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Scott accepting applications for summer interns
Tuesday | February 9, 2016U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) announced he is accepting applications for congressional internships in his Washington, DC, North Charleston, Columbia and Greenville offices for the summer of 2016.… Continue Reading
Sen. Tim Scott reacts to Obama's budget proposal that would defund MOX Project
Tuesday | February 9, 2016Scott said Obama's budget is "extremely disappointing," calling it a liberal wish list.… Continue Reading
Tim Scott wears Crimson Tide tie after Alabama rolls over Clemson for title
Tuesday | February 9, 2016“I was forced to put on this tie to honor the agreement I had with Sessions, even though he’s actually a War Eagle (Auburn University’s battle cry) and not an Alabama Roll Tide fan,” Scott, R-S.C., said when asked why he was wearing a crimson tie speckled with Alabama’s “A” logo. … Continue Reading
A review of the Savannah River Site MOX project before Obama’s budget rollout
Monday | February 8, 2016Republican Sens. Tim Scott and Lindsey Graham, and Rep. Joe Wilson wrote in a letter that the figures don’t make sense. Contractor MOX Services reported last year that the facility was nearly 70 percent complete with less than $5 billion spent on funding.… Continue Reading
Clyburn, Scott roles give S.C. reason for pride
Sunday | February 7, 2016Republican U.S. Sen. Tim Scott is a history maker too as the first African-American elected to the U.S. Senate from South Carolina in modern times.… Continue Reading
S.C. Senators save Air Facility Charleston for another two years
Thursday | February 4, 2016U.S. Sens. Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott have prevented a shuttering of Air Facility Charleston for at least more two years. … Continue Reading
Coast Guard rescue stations in SC, Oregon open till 2018
Thursday | February 4, 2016Scott and his fellow South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham worked with Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley of Oregon to keep the facilities open.… Continue Reading
Sen. Scott speaks with veterans about healthcare, Guantanamo Bay
Friday | January 29, 2016South Carolina Senator Tim Scott is continuing his fight to keep terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay out of the United States. … Continue Reading
Scott: We must strengthen national security
Friday | January 29, 2016The horrific attacks in San Bernardino, Calif., and Paris showed us firsthand the importance of pausing the refugee resettlement program until a fail-proof security check is developed, securing our borders, and enforcing our immigration laws already on the books.… Continue Reading
National School Choice Week: Aiken County has options
Monday | January 25, 2016Both Horse Creek and Jackson Middle say student success is up, and parents are more satisfied because they offer something a little different than a traditional school. That's what lawmakers like Senator Tim Scott were hoping for when they advocated for more school choice.… Continue Reading
Myrtle Beach honors Dr. King dream in growing show of unity
Monday | January 18, 2016Scott (R-SC) told the crowd the three key components to a better future are making sure all people have a good educational foundation, a strong work ethic and know the importance of a dream. … Continue Reading
S.C. delegation stakes bragging rights – and ’cue –on Alabama-Clemson game
Monday | January 11, 2016If the Alabama Crimson Tide take home the championship title, Scott will have to treat Session and his staff with South Carolina barbecue – but there’s more than just ribs on the line. … Continue Reading
Sen. Tim Scott makes friendly wager with AL senator on college football championship
Monday | January 11, 2016U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R, SC) said he and U.S. Sen. Jess Sessions (R, AL) made a friendly wager on the college football national championship. … Continue Reading
VIDEO: Senator Tim Scott responds to Obama action on guns
Wednesday | January 6, 2016GOP senator riffs on 'Night Before Christmas' to hit Obama on Gitmo
Wednesday | December 23, 2015Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) turned poet Wednesday, riffing on the holiday classic “A Visit From St. Nicholas” to criticize President Obama's intention to shutter the Guantanamo Bay detention facility.… Continue Reading
Scott targets Obama's Guantanamo plans in politically-spun holiday poem
Wednesday | December 23, 2015U.S. Senator for South Carolina Tim Scott released a Christmas-themed poem illustrating his opinion that inmates should not be brought to the United States from Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. … Continue Reading
Tim Scott takes on Obama, Guantanamo in “Night before Christmas” spoof
Wednesday | December 23, 2015T’was two days before Christmas and U.S. Sen. Tim Scott let the White House know that even Santa Claus could be drafted into the Guantanamo Bay row.… Continue Reading
Scott’s online holiday greeting referencing Gitmo detainees makes rounds on social media
Wednesday | December 23, 2015U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., posted a holiday greeting on Twitter on Wednesday afternoon with a take on the poem, “Twas the Night Before Christmas.”… Continue Reading
Scott to wrap up 2015 tour of all South Carolina counties (AP)
Tuesday | December 22, 2015U.S. Sen. Tim Scott will finish his goal of visiting all 46 counties in South Carolina in 2015 with several days to spare. … Continue Reading
Sen. Tim Scott praises South Carolinians’ resilience in aftermath of floods
Tuesday | December 22, 2015South Carolinians have the right mindset when it comes to bouncing back from historic and catastrophic October floods, U.S. Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina said Tuesday.… Continue Reading
