
from
you
and
I've
heard
from
many
small
businesses
around
the
country.
Let
small
businesses
have
a
legitimate
seat
at
the
table
when
the
federal
government
is
considering
rules
and
regulations
that
affect
their
bottom
line.
D
So
we
are
trying
to
put
this
in
front
of
as
many
newly
elected
members
of
Congress,
as
we
can
and
I
was
told
recently
on
a
conference
call
with
a
member
of
Congress
that
this
makes
sense,
because
small
businesses
want
the
federal
government
to
be
a
wheelbarrow,
not
a
wall
when
it
comes
to
how
they
they
interact
with
small
businesses.
So
we're
excited
about
rolling
that
out
with
the
new
Congress
and
last
but
not
least,
bill.
D
This
really
I
think
became
a
huge
priority
for
the
U.S
Chamber
of
Commerce,
in
partnership
with
you
and
and
your
colleagues
across
the
country,
and
that
is
providing
you
providing
Chambers
of
Commerce
with
resources,
not
only
for
you
to
pass
on
to
your
small
business
members,
but
also
small
business
owners
themselves
have
access
to
tools,
tips,
information
for
them
to
learn
from
their
peers
in
the
small
business.
Community
learn
what
some
of
this
federal
government
stuff
means,
and
so
we
are.
We
are
doubling
data
on
that
effort.
D
We
have
our
small
business
digital
platform
called
Co,
that's
c
o
and
it's
very
easy
to
find
uschamber.com
forward,
slash
c
o
that
provides
tools,
tips,
information
for
small
businesses,
we're
doubling
down
on
our
information
dissemination,
because
we
believe
that
small
businesses
need
to
devote
their
attention
to
running
their
business,
not
necessarily
trying
to
figure
out
how
the
federal
government
works.
That's
our
job.
We
want
to
pass
along
that
information
to
small
businesses
for
their
benefit.
D
B
All
right
all
right,
Tom,
thank
you
and
Santa
Claus
is
a
tough
act
to
follow,
but
you're
pretty
you're,
pretty
good
yourself.
We
asked
we
have
some
questions
from
our
members.
The
first
one's
coming
from
Margaret
and
Margaret
is
asking
how
are
small
businesses
managing
when
it
comes
to
attracting
Talent
with
to
compete
with
larger
companies?
Well,.
D
Margaret,
thank
you
for
that
question
and
it's
a
question.
I
I
get
a
lot,
so
small
businesses
are
desperate
for
new
employees
and
what
I,
what
I've
heard?
More
and
more,
is
the
advice
to
lean
into
your
smallness.
I
know
it
sounds
a
little
bit
silly,
but
let
me
explain
what
it
means.
It
means
that
small
businesses
have
a
unique
advantage
over
some
of
their
larger
competitors
to
be
Community
leaders
to
be
face
to
face
with
customers
and
consumers.
D
Instead
of
taking
their
drink
order,
he
looks
at
the
father
or
the
mother
and
says
you
know
if
any
of
your
children
are
interested
in
working
here
in
my
restaurant
I'll
take
good
care
of
them
and
then
he
turns
to
if
there's
family
members
there
he
hands
them
an
actual
job.
Description
of
working
at
their
restaurant
says:
hey!
Look
this
over
and
I'd
love
to
love
to
be
your
boss
and
love
to
teach
you
about
the
restaurant
industry
a
little
bit.
It's
a
great!
D
It's
a
great
job,
we'd
love
to
have
you
on
board,
and
it's
that
type
of
uniqueness
that
small
businesses
can
offer
when
it
comes
to
attracting
hiring
and
keeping
qualified
and
willing
employees.
So
my
advice
to
more
and
more
small
businesses
lean
into
the
uniqueness
of
being
small
to
compete
for
those
best
employees.
B
D
Well,
thank
you
Bill,
so
visiting
is
now
really
a
a
multi-faceted
explanation,
so
you
could
visit
brick
and
mortar
in
person.
You
could
visit
sometimes
online
and
then
make
a
decision,
and
then,
at
the
end
of
the
day,
my
teenage,
my
teenage
boys,
tell
me
you
know:
post
post
your
best
places
to
go
and
Shop
on
Instagram
I'm
still
trying
to
figure
that
out,
but
I'm
getting
the
hang
of
it.
