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Senator Scott Challenges Biden Administration on WOTUS Rule

Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) challenged the Biden Administration's Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule by voting in favor of a Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval.… more...

ICYMI: Senator Scott Celebrated HBCUs’ Role in Strengthening the Nation

U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), co-chair of the bipartisan HBCU Caucus, hosted his Seventh Annual HBCU Fly-In to celebrate America's more than 100 Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The event focused on recognizing the historical accomplishments of HBCUs, their immense contributions to the American economy and workforce, and ways to strengthen them for years to come.… more...

Scott, Cassidy, Cornyn, Ernst, Colleagues Introduce CRA to Overturn Biden’s Reckless Student Loan Schemes

U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, along with Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), and 34 other Republican colleagues introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn President Biden's student loan cancelation scheme, which would transfer up to $20,000 in student loan debt per borrower onto taxpayers, costing an estimated $400 billion. The CRA would also end the pause on student loan payments, which will have cost Americans a total of $195 billion by the time the most recent Biden extension is set to expire in August of 2023.… more...

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Vanishing land: Climate change displaces Black families along Gullah-Geechee corridor

Following the passage of a bill sponsored by U.S. Sens. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, the agency no longer requires disaster survivors living on inherited land to prove ownership before they can receive financial help to rebuild. In June, Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell testified before Congress that since the policy change, 42,000 homeowners and 53,000 renters nationwide who would have previously been denied received assistance totaling $350 million.… more...

SC senators oppose proposed vessel speed changes that could protect endangered whales

Sens. Tim Scott and Lindsey Graham say they support the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's efforts to protect the nearly depleted whale species but have "serous concerns" about the proposal, including how it would affect commercial and maritime traffic.… more...

Biden owes us answers for failures in Afghanistan

One year ago, on August 26, thirteen brave United States service members-11 Marines, one Army soldier, and one member of the Navy-lost their lives in a terrorist attack in Kabul. These men and women were killed while protecting U.S. citizens, assets, and allies from a Taliban siege during President Biden's chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan. It was one of the single deadliest days in the 20-year history of the war. The horror of that day was followed by words of condolence for their loved ones, posthumously honoring the fallen with the Congressional Gold Medal, and a vow from the president that the ISIS affiliate responsible for the attack would pay.… more...

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Milo's Tea Company (Milo's), a leading beverage company, today announced plans to establish its first South Carolina operations in Spartanburg County. The company's $130 million investment will create 103 new jobs.… more...

Building Community

Savannah River Mission Completion (SRMC), the liquid waste contractor at the Savannah River Site (SRS), is helping build homes in Aiken by donating $20,000 to Aiken County Habitat for Humanity (ACHFH).… more...

An American Story

Christine Osburn Jackson sits at her dining room table and reflects on her life's work.… more...