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Gowdy, Scott talk about health care reform in lecture at Wofford College
Monday | March 31, 2014"Would you spend $1.5 trillion to provide access to health insurance for about 5 percent of the nation's population at a higher cost, with higher deductibles, higher out of pocket expenses and no real ability to reign it all in?" Scott said. He said the question they should be asking is how to control health care costs in order to have a "serious conversation about health care."… Continue Reading
Scott: Only Possible Reason for Obama Admin’s Internet Surrender Is Appeasement
Wednesday | March 26, 2014On Fox News on Monday, Senator Tim Scott (R., S.C.) worried about the repercussions of handing control of the internet over to “an unknown body,” particularly if it could potentially be done without congressional approval. “Whatever the reason for turning over any aspect of the Internet at this point, I think it’s a bad decision by the administration,”? he said.… Continue Reading
Congressmen Scott, Gowdy to speak at health care lecture series
Wednesday | March 26, 2014U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) will be guest speakers at Wofford College Friday as part of a guest lecture series on health care policy and administration.… Continue Reading
Backlash over administration decision to relinquish control of Internet overseer
Tuesday | March 18, 2014Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., according to Politico, cautioned that it would be a "scary thought" to be in a situation where nations like China or Russia "could take a firm hold on the Internet." … Continue Reading
Local students nominated for service academies
Thursday | March 13, 2014Sen. Tim Scott has nominated 59 students from all over South Carolina to be considered for an appointment to one of the nation's military academies.… Continue Reading
Scott sounds the charge for school choice
Thursday | March 13, 2014Sen. Scott is emerging as an effective, high-profile advocate for an uplifting cause - school choice - that should transcend partisan divisions.… Continue Reading
Tim Scott's Conservative Education Proposal
Tuesday | March 11, 2014In January, Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) revealed his “opportunity agenda,” consisting of two Senate bills on education reform. Last Friday, Scott promoted his education initiatives at CPAC.… Continue Reading
Officials react to budget proposal that would freeze MOX
Friday | March 7, 2014Scott said, “The administration is also breaking an agreement with the people of South Carolina, who agreed to host the MOX facility under the impression the nuclear material would be processed into usable fuel for commercial power reactors – not sit in South Carolina indefinitely.”… Continue Reading
Sen. Tim Scott: The American Dream Starts With Education
Friday | March 7, 2014In an exclusive interview with Townhall after his speech, Scott elaborated on some of the points he made on stage. He explained why education really does open the door to opportunity and the American Dream, and how his Opportunity Agenda will help all Americans realize their potential.… Continue Reading
Tim Scott boosts school choice in CPAC appearance
Friday | March 7, 2014Focusing on education, the South Carolina Republican drew applause when he told the Conservative Political Action Conference that school choice is a parental right. "Parents, and not bureaucrats in Washington, should decide the path of their child's education," Scott said.… Continue Reading
Tim Scott: ‘When the Parents Have a Choice, the Kids Have a Chance’
Friday | March 7, 2014“Kids, not unions, should be the focus of our public education,” Scott said, and parents should be free to choose what is best for their child: “When the parents have a choice, the kids have a chance,” he said to applause.… Continue Reading
Sen. Scott Responds to Obama Budget
Wednesday | March 5, 2014U.S. Sen. Tim Scott said the decision signals a willingness to break an agreement with Russia to dispose of 68 metric tons of weapons-grade plutonium, half of which is in Russia.… Continue Reading
OP-ED: Sen. Tim Scott: I have lived the power of the American Dream
Monday | February 24, 2014America's economy has the potential to transform lives like no other force on Earth, but too often in recent years we have seen Washington act as an anchor. … Continue Reading
Major insurer brings 450 new jobs to Upstate
Friday | February 21, 2014"We are excited to welcome Esurance and the 450 jobs they are creating to the Upstate. When I think about our workforce in South Carolina, I think of highly-qualified, hardworking individuals, and I know the people of Greenville will welcome this great news with open arms,” added Senator Tim Scott, who was instrumental in recruiting Esurance to the Upstate.… Continue Reading
Sen. Tim Scott delivers valentines to patients at MUSC Children's Hospital
Friday | February 14, 2014Pediatric patients at the Medical University of South Carolina Children's Hospital got surprise valentines from U.S. Sen. Tim Scott on Friday.… Continue Reading
Senator Scott's Opportunity Agenda, Q&A with Huffington Post
Wednesday | February 12, 2014Scott has eased into his role in the Senate, keeping a relatively low profile. He combines a very conservative voting record with more moderate political rhetoric, but what sets him apart from some other Republicans is that he is calling for the GOP to focus its solutions on lower- and middle-class Americans rather than big business.… Continue Reading
South Carolina's U.S. Senators rail against Common Core as "coercion"
Thursday | February 6, 2014South Carolina's two U.S. senators are teaming up in opposition to Common Core education standards, announcing plans to introduce a resolution denouncing what they say was President Barack Obama's coercion of states into adopting Common Core state standards.… Continue Reading
Sen. Tim Scott's Unconventional Listening Tour of South Carolina
Tuesday | February 4, 2014"Are you Tim Scott?" "You look like that representative fellow."… Continue Reading
A Personal Story from Senator Tim Scott
Sunday | February 2, 2014GOP senators offer education proposals to close 'income inequality' gap
Thursday | January 30, 2014Scott's CHOICE Act is aimed at giving more education flexibility to military families, those with children facing physical challenges and students in impoverished areas. Scott, who grew up in a single-parent home, says he realized how important education was when he nearly flunked out of high school and a mentor took him under his wing.… Continue Reading