D
So
the
type
of
promotion
that
goes
beyond
just
telling
your
neighbor
or
the
person
you
go
to
church
with
now
actually
is
even
more
available
through
technology.
Another
thing
that
that
we're
really
starting
to
dig
into
with
some
of
our
larger
business
members
is
a
look
at
their
relationship
on
a
b
to
b
side
with
small
business
suppliers
and
we're
starting
to
look
at
how
that
relationship
is
mutually
beneficial
and
how
some
of
those
larger
businesses
can
help
that
small
business
supply
chain.
D
For
instance,
if
you've
got
net
terms
for
invoice
payments,
can
a
larger
business
look
at
perhaps
paying
that
small
supplier
a
little
faster
than
they
have
before?
If
that
actually
frees
up
some
capital
in
that
small
business
supplier,
it's
the
small
business
supplier
looking
to
scale
to
be
a
larger
supplier
for
that
business.
Are
there
financing
opportunities
that
the
larger
business
may
be
able
to
provide
that
small
business
supplier
in
order
to
do
that,
so
we're
just
now.
B
That
that
sounds
very
interesting,
and
thank
you
for
that.
We'll
certainly
get
with
our
members
and
and
provide
provide
some
feedback
on
on
what
they're
thinking
regarding
that
Tom.
It's
always
great
to
see
you
thank
you
for
being
with
us.
We
know
you've
got
a
busy
day
ahead
of
you
and
appreciate
you
joining
in
and
all
you
do
for
small
business.
D
B
I
think
you're
still
on
the
good
list.
You
keep
working
for
small
business
you'll
be
on
the
good
list,
thanks
Bill,
all
right
that
was
Tom
Sullivan
with
the
U.S
Chamber
of
Commerce,
we're
going
to
transitioned
out.
She
was
just
re-elected
to
her
second
term
in
Congress
and
Congresswoman.
B
Nancy
mace
is
with
us
this
morning
to
give
us
her
take
on
what
to
expect
in
Washington
what
her
priorities
are
for
the
coming
year,
and
also
for
those
of
you
who
may
not
be
familiar
with
Congressman
mace's
background
she's,
the
first
female
graduate
of
the
Citadel.
She
knows
small
business.
Why?
Because
she's
run
one
and
she's
a
mom
and
she's
very,
very
passionate
and
an
advocate
for
the
Low
Country
congresswoman
mace.
Welcome
we're
glad
to
have
you
this
morning,
happy
holidays,
good.
E
Everyone's
time
and
tuning
in
today
we
are
in
the
throes
of
the
end
of
the
year.
Lame
duck
session
is,
is
what
it's
called
and
we're
going
to
be
up
here
for
the
next
two
weeks,
maybe
even
up
until
Christmas
Eve,
trying
to
iron
out
whether
it's
funding
or
other
pieces
of
legislation
trying
to
get
them
through
before
the
end
of
the
year.
I
am
very
excited
about
Republicans
having
the
majority
next
year
in
the
house.
E
Even
though
we
disagree
on
the
majority
of
things,
there
are
things
that
we
can
work
together,
other
on
to
deliver
results
for
our
respective
districts
and
our
respective
States.
One
of
the
other
things
that
is
going
to
I,
think
important
for
us
and
for
the
low
country
is
that
I
will
have
a
gavel
on
oversight.
I'll
be
one
of
five
chairmen,
only
five
chairmen,
the
last
time
South
Carolina
had
a
chairman
on
over
a
subcommittee
chairman
on
oversight.
E
It
was
Trey
Gowdy,
and
so
that's
a
great
development
to
have
someone
in
leadership
over
there
overseeing
the
waste,
Fraud
and
Abuse
that
happens
at
the
federal
level.
I
mean
businesses,
as
you
know,
when
that
sort
of
thing
happens
either
fix
it
or
you
go
under,
but
the
federal
government
funded
by
historic
revenues
from
taxpayers.
They
knew
really
whatever
they
want,
and
so
it's
our
job
to
sort
of
clean
up
that
mess
and
I'm
excited
looking
forward
to
doing
that
as
well.
