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Ex-Im Bank return good news for S.C.
Tuesday | December 15, 2015In supporting Ex-Im, Graham, Scott, Clyburn, Wilson, Sanford and Rice stood up for economic growth in South Carolina.… Continue Reading
Sen. Tim Scott cites terrorist threat for keeping Gitmo open
Friday | December 11, 2015U.S. Sen. Tim Scott has stepped up his calls for keeping the Navy base at Guantanamo Bay open, saying the president’s plan for the detention facility encourages terrorism.… Continue Reading
Senate restores education power to states, replacing No Child Left Behind
Wednesday | December 9, 2015Earlier in the year, Scott attempted to pass an amendment that would allow federal Title I funding to follow low-income students rather than be allotted to low-income schools, but the measure failed… Continue Reading
VIDEO: Retiring Anderson city manager honored at council meeting
Monday | December 7, 2015Roberts also read the comments that U.S. Sen. Tim Scott entered last week into the Congressional Record thanking Moore for "his efforts that will undoubtedly benefit the citizens of Anderson for years to come."… Continue Reading
Sen. Scott hears from businesses, farmers hurt by flood
Saturday | December 5, 2015U.S. Sen. Tim Scott held a Senate subcommittee on small business and entrepreneurship hearing Friday in Columbia City Hall.… Continue Reading
Farmers’ concerns about flood recovery highlight Scott’s Senate hearing in Columbia
Friday | December 4, 2015Concerns about how South Carolina’s farmers will recover from October’s flooding dominated U.S. Sen. Tim Scott’s field hearing on small business recovery on Friday in Columbia … Continue Reading
Sen. Tim Scott visits local veterans
Sunday | November 22, 2015Sen. Tim Scott visited veterans at Veterans Victory House last Wednesday. … Continue Reading
Letter: Sen. Scott comes through
Wednesday | November 18, 2015"I want to commend Sen. Scott and his staff for their speedy action in helping me out. He really is one of the good guys."… Continue Reading
Three top prosecutors: Don't send us Guantanamo detainees - AP
Wednesday | November 18, 2015Top prosecutors in three states reportedly being assessed as potential future homes for Guantanamo Bay detainees are imploring the Obama administration not to send the prisoners to their states.… Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. Tim Scott spends Veterans Day in Hardeeville
Wednesday | November 11, 2015Scott visited Hardeeville on Wednesday for the city's Veterans Day ceremony. The senator, along with city and county leaders, used the ceremony to honor veterans on this special day and to highlight Hardeeville's own heroes. … Continue Reading
Sen. Scott interviews WW II veteran Cliff Harpst
Wednesday | November 11, 2015Sen. Tim Scott interviewed Cliff Harpst and posted the video today, Veterans Day, to honor all veterans and people serving in the United States Armed Forces.… Continue Reading
Vietnam focus has impact beyond words
Wednesday | November 11, 2015As South Carolina U.S. Sen. Tim Scott said of all veterans: "While we pause to remember their work, we must also recommit ourselves to fulfilling the promises our country has made to our veterans -- because they deserve nothing less."… Continue Reading
Senate bill would ban Guantanamo Bay detainees from US
Tuesday | November 10, 2015“Why in the world you would bring these enemy combatants to domestic soil is mind-boggling. This is absolutely nothing short of gambling national security to keep a campaign promise?” Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., said Monday.… Continue Reading
Senate Bans Transfer of Detainees Held at Guantanamo Bay
Tuesday | November 10, 2015“Why in the world you would bring these enemy combatants to domestic soil is mind boggling,” said Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.). “This is nothing short of gambling national security to keep a campaign promise.”… Continue Reading
GOP Sens Warn: Gitmo Transfers May Be Placed in Prison “2 to 3 Minutes” from Elementary School
Monday | November 9, 2015In South Carolina, Scott said the enemy combatants are expected to be transferred to a prison that is just "2 to 3 minutes" from an elementary school and a middle school, as well as more than a dozen churches. The plan is essentially to "bring the world's worst terrorists to a prison near you," he said.… Continue Reading
Sen Scott: Obama "overcooking my grits" on Gitmo decision
Friday | November 6, 2015Senator Tim Scott believes the president is approaching lawlessness.… Continue Reading
South Carolina's first National Apprenticeship Week now underway
Thursday | November 5, 2015South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott recently announced that the first National Apprenticeship Week is underway and scheduled to run through Nov. 7. … Continue Reading
Sen. Scott: Obama's latest 'Gitmo announcement 'is overcooking my grits'
Thursday | November 5, 2015“I just returned from Guantanamo Bay about two weeks ago, and we have created the world’s best location for these enemy combatants – an isolated location surround by water, mountains, and deserts,” Scott said in his remarks. - See more at: http://greertoday.com/greer-sc/sen-scott-obamas-latest-gitmo-announcement-is-overcooking-my-grits/2015/11/05/#sthash.nzXhO3PV.dpuf… Continue Reading
Tim Scott opposes plan to close Guantanamo Bay prison
Thursday | November 5, 2015Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., called the military prison in Cuba “the world’s best location for these enemy combatants” and said the Navy's Consolidated Brig military prison outside outside Charleston is not an acceptable alternative.… Continue Reading
OP-ED: Keep Guantanamo Open — the Arguments for Closing It Don’t Add Up
Wednesday | November 4, 2015Senator Scott wrote an op-ed about his recent trip to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.… Continue Reading
