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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
Senator to introduce bill to exempt IRS employees from union
Tuesday | November 3, 2015South Carolina Senator Tim Scott (R) says he will introduce a bill that would exempt Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employees from collective bargaining and labor organizing… Continue Reading
OP-ED: Stopping sanctuary cities
Monday | November 2, 2015Senator Scott wrote an op-ed about the need to fix our country's immigration laws and stop sanctuary city policies. … Continue Reading
OP-ED: Guantanamo, not Hanahan brig, for captured terrorists
Saturday | October 31, 2015Senator Scott wrote an op-ed in the Post & Courier on keeping terrorists in Guantanamo Bay, not South Carolina. … Continue Reading
Sen. Scott calls trip to Gitmo "fascinating experience"
Tuesday | October 27, 2015Senator Tim Scott (R - South Carolina) reiterated his stance on Guantanamo Bay, Cuba prisoners at a news conference in Washington D.C. Tuesday.… Continue Reading
GOP Senators Concerned by ‘Gimmicks’ in Budget Deal
Tuesday | October 27, 2015One of the chamber’s most conservative members, GOP Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina signaled he is opposed to the plan, saying parts of it appear “salacious” to him.… Continue Reading
Lawmakers grill Koskinen over IRS targeting scandal, after DOJ ends probe
Tuesday | October 27, 2015“We’re here today because there was a culture of discrimination in the agency that has the power of intimidation that no other agency in the federal government has, and it used that power of intimidation against conservative organizations and then there was a cover-up of that intimidation,” Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., said.… Continue Reading
GOP senator: Guantanamo a 'top-rate' facility
Tuesday | October 27, 2015Scott, who was vocal when the Pentagon did a similar inspection at the Naval Consolidated Brig in his home state, said the Colorado sites under consideration also put Americans at risk.… Continue Reading
Southern Narratives, AN INTERVIEW WITH SC SENATOR, TIM SCOTT.
Monday | October 26, 2015An interview with SC Senator, Tim Scott.… Continue Reading
Editorial: Push for justice reforms
Sunday | October 25, 2015U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., has pointed to the dual effort to not only address the incarcerated population, but also emphasize the role of public safety as part of criminal justice reform.… Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. Tim Scott: Guantanamo is where terror suspects should stay
Saturday | October 24, 2015Following his one-day tour of the terrorist holding camp in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, U.S. Sen. Tim Scott said he’s more convinced than ever that the site should remain open.… Continue Reading
Sen. Tim Scott visiting Gitmo terrorist prison site in coming days
Thursday | October 22, 2015U.S. Sen. Tim Scott will tour the terrorist prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in the coming days for an in-person look at the lockup the Obama administration wants to close and send up to 50 of the inmates to the U.S. mainland, possibly including the Navy brig in Charleston… Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. Tim Scott gets first Senate bill passed
Monday | October 19, 2015South Carolina’s junior U.S. Sen. Tim Scott saw his first piece of legislation become law this month, a bipartisan effort that tweaked existing Obamacare regulations and helps small business owners who faced employee insurance premium increases next year.… Continue Reading
ACA change spares midsize businesses from rate increases
Wednesday | October 14, 2015The PACE Act received strong bipartisan support in Congress, with U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joining on as one of the main Senate sponsors of the bill.… Continue Reading
Sen. Scott surveys damage
Friday | October 9, 2015Sumter received a visit from U.S. Sen. Tim Scott on Thursday afternoon as he observed several areas around town that have experienced flood damage.… Continue Reading
Senators Graham and Scott helping flood recovery from Washington
Tuesday | October 6, 2015Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Tim Scott (R-SC) say they are working hard on Capitol Hill to get their state the assistance it needsfrom the Federal government.… Continue Reading
Editorial: Criminal justice reform is a meaningful concern
Sunday | October 4, 2015In an interview with the Aiken Standard on Friday, Scott pointed to the dual effort to not only address the incarcerated population, but also emphasize the role of public safety.… Continue Reading
Sen. Tim Scott talking up U.S. service academies around S.C.
Tuesday | September 29, 2015U.S. Sen. Tim Scott is helping high school students learn about applying to the nation's service academies.… Continue Reading
Sen. Scott's office to host service school info sessions
Tuesday | September 29, 2015The office of U.S. Sen. Tim Scott will host a series of informational sessions and office hours throughout South Carolina for high school students interested in attending one of the five service academies… Continue Reading
Travelers Rest Special Olympian Serves as Sen. Tim Scott Intern
Monday | September 28, 2015Travelers Rest native and Special Olympian Rachel Lewis is serving as a fall intern in U.S. Senator Tim Scott's Greenville office, it was recently announced by the senator's office.… Continue Reading
