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Legislation to hold Veterans Affairs employees accountable faces major Senate hurdle
Sunday | April 9, 2017A bill to give Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin authority to quickly fire incompetent employees faces a major battle in the Senate, although it has his backing and has already passed the House.… Continue Reading
SC lawmakers back Trump's Syria strike
Saturday | April 8, 2017South Carolina’s federal delegation on Friday said they stand behind President Trump’s decision to strike a Syrian air base that was used to launch a chemical attack which left nearly 80 people dead.… Continue Reading
Sen. Tim Scott recognizes Gamecock WBB on Senate floor
Friday | April 7, 2017On Thursday Tim Scott and Senators Lindsey Graham congratulated the University of South Carolina Women's Basketball team and Coach Dawn Staley from the Senate floor. … Continue Reading
Lawmakers introduce bill honoring baseball legend, civil rights pioneer Larry Doby with Congressional Gold Medal
Thursday | April 6, 2017U.S. Sens. Tim Scott (R-SC), Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and several others have introduced legislation to honor Larry Doby, the first African-American to play in the American League, with the Congressional Gold Medal for his career and contributions to the American civil rights movement. In joining the American League, Doby effectively integrated all of professional baseball. This year is the 70th Anniversary of Doby’s debut with the Cleveland Indians in 1947.… Continue Reading
South Carolina GOP Sens. Graham and Scott vote for 'nuclear option' to confirm Supreme Court justice
Thursday | April 6, 2017Both of South Carolina's U.S. senators voted Thursday to change the body's rules, cementing a dramatic shift that GOP leaders deemed necessary to confirm Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court.… Continue Reading
Tim Scott, Lindsey Graham among lawmakers seeking to honor Camden native and baseball great Larry Doby with Congressional Gold Medal
Tuesday | April 4, 2017South Carolina’s two U.S. Senators and six other lawmakers want to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the late Larry Doby, a Camden native who was one of the first African Americans to play Major League Baseball.… Continue Reading
Congress Works To Prevent IRS From Unjustifiably Seizing Your Assets
Monday | April 3, 2017In a bipartisan effort, Congress is working to prevent the government from wrongfully seizing Americans’ assets by attempting to limit its use of civil asset forfeiture. … Continue Reading
Lawmakers reintroduce bill to curb IRS's ability to seize funds
Monday | April 3, 2017A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House and Senate are reintroducing legislation aimed at making it more difficult for the IRS to seize taxpayers’ assets.… Continue Reading
Gorsuch the right pick for Supreme Court
Saturday | April 1, 2017Last month, I had the pleasure of meeting Judge Neil Gorsuch in my office. He was genuine, knowledgeable and made it clear he would exercise independence when interpreting the law.… Continue Reading
Republicans implore Mnuchin to end systemically important financial institutions
Friday | March 31, 2017Republicans on the Senate Banking Committee are urging Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin to pursue an end to the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s (FSOC) ability to designate systemically important financial institutions and stop future bank bailouts.… Continue Reading
Key Senators Support Trump in Fight Against Too Big To Fail
Thursday | March 30, 2017The Trump Department of Justice recently decided to oppose the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in court, thus joining a legal effort to have the structure of the Obama-era agency declared unconstitutional.… Continue Reading
On Diversity of Top Staff, Senate Republicans Outpace Democrats
Wednesday | March 29, 2017Senate Democrats apparently could take some tips from Senate Republicans in hiring more racially diverse senior staff. Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., noting that Republicans have an edge on Democrat colleagues in this department, said he wants to encourage his colleagues to find and bring on board qualified minority applicants.… Continue Reading
New bill does hard job of injecting capital into needy communities
Tuesday | March 28, 2017In the midst of the most geographically divided economic recovery on record, it’s no surprise that communities desperate for economic growth often turn to expensive corporate tax incentives designed to produce a quick fix by luring or retaining local jobs and investment. Such incentives totaled a whopping $45 billion in 2015 alone.… Continue Reading
SCOTT: Gorsuch well-qualified, right man for Supreme Court
Monday | March 27, 2017Last month, I had the pleasure of meeting Judge Gorsuch in my office. He was genuine, knowledgeable, and made it clear that he would exercise judiciary independence when interpreting the law. After our conversation, I walked away convinced that he has the right temperament to fill the ninth seat of the highest court in our nation.… Continue Reading
Healing race relations over dinner
Sunday | March 26, 2017Can the racial divide be bridged with a meal? That's the very simple idea behind an initiative started by Sens. Tim Scott of South Carolina and James Lankford of Oklahoma: "Solution Sundays."… Continue Reading
Scott announces 45 SC students’ nominations to Military Service Academies
Thursday | March 23, 2017U.S. Senator Tim Scott announced last week the nominations of 45 South Carolina students to the United States Military Service Academies for the class of 2021, including the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York; the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland; the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado; and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York.… Continue Reading
Rep. Gowdy to hold telephone town hall with Tim Scott on Wednesday
Wednesday | March 22, 2017Rep. Trey Gowdy (R, SC) will host a town hall meeting via telephone along with Sen. Tim Scott (R, SC) Wednesday evening.… Continue Reading
Rep. Rice, Sen. Scott introduce legislation to modify Nuclear Production Tax Credit
Tuesday | March 21, 2017Rep. Tom Rice (R-SC) and Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) recently introduced legislation that would modify the U.S. tax code to enable nonprofit partners in nuclear power facilities to effectively utilize the nuclear production tax credit (PTC).… Continue Reading
Sen. Scott introduces nuclear production tax credit bill
Monday | March 20, 2017U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) recently introduced legislation aimed at enabling more efficient use of the nuclear production tax credit (PTC) by altering a portion of the U.S. tax code.… Continue Reading
Senator Tim Scott nominates two Grand Strand students to U.S. military service academies
Monday | March 20, 2017Senator Tim Scott has nominated 45 South Carolina students to the United States Military Service Academies for the class of 2021, including two students from the Grand Strand.… Continue Reading
