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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, 2016Scott 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
GOP 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’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
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
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 to visit Florence, Dillon to round out tour of S.C. counties
Tuesday | December 22, 2015Senator Tim Scott will be visiting two more counties today to finish up his tour of all forty-six counties in South Carolina. … Continue Reading
Senator Tim Scott's 'sock game’ is famous on Capitol Hill
Monday | December 21, 2015It’s the most festive time of the year, but one South Carolina Senator has festive footwear year-round. Senator Tim Scott’s socks are famous in the halls of the U.S. Capitol, he says they sometimes receive too much attention.… Continue Reading
Sen. Tim Scott to visit Florence, Dillon
Monday | December 21, 2015Sen. Tim Scott will make two stops in the Pee Dee Tuesday to round out his 46 county tour.… Continue Reading
‘Real American hero’: WWII veteran receives medals at Nexton Elementary
Wednesday | December 16, 2015Scott was at Nexton Elementary to give six decorations to Smoak for his service about 70 years ago… Continue Reading
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
