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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
Senator Tim Scott questions Obama 'blank check' for ISIS fight
Wednesday | November 12, 2014Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) is questioning how the Obama administration would use $5.6 billion the White House is asking Congress to approve for the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). On Fox News’s “On the Record,” Scott described the request as a “blank check with no strategy.” … Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. Tim Scott announces more veterans job-training workshops
Wednesday | November 12, 2014U.S. Sen. Tim Scott announced additional workshops this and next week as part of his statewide veterans job-training initiative. The workshops aim to help veterans transfer their military skills and certifications to the civilian workforce.… Continue Reading
Tim Scott: Key To Future is Freedom, Not Government
Thursday | November 6, 2014When Scott expressed his concern for kids growing up in poverty, Roberts equated such concern with supporting a laundry list of liberal agenda items, implictly faulting Scott for his opposition to them. Scott responded by taking Roberts to school in an entirely undefensive manner. … Continue Reading
Closure of Coast Guard rescue operations in Charleston delayed by Senators Scott, Graham
Friday | October 31, 2014South Carolina Senators Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott announced today that they have convinced the Coast Guard to delay closure of the Air Facility Charleston. The joint release by the two senators says that Admiral Paul Zukunft, the Commandant of the Coast Guard, has assured them that the facility will not be closed until December 15th. It was slated to shut down by November 30th.… Continue Reading
Sen. Tim Scott speaks at workshop to help veterans
Thursday | October 23, 2014U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., spoke to a number of veterans, human resources managers and community leaders in Greer on Wednesday as part of his statewide initiative to help military servicemen and women reintegrate into the civilian workforce. “We are all benefitting from our veterans who are coming home and making a difference,” he said.… Continue Reading
Editorial: The SEA Jobs Act: Connecting Industry and STEM Training
Monday | October 20, 2014As part of my Opportunity Agenda, I introduced S. 2202, the Southern Energy Access (SEA) Jobs Act, in the Senate, which recognizes that the nexus of strong STEM education programs and a burgeoning energy economy creates wealth, prosperity and economic growth. … Continue Reading
Editorial: Yucca Mountain report should revitalize project
Sunday | October 19, 2014Both of South Carolina’s senators have thankfully been vocal supporters of moving forward with the plans at Yucca. U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham noted that the report indicates Yucca is “the right spot,” and that the only problem with it at this point is “politics.” Graham’s counterpart in the U.S. Senate, Tim Scott, described the Yucca site as “the safest, most viable location for storing our nation’s nuclear waste.”… Continue Reading
No presidential end run on Guantanamo
Saturday | October 18, 2014In a statement last week, Sen. Scott said, "I have yet to see any plans or studies that show that transferring prisoners from Guantanamo Bay to South Carolina or any other domestic location will make America safer.… Continue Reading
Republicans call for Senate vote on Yucca Mountain
Friday | October 17, 2014Tim Scott (R-S.C.) said it’s past time the Senate act on the controversial Yucca Mountain nuclear waste site. “Despite politically motivated delays to the Yucca Mountain project, it is clearer than ever that this is the safest, most viable location for storing our nation's nuclear waste,” Scott said Thursday.… Continue Reading
Sen. Tim Scott calls for a temporary travel ban from Ebola-Stricken nations
Friday | October 17, 2014U.S. Senator Tim Scott released the following statement regarding travel restrictions from Ebola-stricken nations in West Africa.… Continue Reading
Scott bringing Veterans Jobs Training Initiative to Greer
Thursday | October 16, 2014Senator Tim Scott announced the launch of a statewide Veterans Job Training Initiative he will host in Greer next Wednesday at City Hall. The targeted workshops for veterans will also be held in Columbia, Myrtle Beach, and North Charleston and focus on how veterans can transfer their military skills and certifications to the civilian world.… Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. Tim Scott calls out White House on Guantanamo Bay
Tuesday | October 14, 2014U.S. Sen. Tim Scott reiterated his opposition to closing the terrorist detention center at Guantanamo Bay amid reports the Obama administration is considering ways to circumvent Congress.… Continue Reading
