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Senator Scott builds base in SC in first 8 months
Sunday | September 1, 2013Eight months into office, Scott has quickly and quietly firmed up a position as one of the most powerful Republicans in a state dominated by the GOP.… Continue Reading
OP-ED: March on Washington created legacy of opportunity
Wednesday | August 28, 2013A little more than two years before I was born, more than 200,000 people traveled to Washington to make their voices heard. An appeal for a better future was made, culminating in Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech.… Continue Reading
Scott Stops in Lakelands
Tuesday | August 27, 2013Earlier this year, U.S. Sen. Tim Scott set out to visit each of the 46 counties in South Carolina. On Monday, the senator finished that tour, right here in the Lakelands. Scott gave the keynote address at the Greenwood Chamber's Hill Talk luncheon at Piedmont Technical College. He also made meet-and-greet appearances in Abbeville and McCormick.… Continue Reading
Scott talks education, job creation
Tuesday | August 27, 2013U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) addressed a group of business and community leaders Monday at the Greenwood Chamber of Commerce’s second installment of their 2013 legislative series.… Continue Reading
Scott visits Sumter
Tuesday | August 20, 2013Sen. Tim Scott thinks one of the largest negative impacts Obamacare is having on the country is the attack it's waging on the rule of law, the federal legislator said during a visit to Sumter on Monday.… Continue Reading
Sen. Tim Scott visits Cheraw, observes technology
Thursday | August 15, 2013An early afternoon visit by South Carolina’s United States Senator Tim Scott proved to be an informal question and answer session for several of the town’s local government leaders and members of the Schaeffler Group. Afterwards, Senator Scott was given a tour of INA’s Plant 2 and informed of the various aspects of the industry, including the apprenticeship program conducted with the help of Northeastern Technical College. At age 48, Senator Scott has a broad, warm smile and a sense of humor; telling the only person in the room sporting a University of South Carolina scarf, “I see you’re a Clemson fan!”… Continue Reading
Sen. Scott tours Georgia-Pacific in Alcolu
Wednesday | August 14, 2013Politicians sometimes metaphorically get put through the woodchipper, but this week Tim Scott, R-S.C., got a chance to see what the real thing looks like. South Carolina's junior senator visited the Georgia-Pacific plant in Alcolu on Tuesday, part of a whirlwind tour Scott is taking across the state during the congressional August recess.… Continue Reading
US Senator Tim Scott visits the Pee Dee
Wednesday | August 14, 2013US Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) is touring parts of the Pee Dee Tuesday.His first stop was at Honda of South Carolina in Timmonsville. Senator Scott praised Honda leaders for their $27 million dollar investment at their Timmonsville plant which created 65 new jobs last year.… Continue Reading
In Weekly GOP Address Sen. Tim Scott Criticizes Obama Energy Plan
Tuesday | August 13, 2013For the second time since becoming Senator, Tim Scott gave the weekly address for the GOP. In it, Scott criticized President Barack Obama's energy policy.… Continue Reading
Scott criticizes Obama's "failed leadership" on energy policy
Tuesday | August 13, 2013President Obama's "failed leadership" on energy policy is driving up the cost of living for the American people and slowing the pace of job creation, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., said Saturday in the weekly Republican address, pitching Republicans' plan to "jumpstart" the economy with an "all of the above" energy strategy.… Continue Reading
Scott makes Moncks Corner appearance
Tuesday | August 13, 2013U.S. Sen. Tim Scott kicked off a two-day tour of the Lowcountry with a stop in Moncks Corner to speak before the Kiwanis Club on its Day of Prayer. Scott told a packed First Baptist Church of Moncks Corner sanctuary, “When you take the time to understand prayer wonderful things happen.” Scott’s two-day swing through the Lowcountry was scheduled to take him to stops in Georgetown, Williamsburg, Lee, Florence, Marlboro, Chesterfield and Clarendon counties. … Continue Reading
Sen. Scott: Obama administration 'not committed' to MOX
Thursday | August 1, 2013U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., has re-emphasized his approval of the MOX project and questioned President Barack Obama administration's commitment to the facility. He elaborated on the issue during Tuesday's hearing on the 2013 Nuclear Waste Administration Act in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee by outlining the importance of the country keeping its agreement with Russia by disposing of 34 metric tons of weapons-grade plutonium.… Continue Reading
Obama's corporate tax plan doesn't win over GOP
Wednesday | July 31, 2013U.S. Sen. Tim Scott said there's no question that the nation's tax system should become fairer and flatter so businesses can put folks back to work. But Scott, R-S.C., said tax reform should involve lower rates for families, not just businesses.… Continue Reading
OP-ED: School Choice, Part of the Solution to Our Broken Education System
Monday | July 29, 2013By Senators Rand Paul, Mike Lee, Tim Scott, Mitch McConnell and Lamar Alexander One of the most important things we do as a society is educate our kids. Opportunity in education is the gateway to opportunity everywhere else -- in our economy, in our society and in our democracy.… Continue Reading
Korean conflict veterans gather to mark armistice anniversary
Sunday | July 28, 2013The Korean conflict veterans drank sweet tea, lemonade and punch and they nibbled on cookies. They sang patriotic songs and saluted when their branch of the service was recognized. “These men and women we will never forget,” said Sen. Tim Scott, R-Charleston.… Continue Reading
Veterans of 'forgotten war' honored at USC Upstate
Saturday | July 27, 2013Korean War veterans often say they served in the “forgotten war.” But those veterans were anything but forgotten on the campus of USC Upstate on Saturday. A standing room crowd of well over 500 people, including family, friends and other veterans, honored the Upstate's Korean War veterans. The event, organized by Sen. Tim Scott, was one of two in the state meant to pay tribute to South Carolina's thousands of Korean War-era troops – thanking those still alive and remembering those who have passed.… Continue Reading
Sen. Tim Scott preaches the power of education at North Charleston book reading
Tuesday | July 23, 2013Returning to his hometown, U.S. Sen. Tim Scott spoke to local at-risk students Monday about the power of education. The Carolina Youth Development Center’s Freedom School in North Charleston hosted Scott for its summer enrichment program, where the senator spoke about his life experiences while reading to the class. … Continue Reading
Korean War vets gathering Saturday at USC Upstate
Tuesday | July 23, 2013On the 60th anniversary of the end of the Korean War, hundreds of South Carolina veterans will gather to be thanked and celebrated. Sen. Tim Scott is hosting ceremonies for the veterans in Spartanburg and Charleston on Saturday, July 25 — the date of the signing of the armistice which ended the war. The ceremony at USC Upstate is expected to draw hundreds from across the region, including dozens from Spartanburg County.… Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. Tim Scott talks about his effectiveness, the sequester and re-election
Saturday | July 20, 2013EDITOR’S NOTE: U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., is settling into his role as the state’s junior senator and says he is busier than ever. He talked this week with reporter Robert Behre about everything from his goals to Trayvon Martin to his political plans.… Continue Reading
Sen. Tim Scott Says Law Enforcement is the 'Secret Sauce'
Friday | July 19, 2013Sen. Tim Scott was the featured speaker on Friday at graduation exercises for the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy Law Enforcement Session 602.… Continue Reading
