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Sen. Scott tells students to 'work hard in the Word'
Wednesday | January 22, 2014“I lived life like a person who thought life wasn’t fair,” U.S. Sen. Tim Scott said Tuesday.… Continue Reading
State leaders commemorate MLK day
Tuesday | January 21, 2014U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, R-SC, said in a statement: “Once in a generation, if we are lucky, our nation is blessed with a transformational leader that changes the world. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of those leaders. His belief in equality, justice and a better life for all served as the bedrock for the civil rights movement, and continues to inspire us today."… Continue Reading
Follow Sen. Tim Scott’s understanding lead
Tuesday | January 21, 2014Scott, in his column, also touted his “opportunity agenda” as “targeting micro-financing and tax reform to increase economic freedom, expanding school choice so every child has a chance at a quality education, and providing alternatives for single parents to work their 40 hours a week by allowing for wider use of comp time.”… Continue Reading
Tim Scott challenges both parties on poverty
Thursday | January 16, 2014Sen. Tim Scott, the only Republican African American member of Congress, challenged conservatives and liberals alike Wednesday to use new tactics to help poor Americans, in an impassioned appeal that swung from offering his personal story to a harsh political attack on the nation’s first black president.… Continue Reading
Sen. Tim Scott goes ‘undercover’ to gain job experience
Thursday | January 16, 2014U.S. Sen. Tim Scott said he tried out a number of low-wage jobs to help collect experiences for his recently drafted economic empowerment reform package. Bagging groceries, waiting on tables, riding on a public bus through Charleston and sweeping the floor at a fast-food restaurant were all part of his low-key research, he said.… Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. Tim Scott shares 2014 legislative agenda in West Columbia + VIDEO
Tuesday | January 14, 2014Scott shared details of his 2014 legislative agenda, which includes introducing bills aimed at allowing a more flexible workday for some working parents, increasing school-choice opportunities, encouraging business growth, and retraining workers to qualify for higher-skilled, higher-paying jobs.… Continue Reading
OP-ED: Senator Tim Scott Launches Opportunity Agenda
Tuesday | January 14, 2014That is the power of opportunity in America. In a single lifetime, families can go from not being given a fair chance to read to graduating from college. We only need a level playing field to start from, a fair chance to succeed, and an appreciation for education and hard work.… Continue Reading
Senator Scott Introduces Bill to Protect 40 Hour Work Week from Obamacare
Friday | January 10, 2014U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, R-North Charleston, said he filed an amendment to the unemployment insurance extension bill to define full-time employment under the Affordable Care Act as 40 hours per week.… Continue Reading
WWII Veteran honored for service
Wednesday | January 8, 2014Billy Thomas, an 85-year-old WWII veteran who graduated from the Citadel in 1945, was honored for his service in a ceremony at Belin United Methodist Church in Murrells Inlet on Wednesday morning. Mr. Thomas was presented with several awards, including the WWII Victory Medal and certificate, signed by Governor Haley, and letters signed by Rep. Tom Rice and Senator Tim Scott.… Continue Reading
State senators say 'no' to proposed federal budget
Wednesday | December 18, 2013“I'm encouraged by the willingness we've seen from both sides to sit down and negotiate a budget agreement for the first time in years, but the details of this plan make me unable to support it,” Scott wrote in the newsletter.… Continue Reading
Senator Tim Scott glad to see Nativity scene return to Shaw AFB following dispute
Tuesday | December 17, 2013"We are pleased the Nativity scene has been restored at Shaw Air Force Base," said the note, attributed to Republican U.S. Sens. Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott, along with 5th District U.S. Rep. Mick Mulvaney.… Continue Reading
Sen. Tim Scott shares life turnaround story with youthful offenders
Monday | December 16, 2013Scott spent an hour sharing how he turned around his life with teens just entering the legal system at the S.C. Department of Juvenile Justice’s Midlands Evaluation Center in Columbia. The Lowcountry businessman who has risen quickly in politics in recent years flunked out of high school and lacked direction before deciding to stop being a victim.… Continue Reading
SC statements on the passing of Nelson Mandela
Thursday | December 5, 2013U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, R-North Charleston: “Nelson Mandela was a transformational figure, a man who truly changed the world. He walked a long road to freedom and embraced the fundamental human belief in equality."… Continue Reading
Sen. Scott to speak in Greenville, Rock Hill today
Tuesday | December 3, 2013U.S. Sen. Tim Scott is scheduled to speak in Greenville and Rock Hill today.… Continue Reading
Sen. Scott Visits Helping Hands Children's Shelter
Wednesday | November 27, 2013“We have a unified front, and it's important to have the entire congressional delegation working together on this topic,” Scott said. “We're trying to get the government to get out of the way, sign the check and let these professionals continue their work.” … Continue Reading
Health Website Deadline Nears
Wednesday | November 27, 2013Sen. Tim Scott (R., S.C.) said he expected more problems. "We haven't even started talking about paying claims, answering tough questions. This is just getting started," he said.… Continue Reading
Graham, Scott want tougher Iran sanctions
Tuesday | November 26, 2013Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., also said he has “serious reservations” about the Iran nuclear deal. “We need to make sure Iran’s nuclear capabilities are halted — not slowed down, but halted,” Scott said in a statement.… Continue Reading
Tim Scott serving dinner at children's shelter
Tuesday | November 26, 2013The children staying at a Lexington County shelter will receive their meal from a distinguished visitor tonight. U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, a first-term Republican from North Charleston, will help serve dinner at the Nancy K. Perry Children’s Shelter, which provides housing for children in crisis. … Continue Reading
The future of SRS: Budget fight at the federal level
Monday | November 25, 2013U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., said he has been in communication with DOE by submitting several letters to DOE Secretary Ernest Moniz. For example, Scott recently submitted a letter on Nov. 20 regarding radioactive waste removal. Much like Graham, Scott said he feels that a lack of funding will cause DOE to miss deadlines at the Site.… Continue Reading
Tim Scott says parents, not government, hold key to education
Monday | November 25, 2013Scott said the question on how to improve public education is to ask, "How do we turn opportunity into a manifested, tangible result of fewer people struggling to make ends meet?" Free enterprise and free markets are the answers, he said. Scott notes several challenges public education faces, including that some children enter the system unprepared, which may require more focus on reaching children when they're four or five or younger, he said.… Continue Reading
