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Thursday | March 16, 2017
Senator Scott, Congressman Rice Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Lower Energy Prices
Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) introduced legislation that could help lower energy prices for millions of Americans. His legislation corrects an inefficiency in the United States tax code to allow more effective use of the nuclear production tax credit (PTC) to lower energy prices for consumers and mitigate the risk public-private partnerships incur when involved in the construction of first-in-a-generation nuclear power facilities.Read More
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Thursday | March 2, 2017
Senator Scott Votes to Confirm Rick Perry as Energy Secretary
U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) released the statement below after voting for the confirmation of former Texas Governor Rick Perry to serve as Secretary of the Department of Energy.Read More
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Wednesday | June 8, 2016
Scott Supports Legislation Simplifying Regulatory Framework for SC Manufacturing
U.S. Senator Tim Scott this week supported the Frank J. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, which gives the manufacturing industry needed regulatory predictability and marks the first major environmental reforms passed by Congress in two decades.Read More
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Friday | April 8, 2016
South Carolina Senators Note ‘Insurmountable’ Problems with DOE Plan to Scrap MOX Program
U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) and Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today wrote to the Department Energy (DOE) noting 'insurmountable' problems with the Obama Administration's plan to scrap the MOX program.Read More
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Tuesday | February 9, 2016
Senator Scott Finds Obama Administration’s MOX Proposal Baffling
U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) released the following statement in response to the Obama administration's decision to terminate the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MOX) program at the Savannah River Site as part of his final budget proposalRead More
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Friday | November 6, 2015
Scott: Obama Chooses Paris over American Jobs with Keystone Pipeline Rejection
Following President Obama's rejection of the Keystone XL Pipeline today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott issued the following statement.Read More
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Monday | August 3, 2015
Obama Regulations Bad for South Carolina Families and Businesses
U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), released a statement following the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) announcement of the final Clean Power Plan rule, which will significantly raise electricity prices across the countryRead More