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Senator Tim Scott to Discuss "The School Choice Journey" During National School Choice Week"
Tuesday | January 20, 2015The conversation will feature Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), Director of AEI Education Policy Studies Frederick Hess, and researchers Thomas Stewart, PhD, and Patrick Wolf, PhD, co-authors of a recent book studying the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program.… Continue Reading
Congress passes Keystone bill despite veto threat
Friday | January 16, 2015“The hardworking employees of MTU American and Michelin are already contributing to the Keystone project, and would certainly benefit even more from the pipeline’s construction. This shows how important a jobs issue the pipeline is – not just in the states where it is being constructed, but across our entire nation,” Scott said.… Continue Reading
Tim Scott and the meaning of a rescued Rotweiller
Thursday | January 15, 2015U.S. Sen. Tim Scott’s photo is on the cover of the Charleston Animal Society’s 2015 winter publication “Carolina Tails” promoting his firsthand account of how a rescued Rottweiller puppy boosted the morale of his 84-year-old grandfather.… Continue Reading
Senator Scott Visits New Midlands Teen After School Center
Wednesday | December 31, 2014U.S. Senator Tim Scott talks Pee Dee growth and I-73
Wednesday | December 31, 2014Sen. Tim Scott discusses jobs, energy in Cheraw visit
Wednesday | December 31, 2014Senators right to rescue service for public safety
Friday | December 26, 2014Three days after the announcement came a reminder how important search-and-resuce capability is in a coastal area: A helicopter from Air Facility Charleston helped rescue four people from a burning boat off Murrells Inlet.… Continue Reading
Guest Opinion: ‘Tis the Season to Remember Our Blessings
Wednesday | December 24, 2014I came into the U.S. Senate with the expectation of making a significant difference in Americans’ lives - the Americans who lack hope and do not have access to many opportunities that would help them achieve the American Dream. As 2015 winds to a close and a new year greets us, I will continue to fight for those opportunities.… Continue Reading
The year in politics, as told by the Internet
Tuesday | December 23, 2014Selfies. There were a lot of them. The only good one was this one with Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.)… Continue Reading
Scott: education and staying positive the keys to success
Friday | December 19, 2014Jackson, a member of the school's football and track teams and JROTC, said he felt empowered to pursue his goals of joining the military or earning a master's degree in business administration after graduation. "He showed he had been through the struggle," Jackson said.… Continue Reading
Employer Groups Express Disappointment With NLRB Final Rule on Union Elections
Friday | December 19, 2014Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), who also sits on the HELP committee, agreed. “Today’s rule issued by the NLRB is perhaps the most pro-union action taken by the current administration, which is quite a feat in itself,” Scott said in a statement.… Continue Reading
Tom Cotton, Tim Scott to join Senate Banking Committee
Tuesday | December 16, 2014South Carolina's Tim Scott, fresh off a special election victory, also will join the Banking Committee, according to a list sent out by the office of incoming Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. Republicans will have 12 members on the committee, two more than this year.… Continue Reading
Tim Scott: Why Marriage Matters for Fighting Poverty
Tuesday | December 16, 2014In a speech at the 2014 Heritage Antipoverty Forum, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., described his vision to lift more Americans out of poverty. Scott’s speech emphasized an often-overlooked factor contributing to opportunity: marriage. He spoke of the significance of marriage and the challenges for single-parent households from his personal experience living with a single mom after his parents’ divorce.… Continue Reading
Coast Guard rescues four people from boat fire in Murrells Inlet
Tuesday | December 16, 2014The Coast Guard responded to the report by launching a MH-65D Dolphin helicopter and crew from the air facility in Charleston. They sent a boat crew on a 45-foot response boat and Medium from Coast Guard Station Georgetown also helped. The fate of that helicopter was up in the air for quite some time. Earlier this year, it was decided to close down the Charleston air facility. Senators Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott fought to keep the base open.… Continue Reading
Senator Scott previews Senate agenda in new Congress
Saturday | December 13, 2014Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) gave a preview Saturday of what the new GOP-controlled Senate will look like come January.… Continue Reading
SC Senator Tim Scott delivers GOP Radio address
Saturday | December 13, 2014In remarks prepared for delivery in his Saturday address, South Carolina’s junior Senator, Tim Scott, said the mid-term election was a repudiation of the President’s policies and that Republicans will now “present solutions for American families, and I truly hope the President will join us.”… Continue Reading
Senator Tim Scott visits county as part of statewide tour
Thursday | December 4, 2014US Senator for South Carolina, Tim Scott, stopped by the Clock restaurant in Laurens on Sunday night to meet and mingle with some of his constituents. Scott says that he has been touring all over the state since winning his senate seat in the November special election.… Continue Reading
Tim Scott self-imposes a term limit on his time in Washington
Thursday | December 4, 2014Sen. Tim Scott made history this week, and he's put an end date on his time in Washington.… Continue Reading
Editorial: State politics should see attitude shift with Scott
Thursday | December 4, 2014This isn’t a major shift just based on Scott’s race. It isn’t a major shift based on his politics by any means. It’s a major shift based on the early indications that Scott has an aversion to do-noting politics.… Continue Reading
The People's Choice: Sen. Tim Scott's Historic Swearing-In
Wednesday | December 3, 2014History-making isn't a term that the young Tim Scott would have ever dared dream might one day be applied to him. Dreams were not for people like Scott, who was being raised in a single-parent household where money was tight and, he's not too proud to admit, he was failing in high school.… Continue Reading