E
The
priorities
of
Congress
as
far
as
I've,
been
able
to
see
from
our
Republican
leadership
is
addressing
the
issues
of
inflation.
That's
going
to
have
to
include
the
supply
chain
for
sure
ensuring
that
our
defense
and
our
military
is
funded
serving
our
veterans.
That's
going
to
be
those
are
important
issues.
Looking
at
the
border,
we
cannot
ignore.
E
What's
going
on
at
the
border,
it's
affecting
South
Carolina
communities,
the
fentanyl
crisis,
whether
it's
exposure
to
law
enforcement
or
doing
drug
busts
or
people
trying
to
bring
it
illegally
into
our
state,
kids
that
are
dying
from
it.
That's
another
issue
as
well,
and-
and
there
are
some
social
issues
that
we're
going
to
have
to
address
whether
or
not
that
is
a
priority
of
leadership,
is
still
to
be
determined,
but
I
can
tell
you
in
the
Low
Country
after
Roe
v,
Wade
was
overturned.
E
That
was
a
huge
issue
to
constituents
on
what
are
the
next
steps
and
all
eyes
are
really
on
the
state
to
see
what
they
do
and
trying
to
show
some
leadership
to
bring
people
together
on
so
many
even
the
most
controversial
issues
and
so
I'm
excited
about
you
know
continuing
the
work
that
we
started.
I
filed
a
lot
of
bills,
this
session
we're
going
to
file
even
more
next
time.
We
passed
a
lot
of
bills,
we're
going
to
try
to
get
even
more
next
time.
E
We
were
great
at
grant
funding
about
50
million
or
more
each
year
last
year
and
this
year
it's
over
100
million
dollars
via
grant
funding.
Here
in
the
district
and
more
recently,
one
of
our
more
recent
grants
we
helped
get
funded
was
at
the
Hilton
Head
Island
airport,
over
11
million
dollars
for
that
project.
For.
E
Cyber
security
grants
down
there
in
Beaufort,
but
you
know
working
really
hard
and
appreciate
everyone's
support
and
ideas.
Our
offices
always
open
we'd
love
to
hear
from
people,
and
you
know
just
appreciate
your
time
today,
too.
B
Foreign,
thank
you
and
congratulations
on
with
your
leadership
role
on
the
oversight
committee.
That's
tremendous
and
I
also
want
to
say
thank
you
for
your
assistance
and
help
with
the
funding
for
the
Hilton
Head
Island
airport.
As
you
know,
that's
a
certainly
an
integral
part
of
our
tourism
base,
as
well
as
our
residence
quality
of
life.
So
thank
you
for
that
yeah.
B
E
Has
got
to
be
a
party
for
us
and
I
would
love
to
say
we're
going
to
balance
the
budget
in
the
first
six
months,
but
that's
not
happening.
If
it
were
me
and
I
can
wave
my
magic
wand
I
would
force
the
federal
government
to
do
what
businesses
were
forced
to
do
during
covid-19
was
to
make
cuts
and
look
at
their
spending,
because
we
have
a
lot
of
fraud.
We
have
a
lot
of
abuse.
We
have
a
lot
of
wasteful
spending
and
that
would
be
my
number
one
issue.
E
I
filed
the
Plenty,
the
Penny
Plan
earlier
this
year.
That
would
balance
the
budget
in
five
years
and
then
increase
spending
by
over
10
percent
every
year.
Thereafter,
but
I
don't
see
that
making
progress
at
this
juncture.
I
do
know
one
of
the
things
I
want
to
be
involved
with
next
session
will
be
on
supply
chain
and
how
we
can
figure
out
how
to
improve
that.
Also
I'd
like
to
work
a
little
bit
more
in
supporting
the
dod
and
defense.
E
The
low
country
has
about
half
of
all
the
military
bases
in
the
state
of
South
Carolina.
Then,
on
top
of
that
about
one-third
of
our
Workforce
are
actually
our
veterans
that
are
in
this
one-third
of
our
excuse
me.
One-Third
of
all
veterans
are
in
the
low
country
in
the
entire
state
of
South
Carolina,
and
so
you
know
addressing
some
of
those
needs
and
ensuring
that
our
that
our
businesses
are
supported,
but
we've
got
it.
