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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
South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott makes history
Wednesday | December 3, 2014Scott makes history as he is sworn in to U.S. Senate
Wednesday | December 3, 2014U.S. Sen. Tim Scott said his swearing-in ceremony, which made him the first black senator from the South since Reconstruction, is a sign of progress for the state of South Carolina and the nation.… Continue Reading
Scott visits Timken Tyger River plant
Tuesday | December 2, 2014UNION — Timken employees had an opportunity to converse with U.S. Sen. Tim Scott as he toured the plant on Monday.… Continue Reading
SC senators: Administration needs to move quickly on Hagel resignation
Tuesday | November 25, 2014Sen Scott’s CHOICE Act would open doors for students
Thursday | November 20, 2014We enjoy liberties in almost every aspect of life, but unfortunately, one area lags behind: choice in education. Thankfully, U.S. Sen. Tim Scott is working to expand school-choice options for families with S.1909, the CHOICE Act (Creating Hope and Opportunity for Individuals and Communities through Education).… Continue Reading
MOX gets 10-year extension for construction
Monday | November 17, 2014The Nuclear Regulatory Commission, or NRC, announced Friday that it is extending the construction completion deadline for Savannah River Site’s MOX facility an additional 10 years.… Continue Reading
Sen. Scott speaks out against Obama’s Internet regulation plan
Monday | November 17, 2014U.S. Sen. Tim Scott has issued a statement opposing President Barack Obama’s plan to protect net neutrality, saying the President should not “shove a square peg in a round hole” by pushing for government regulation on the Internet.… Continue Reading
