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SC Sen. Tim Scott unveils police reform bill, asks Democrats to cooperate
Wednesday | June 17, 2020by Jamie Lovegrove
U.S. Sen. Tim Scott unveiled his much-anticipated law enforcement reform bill Wednesday in response to nationwide protests against police brutality and encouraged his Democratic colleagues to sign on, even as he acknowledged that his legislation may not go as far as they would prefer.
… Continue ReadingTim Scott, Once Quiet on Matters of Race, Embraces Key Role on Police Reform
Tuesday | June 16, 2020by Catie Edmondson and Nicholas Fandos
The sole black Republican senator cited his personal experiences with racism as a vital perspective to his party’s approach to a law enforcement overhaul.
… Continue ReadingTim Scott: We must meet racism with love and peace
Tuesday | June 16, 2020by Tim Scott
I remember Wednesday, June 17, 2015, like it was yesterday. I had just finished having dinner with my good friend, U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy, in Washington, D.C., and was sitting on my bed when the phone rang.
It was the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office with news of the shooting at Emanuel AME Church.
… Continue ReadingTim Scott: ‘A Lot of Overlap’ Between Parties on Chokeholds, De-Escalation
Saturday | June 13, 2020by Ian Hanchett
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) said that he thinks there is “a lot of overlap” between the Republican police reform package that is being worked on and the package released by House Democrats. Scott said reducing chokeholds and de-escalation training are issues of common ground, but also stated that there are different approaches to use of force boards and no-knock warrants and there is a difference between the parties on qualified immunity.
… Continue ReadingTim Scott has for years highlighted racial tension with police. Now he's leading the GOP's effort to fix it.
Friday | June 12, 2020by Lauren Fox
(CNN) In the wake of the death of George Floyd, Sen. Tim Scott, a Republican from South Carolina, said he offered an idea to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Scott wanted to come by and talk about some proposals he had for reforming police.
… Continue ReadingScott's Challenge: Uniting Senate GOP Behind Police Overhaul
Thursday | June 11, 2020by Associated Press
WASHINGTON - The GOP is looking for an answer on how to respond to national outrage over the police killing of George Floyd. And they are looking to Sen. Tim Scott to provide it.
… Continue ReadingTim Scott wades into the reckoning over race and police: 'I'm one person'
Thursday | June 11, 2020by BURGESS EVERETT
The Senate's only black Republican opens up about leading his party's push for reform.
… Continue ReadingTim Scott Leads on Police Reform
Wednesday | June 10, 2020by Karl Rove
The senator who once said ‘it’s too easy to be angry’ is focused on constructive action.
… Continue ReadingShay Hawkins: George Floyd's unheard voice – honor him by taking these steps for justice
Tuesday | June 2, 2020by Shay Hawkins
To start, Congress can pass the Walter Scott Act, a bill Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., previously introduced to honor a black South Carolina man shot in the back during a daytime traffic stop for a non-functioning brake light.
… Continue ReadingSC Democrats want GOP Sen. Tim Scott to speak out about police violence. He has.
Friday | May 29, 2020by Caitlin Byrd and Schuyler Kropf
Scott has done it before. He gave a series of impassioned speeches on the Senate floor in 2016, including one where he talked about being stopped by police officers seven times in one year because of the color of his skin. He also acted as an arbitrator on race relations under the Trump administration when he rebuked the president’s equivocating comments after a deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va.
… Continue ReadingFauci praises South Carolina’s coronavirus response as one he would ‘almost want to clone’
Tuesday | May 12, 2020by Caitlin Byrd
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious-disease expert who has become a key figure in the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic, praised South Carolina for its handling of the virus as it prepares to further relax its restrictions next week.
… Continue ReadingBoeing delivers protective equipment for MUSC workers
Tuesday | May 12, 2020by Patrick Hoff
Three Boeing Dreamlifters, which are 747-400 jumbo jets converted to large cargo freighters, were used to transport the medical supplies. The supplies were held in the lower section of the planes while 787 component parts were flown in the main deck cargo hold.
… Continue ReadingSen. Scott supports act that would help families with newborns receive coronavirus relief funds
Monday | May 11, 2020by Tim Renaud
The push continues on Capitol Hill for new parents to quickly receive an additional $500 per child in coronavirus relief.
South Carolina Senator Tim Scott is among the lawmakers who introduced the bi-partisan proposal.
… Continue ReadingA bipartisan group of lawmakers and José Andrés want to empower FEMA to meet America’s growing hunger crisis
Thursday | May 7, 2020by Tim Carman
Which is one reason a bipartisan group of lawmakers has been working with chef and humanitarian José Andrés and his nonprofit organization, World Central Kitchen, to introduce the FEMA Empowering Essential Deliveries Act, a bill that will expand the range of people eligible for FEMA assistance. It will allow local and state governments to partner with restaurants and nonprofit groups to feed all those in need during covid-19, with the federal agency picking up the costs of the programs.
… Continue ReadingSC's Tim Scott: 'Justice must be served' in shooting of unarmed black man in Georgia
Thursday | May 7, 2020by Emma Dumain
U.S. Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina is choosing again to enter the fray with public remarks condemning the shooting of an unarmed black man.
… Continue ReadingRCSD deputies pass out masks in Richland County
Wednesday | May 6, 2020by Brittany Breeding
A South Carolina company donated thousands of masks in hopes of making our community safer.
… Continue ReadingSenator Tim Scott requests more COVID-19 testing for nursing homes, communities of color
Thursday | April 30, 2020by Chase Laudenslager
US Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) sent letters to US Health and Human Services Secretary, Alex Azar, and Governor Henry McMaster, urging them to increase COVID-19 capacity for high-risk groups.
… Continue ReadingS.C. political leaders review business assistance, reopening
Thursday | April 30, 2020by Molly Hulsey
Sens. Tim Scott and Lindsey Graham advocated for federal assistance targeted at “Main Street” America at a Womble Bond Dickinson-hosted webinar Thursday, while Gov. Henry McMaster said he looks forward to opening restaurants soon.
… Continue ReadingSouth Carolina receives 1.3 million masks from China as coronavirus cases rise Read more here: https://www.islandpacket.com/news/coronavirus/article242302071.html#storylink=cpy
Sunday | April 26, 2020by Noah Feit
More than a million masks have been delivered from China to South Carolina.
The Personal Protective Equipment, or PPE, will be distributed among Prisma hospitals and medical facilities across the state to shield health professionals treating patients with COVID-19, according to Prisma spokeswoman Tammie Epps in a press release.
… Continue ReadingCoronavirus highlighted SC’s broadband problem. Leaders are under pressure to fix it
Thursday | April 23, 2020by Emma Dumain
Scott “intends to advocate for significant increases in federal investment” in broadband deployment “as the Senate negotiates future relief packages.”
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