We've
got
to
tackle
the
inflation
issues
and
do
what
we
can.
E
Immigration
is
going
to
be
an
issue
again
that
it's
affecting
South
Carolina
I
talked
to
law
enforcement,
all
the
time
I'm
talking
to
families
all
the
time,
I'm
reading
about
the
drug
busts
that
are
happening,
and
so
that's
got
to
be
on
our
radar
as
well
and
I
was
in
a
I,
was
in
a
meeting
yesterday
and
I'm
toying
with
the
idea
of
looking
at
a
tourist
and
excuse
me,
immigration,
visas
and
working
on
some
legislation
to
improve
access
to
visas,
especially
for
seasonal,
where
workers
that's
an
issue
that
I
hear
about
a
lot
from
Beaufort
County,
but
also
throughout
the
entirety.
E
Country,
that
is
an
issue
that
Congress
has
failed
to
address
and
trying
to
find
a
pragmatic
regioned
way
forward,
without
it
being
too
controversial
and
trying
to
get
conservatives
to
support
increasing
some
of
those
caps
and
getting
Democrats
on
board
as
well.
So
that's
something
that
I
started
exporting
exploring
yesterday
with
some
of
my
more
pragmatic
Centrist
colleagues
and
we're
eyeing
potentially
doing
something
in
that
regard,
but
I
want
to
continuing
I
want
to
continue
delivering
results.
That's
my
number
one
priority.
I
want
to
continue
the
work
that
I
started.
B
E
I
posed
that
particular
expansion
of
the
IRS,
one
of
the
first
votes
that
we'll
have
in
the
Republican
majority,
will
be
to
reject
funding
those
87
000
IRS
agents-
they're,
not
here,
to
help
your
business
get
your
IRS
refund
they're
here
to
spy
on
your
venmo
accounts
when
you
spend
600
or
more,
and
your
bank
accounts
Etc,
which
is,
is
not
where
we
need
to
be
going
in
this
country,
especially
with
the
challenges.
Economic
challenges
and
jobs,
challenges
that
businesses
are
having
right
now,
but
that'll
probably
be
our
first
vote.
B
A
B
All
right,
thank
you
for
that.
I
want
to
also
thank
you
for
your.
Your
team,
from
from
the
team
here
at
the
chamber
on
the
responsiveness
of
your
staff,
is
really
really
top-notch,
and
that's
not
just
coming
from
me,
while
I've
been
sitting
here.
Also,
we've
gotten
a
couple
of
a
couple
text
messages
in
saying
thank
thank
the
congresswoman
for
the
responsiveness
of
her
staff.
So
thank.
A
E
Down
there
in
Hilton
Head
working
with
y'all,
we
love
him
to
death,
but
you're
having
a
good
time
up
here.
Right
he's
working
he's
working
so
hard,
but
it's
it's
guys
like
Jackson.
They
just
work
so
hard
for
the
low
country
and
I'm
just
thrilled
to
have
them
here
and
grateful
for
how
hard
that
they
work
for
each
and
every
one
of
you.
B
B
Thank
you
so
much
for
joining
us
today.
We
appreciate
it
Happy
Holidays
and
look
forward
to
seeing
you
soon.
Thank
you
so.
B
Bye-Bye
all
right,
as
we
move
a
little
bit
closer
to
home
now,
let's
find
out
what
the
latest
happenings
are
on
the
economic
development
front
here
in
Beaufort,
County
and
Charlie.
Stone
is
the
senior
project
Manor
with
manager
with
the
Beaufort
County
Economic
Development
Corporation.
He
and
John
O'toole
work
closely
with
South
Carolina
Department
of
Commerce
to
bring
business
not
only
to
Beaufort
County
but
to
the
region,
Charlie's,
also
a
proud
uscb
grad
and
a
native
of
South
Carolina
Charlie.
Thank
you
for
joining
us
this
morning
and
we
look
forward
to
hearing
your
update.
Thank.
F
You
thanks
a
lot
bill
and
you
know
I
think
I.
Think
Tom
said
it
was
a
tough
act
to
follow.
Santa
Claus,
but
I
have
to
follow
Santa,
Claus,
Tom
and
then
also
Congresswoman,
Nancy,
mace,
so
I
think
that
is
certainly
a
tough
act
as
well.
