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Sen. Scott sworn in to new term, keeps key committee assignments
Tuesday | January 3, 2017U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) was sworn-in to his first full term in the United States Senate this afternoon in a ceremony on the Senator floor. Scott will roll out his Opportunity Agenda in the coming weeks, introducing legislation to ensure every American family has the opportunity to succeed. f… Continue Reading
Senator Scott Sworn In to First Full Term
Tuesday | January 3, 2017U.S. Senator Tim Scott is sworn in to his first full term at the beginning of the 115th Congress. He was joined by Senator Lindsey Graham and former Senator Jim DeMint.… Continue Reading
Scott: We cannot stand on the sidelines in Israeli matters
Monday | December 26, 2016Sen. Tim Scott issued the following statement Monday, reacting to the United States’ abstention during a vote condemning Israeli settlements by the United Nations Security Council.… Continue Reading
Newsmakers: Tim Scott and Trey Gowdy
Sunday | December 25, 2016One of Capitol Hill's most well-established friendships is between two of the Republican Party's more tandem lawmakers: Sen. Tim Scott and Rep. Trey Gowdy.… Continue Reading
Hicks column: Sen. Tim Scott, AG nominee Jeff Sessions meet in Charleston
Friday | December 16, 2016Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. Attorney General, isn't making house calls on all his colleagues. Just Tim Scott.… Continue Reading
Column: Scott: Museum should honor Justice Thomas
Wednesday | December 14, 2016Editor’s note: Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) sent a letter last week to top officials of the Smithsonian Institution and the new National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington. … Continue Reading
SC’s Scott: Justice Thomas’ story should be told at African American museum
Tuesday | December 6, 2016South Carolina’s first African American U.S. senator has asked the Smithsonian Institution to reconsider its omission of Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas from the exhibits in the new National Museum of African American History and Culture.… Continue Reading
Scott tours bGen in Gaffney, Dollar General plant in Jonesville
Monday | December 5, 2016Republican U.S. Sen. Tim Scott visited two Upstate businesses Monday as part of his 46-county tour of South Carolina to meet people and hear their concerns.… Continue Reading
Campbell receives medals never rewarded for service in World War II
Saturday | November 12, 2016Friday, Campbell was presented the WW II Victory medal among others in a glass-encased box. Documents detailing Campbell's service were approved through the U.S. Department of Defense and aided by South Carolina Senator Tim Scott. … Continue Reading
Local WWII vets recognized for service on Veterans Day
Friday | November 11, 2016Fifteen WWII veterans were honored with a luncheon at Wade's hosted by the Downtown Spartanburg Sertoma Club. Each vet was given a Congressional recognition on behalf of U.S. Sen. Tim Scott's office.… Continue Reading
Citadel celebrates diversity milestones
Friday | November 4, 2016The Citadel Minority Alumni Association will present a scholarship donation to the college in honor of Charles Foster. The association has also arranged for a congressional record to be read in honor of Foster on the floor of the U.S. Senate with assistance from U.S. Senator Tim Scott. … Continue Reading
Senator Tim Scott: Putting a Face on Poverty
Monday | October 24, 2016Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina recruited his fellow senators to join his Senate Opportunity Coalition when he realized that a number of them were focused on similar anti-poverty efforts in their home states. “They all have passion for people in vulnerable situations,” Scott says to National Review. “Some, if not all, of them were already working on issues to deal with the most vulnerable.” … Continue Reading
Tim Scott visits Upstate counties on Wed., Thurs..
Wednesday | October 12, 2016U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) will visit several Upstate counties on Wednesday and Thursday, as part of the senator’s annual visit to every county in South Carolina. … Continue Reading
SEN. SCOTT STOPS IN SENECA WITH MESSAGE OF HOPE
Wednesday | October 12, 2016U.S. Senator Tim Scott made a stop in Seneca Wednesday afternoon with a message of hope.… Continue Reading
‘If you are the problem, you are also the promise’
Thursday | October 6, 2016SCOTT OP-ED: God, faith and the power of prayer are truly remarkable. My unwavering relationship with our Heavenly Father has kept me going during my lowest of lows, and has emboldened my hope of brighter days ahead.… Continue Reading
Guest Column: U.S. Sen. Tim Scott -- Find the ‘Solution' on Sundays
Saturday | October 1, 2016The beauty of America is that we are a melting pot. People come from all over the world seeking the opportunities and freedoms that we, as Americans, take for granted. Of course, there are times where we fall short of living up to the principles and ideals that led to the founding of our country, but it is in those times that we must be strong and stand together.… Continue Reading
Brian Kilmeade tours the Capitol with Sen. Tim Scott
Friday | September 30, 2016'Fox & Friends' co-host and South Carolina senator visit a low-income school… Continue Reading
Sen. Tim Scott lays flowers at Townville Elementary
Thursday | September 29, 2016Scott prayed, met with first responders, dispatchers and firefighters. He then went to Greenville to take flowers to the family of Jacob Hall. Jacob is a 6-year-old who was shot and remains at Greenville Memorial Hospital. … Continue Reading
Senator Tim Scott awarded ACU’s Conservative Excellence Award
Thursday | September 22, 2016For the third consecutive year, Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, will be awarded the Conservative Excellence Award from the American Conservative Union in recognition of his consistent track record in promoting conservative principles and values while serving as a member of Congress.… Continue Reading
Scott expands his ‘Opportunity Agenda’ with ‘Opportunity Coalition’
Wednesday | September 21, 2016U.S. Sen. Tim Scott speaks often about the need for Republicans to address the nation’s poverty epidemic in terms Americans can understand. It seems some of his fellow GOP lawmakers are catching on.… Continue Reading
