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Senator Scott Champions Permanent Repeal of the Death Tax

Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) and 40 of his Senate colleagues in reintroducing legislation to permanently repeal the federal estate tax, more commonly known as the death tax. The Death Tax Repeal Act would end this purely punitive tax that has the potential to hit family-run farms, ranches, and businesses as the result of the owner's death.… more...

Scott, Lankford Invest in US Job Creators in Uncertain Economy

Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senator James Lankford (R-Okla.) in introducing the Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) Act, which would make permanent a provision in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) that allowed businesses to fully expense new investments, such as machinery and equipment, in the year of purchase. The provision began to phase out in the federal tax code starting at the end of 2022 and expires at the end of 2026.… more...

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...

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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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Macedonia Elementary-Middle School celebrated its first class of D.A.R.E. grads since the pandemic. [...] "The D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program is meant to teach your students life skills, and not only how to stay away from drugs and violent behavior, but any behavior or activity they don't want to be part of. D.A.R.E. teaches you to make safe and responsible decisions," said sheriff's deputy Brandon Montgomery, the school resource officer who taught the D.A.R.E. program. [.… more...

Sweetening The Upstate

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...