F
But
it's
a
absolute
pleasure
to
speak
to
the
group
today
and
the
Hilton
Head
Island
Bluffton
Chamber
of
Commerce
has
been
just
a
great
partner
to
my
organization,
Beaufort
County's,
Economic,
Development
Corporation
and
as
we
work
to
recruit
businesses
and
diversify
our
economy
here
in
Beaufort
County,
we
use
the
tagline
good
for
your
business
and
good
for
your
soul
and
I
think
that
that
tagline
is
really
a
great
Testament
to
the
work
that
the
chamber
does,
because
truly
our
best
lead
as
economic
developers
in
Beaufort
County
is
someone
that
vacations
in
Bluffton
or
they
vacation
in
Hilton
Head,
or
perhaps
they
own
a
second
home
in
one
of
our
communities
and
eventually
they
get
tired
of
doing
business
elsewhere
in
the
United
States.
F
They
get
tired
of
the
the
cold
up
in
the
northeast
or
in
the
midwest
or
wherever
they
they
come
from,
and
they
decide
that
they
can
move
their
company
here
to
Beaufort
County
and
enjoy
this
wonderful
area
of
ours
and
I
do
want
to
highlight
one
project
that
we've
been
working
with
over
the
past
few
years,
but
Tom
ruji,
owner
of
RX
Industries
on
Hilton,
Head,
Island.
He's
really.
F
The
perfect
example
of
this
sort
of
story
and
I've
had
the
pleasure
of
working
with
Tom
and
Tom
owns
a
high-grade
machine
shop
off
of
Finch
Street
on
Hilton
Head,
and
he's
recently
invested
with
his
team
around
9
million
dollars
in
his
project
and
is
creating
13
jobs
at
his
shop
on
Hilton
Head
Island,
where
they
do
Precision
Machining
for
defense
contractors,
as
well
as
the
medical
industry
and
other
various
industry
sectors.
F
But
before
starting
his
company
on
Hilton
Head
Tom
was
working
with
a
company
based
out
of
North
Carolina
and
he
used
to
tell
people
that
his
wife
and
kids
lived
on
Hilton
Head.
But
he
lived
in
a
hotel
room
because
he
was
traveling
so
much.
He
was
always
on
the
road,
so
he's
now
started
his
company
on
Hilton
Head
and
he
gets
to
be
in
the
area
that
he
loves
and
he's
making
a
really
big
difference
in
our
low
country
Community.
F
But
it's
truly
the
perfect
type
of
project
for
Hilton
Head
and
the
Bluffton
communities
and
I
I
highlight
it
today,
because
I
think
it's
really
a
testament
for
of
the
work
of
the
chamber,
and
you
know
really
the
types
of
companies
that
we're
working
to
recruit.
Our
organization
is
working
to
recruit
small
to
mid-sized
companies
that
blend
into
the
existing
community,
and
we
always
say
that
the
the
environment's
number
one
at
Beaufort
County.
F
So
we
like
to
do
everything
to
scale
the
open,
Land
Trust
as
well
as
Coastal
conservation,
are
great
partners
of
ours
and
we're
looking
for
companies
that
are
environmentally
friendly.
You
know
they're
small
to
medium-sized
and
they
pay
good
wages
and
over
the
past
four
and
a
half
years
we've
been
able
to
attract
just
over
257
million
dollars
in
new
capital
investment
and
just
over
1
230
new
and
retained
jobs.
F
To
view
for
County
and
we're
confident
that
we
have
many
more
success
stories
in
Bluffton
and
Hilton
Head
that
are
going
to
be
similar
to
RX
Industries
in
the
in
the
upcoming
years
and
I'll
go
over
just
a
few
projects
that
are
in
our
pipeline
right
now,
we're
working
with
Billy,
Watterson
and
Watterson
brands
on
two
two
of
their
projects
and
both
are
very
exciting
projects
that
both
have
a
tourism
component.
F
So
it's
a
a
really
big
difference
that
they're
making
in
the
Bluffton
Hilton
Head
communities
and
we're
working
closely
with
Department
of
Agriculture
if,
as
they've
projected
to
purchase
as
Billy
Watterson
and
his
team
have
projected
to
purchase
just
around
780
000,
ingrained
from
within
the
state
of
South
Carolina,
as
well
as
about
three
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
whiskey
barrels
that
they're
sourcing
from
some
of
our
partners
in
Bamberg,
County,
South,
Carolina,
so
Billy
and
his
team
are
really
doing
a
great
job
of
working
with
Department
of
Agriculture
and
looking
for
options
within
the
state
and
supporting
other
businesses
in
the
state
of
South
Carolina
we're
also
working
with
an
aerospace
company
that
is
looking
to
locate
a
Hilton
Head
Island.
F
F
In
addition
to
these
projects,
we're
working
with
a
food
production
project,
that's
interested
in
both
Bluffton
and
Hilton
Head,
where
they
would
do
food
processing
and
distribution
and
serve
restaurants
throughout
the
region.
We're
also
working
with
L3
Harris,
as
they
complete
some
upfit
at
their
Hilton
Head
facility
and
we've
also
been
assisting
them
with
tapping
in
to
exiting
military
members.
F
I
was
really
glad
to
hear
Congresswoman
Nancy
mace
speak
on
the
importance
of
taking
care
of
our
exiting
military
members
and
that's
something
that
we're
looking
to
do
at
a
local
level
and
we're
actually
out
at
the
transition
classes
at
the
Marine
Corps
Air
Station
about
every
other
week,
I'll
be
out
there.
This
Friday
and
we
work
closely
with
the
transition
assistance,
as
military
members
are
getting
out
and
try
to
plug
them
into
existing
employment
opportunities
throughout
the
county.
F
Lastly,
I
did
want
to
highlight
that
we
are
hosting
our
2023
converge:
economic
Summit
on
January
30th
and
that's
going
to
be
hosted
at
Sun
City
in
Bluffton,
and
this
year
we're
very
honored
to
have
General
Lloyd
fake
Newton
as
our
keynote,
and
for
those
that
that
don't
know,
General
Newton
is
a
retired,
four-star
general,
with
the
United
States
Air
Force,
and
he
also
is
a
resident
of
Bluffton.
But
it
should
be
a
great
event
and
attendees
can
expect
a
little
bit
more
of
an
in-depth
update
on
our
activities
at
this
event.
B
F
So
we
have
registration
on
our
website,
so
if
they
go
to
thrive
beaufort.org
they
can
register
on
our
website
and
then
I
believe.
We've
also
sent
out
a
sort
of
a
mass
email
to
our
our
email
list
as
well
just
yesterday
so
but
Thrive
beaufort.org,
and
then
you
should
be
able
to
register
right
off
of
our
website.
B
All
right,
thank
you
several
from
here
at
the
chamber
registered
yesterday
and
we're
looking
forward
to
attending.
It
was
a
great
last
year
and
I've
also
had
the
pleasure
of
meeting
the
general
and
listening
to
him
and
what
a
fabulous
guy
I
think
you
have
a
wonderful
keynote.
So
congratulations
on
that.
Thank
you.
First
question.
First
question
is
coming
from
Robert
and
Robert's
asking:
how
closely
do
you
work
with
the
Department
of
Commerce
and
how
can
we
better
compete
with
other
areas
of
South
Carolina.
F
We
work
very
closely
with
the
Department
of
Commerce.
I
was
actually
with
some
folks
from
Department
of
Commerce
yesterday
and
we
were
doing
some
industry
tours
throughout
north
of
the
broad
in
Beaufort.
We
were
at
guys
Mar,
which
is
a
French
rail
manufacturer,
and
then
we
were
at
a
glass
recycling
company
and
then
also
with
a
tier
two
Automotive
supplier.
F
That's
moving
out
to
the
Commerce
Park,
but
you
know
I
would
say
that
there's
not
a
week
that
goes
by
that
I
don't
have
some
sort
of
involvement,
involvement
with
Department
of
Commerce,
and
you
know
truly
Department
of
Commerce.
And
you
know
our
state
government
is
really
what
sets
the
tone
for
South
Carolina
being
a
great
place
to
do.
Business-
and
you
know,
is
if
you
look
at
some
of
the
studies
of
site
selectors
on
what
the
top
states
are.
F
It's
consistently
South,
Carolina,
Georgia
and
usually
Florida's
in
there
as
well,
but
you
know
usually
those
three
in
Texas,
but
those
four
states
will
be
ranked
in
the
top
four
every
year.
So
Department
of
Commerce
does
a
great
job
with
assisting
us
at
the
local
level
and
then
I
would
say
setting
the
tone
from
the
top
and
then
it
sort
of
trickles
down,
but
in
terms
of
what
we
can
do
to
compete
with
the
the
rest
of
the
State.
F
I
would
say
that
you
know
in
Beaufort
County
we're
a
little
bit
of
a
unique
market
and
it
really
we're
very
fortunate
to
have
such
a
strong
tourism
industry
in
Beaufort
County,
we're
very
fortunate
to
have
the
impact.
The
economic
impact
of
our
three
military
bases
in
Northern,
Beaufort,
County
and
I
would
say
that
we're
very
focused
on
Niche
businesses.
So
we
look
to
recruit
clean
manufacturing,
green
industry
supply
chain
to
hospitality
and
tourism
in
terms
of
competing
with
the
rest
of
the
state.
I.
F
F
That's
one
thing
that
we've
struggled
in
the
past
but
I
think
with
some
of
the
strides
that
are
being
made
out
in
Beaufort
at
the
Beaufort
Commerce
Park
we've
had
a
spec
building
that
Magnus
development
Partners
constructed
out
there,
that's
64
000
square
feet,
that's
been
a
hundred
percent
leased
and
then
we're
consistently
working
with
Eric
Greenway
from
the
county
and
and
Jared
frailix
from
the
county
and
Hank
adminson
for
from
the
county
to
identify
other
areas
that
we
can
develop
product
in
Beaufort,
County
that
we
could
have
your
I
guess
your
more
typical
industrial
park
that
people
think
of
when
they
think
of
economic
development
in
the
state.
B
Yes,
it
did
next
question
is
coming
from
Mary
and
Mary's,
asking
how
you
got
into
the
economic
development
profession.
F
I
was
I
was
born
on
Hilton
Head.
My
family's
from
this
area
and
I
I
moved
around
a
little
bit.
I
lived
in
Dallas
and
then
DC
and
I'd
always
come
here
during
the
Summers
and
I
knew
I
wanted
to
move
back
to
Beaufort
County
I
was
always
very
passionate
about
Beaufort,
County
and
I.
Think
it's
one
of
the
most
remarkable
places
that
you
can.
F
You
can
live
and
we're
very
fortunate
to
have
such
a
wonderful
Community
I
always
knew
that
I
wanted
to
get
involved
with
something
that
I
could
make
a
difference
in
in
the
community
and
in
people's
lives
and
I.
Think
that
economic
development
is
is
really
that,
because
you
know
at
the
end
of
the
day
we
hear
about
investment
numbers
and
job
creation
numbers,
but
behind
every
one
of
those
jobs
is
somebody's
life,
that's
being
impacted
in
a
favorable
light,
because
they've
received
meaningful
employment
so
that
you
know
that's
really.
F
What
drives
me
I,
you
know.
I
was
fortunate
enough
to
go
to
University
of
South
Carolina
Beaufort
and
really
just
start
started
with
an
internship
with
my
current
current
organization
and
I've
been
doing
it
for
about
four
and
a
half
years
now
so.
B
Charlie,
we're
all
better
that
for
you
returning
home
and
working
on
the
economic
development
projects,
you're
doing
a
great
job.
Thank
you
thank
you
for
being
with
us
today
and
we'll
look
forward
to
seeing
it
converge.
If
not
before,.
B
All
right
well
as
we
wrap
up
2022
I,
just
want
to
say
thank
you
all
for
joining
us
all
throughout
the
year.
We're
going
to
be
back
on
January,
the
11th
hard
to
say
next
year,
but
January,
the
11th
2023.
again,
Merry,
Christmas,
happy
Hanukkah,
happy
holidays
and
thank
you
for
your
support
of
the
Chamber
of
Commerce,
not
only
this
year,
but
all
the
years
in
the
past
have
a
great
holiday.
Everybody.