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Scott, Senate Colleagues Demand Pay for Border Patrol During Government Shutdown
Friday | September 29, 2023Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and his Senate colleagues in introducing the Keep Our Border Agents Paid Act. As the government heads toward a shutdown, this bill would ensure U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and contractors continue to be paid.
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Thursday | September 21, 2023Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, joined Senator Pete Ricketts (R-Nev.) and 14 of their Senate colleagues in introducing the Science and Technology Agreement Enhanced Congressional Notification Act, which would strengthen oversight of science and technology agreements (STAs) between the U.S. and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) by requiring the Secretary of State to provide comprehensive details to Congress about any new, renewed, or extended agreement and establishing a minimum 30-day congressional review period.
… Continue ReadingSen. Scott Fights to Restore Adoption Tax Credit Refundability, Relieve Foster Care Crisis
Thursday | September 21, 2023Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined 23 of his Senate colleagues in reintroducing the Adoption Tax Credit Refundability Act, which encourages adoption by restoring the refundable portion of the Adoption Tax Credit. For lower income families who are unable to afford adoption fees such as attorney fees and travel expenses, making the Adoption Tax Credit fully refundable would allow them to recoup the full $14,890 tax credit per child, removing an income barrier to adoption and easing the foster care crisis.
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Wednesday | September 20, 2023Yesterday, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) was presented with the 27th Annual Distinguished Christian Statesman Award. Given annually by the D. James Kennedy Center for Christian Statesmanship since 1996, this award seeks to honor individuals who combine excellence in public service with character and faith in God.
… Continue ReadingSenator Scott, Senate Colleagues Fight to Secure the Border
Tuesday | September 19, 2023U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and his Senate colleagues in introducing the Secure the Border Act of 2023, which stands as the most comprehensive border security legislation in decades. The Secure the Border Act addresses the Biden administration’s open border crisis by increasing the number of Border Patrol Agents, resuming construction on the border wall, tightening asylum standards, criminalizing visa overstays and prohibiting the Department of Homeland Security from using its app to assist illegal immigrants.
… Continue ReadingMedia Advisory: Sen. Tim Scott to Receive Distinguished Christian Statesman Award
Friday | September 15, 2023On Tuesday, September 19, 2023, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) will be presented with the Distinguished Christian Statesman Award. Given annually by the D. James Kennedy Center for Christian Statesmanship since 1996, this award seeks to honor individuals who combine excellence in public service with character and faith in God.
… Continue ReadingSenator Scott Fights for Abortion Survivors, Newborn Protections
Friday | September 15, 2023U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined James Lankford (R-Okla.) and John Thune (R-S.D.) in championing the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which protects infants who survive an attempted abortion to ensure they receive the same care as any other newborn. While only some states have protections for infant survivors, this legislation would set a federal standard for protecting vulnerable life.
… Continue ReadingSen. Scott, Colleagues Demand Biden Administration Investigate Chinese Communist Party Influence in American K-12 Schools
Friday | September 1, 2023Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) led his Senate colleagues in a letter to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona expressing concerns over new reports showing millions of dollars from Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-linked entities have flowed into America’s K-12 classrooms. The Senate letter also requests the U.S. Department of Education conduct a nationwide audit to determine the extent of funding from hostile foreign adversaries in schools. The call for an investigation comes amid revelations that, for nearly two decades, the CCP has threatened our national security by using tools such as grants, sister school partnerships, “Confucius Classrooms,” and other state-sponsored programming to compromise the integrity of America’s K-12 educational system.
… Continue ReadingSenator Scott Condemns Biden Administration’s Decision to Auction Off Border Wall Materials
Thursday | August 31, 2023Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) issued the following statement as the Biden administration’s Department of Defense auctions off approximately $260 million worth of border wall construction materials. The White House has spent an additional nearly $47 million dollars storing the unused border wall materials due to its refusal to finish border security measures. 5.8 million people have entered the United States illegally since President Biden took office and his decision to halt border wall production comes amid surging illegal border crossings in July.
… Continue ReadingScott Leads GOP Colleagues, Demands Answers After Biden Admin Releases $6 Billion to Iran in Secret Negotiation
Friday | August 18, 2023U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and Member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, was joined by Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Roger Marshall (R-Kansas), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), John Kennedy (R-La.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) in demanding answers from the Biden administration regarding the approximately $6 billion it released to Iran in exchange for American prisoners.
… Continue ReadingSenator Scott Slams Biden Administration for Shelling Out $6 Billion to Iran in Secret Negotiation
Friday | August 11, 2023Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement in light of reports the Biden administration will release approximately $6 billion to Iran as part of a secret prisoner exchange:
… Continue ReadingScott, Capito, Senate Colleagues Challenge EPA’s Destructive Energy Plan
Tuesday | August 1, 2023Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and 37 of their Senate colleagues in urging Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan to withdraw the unlawful “Clean Power Plan 2.0.” The plan effectively shuts down affordable and reliable energy, intensifying the energy shortage the United States is already facing.
… Continue ReadingScott, Lankford, Colleagues Call for Investigation into CARES Dollars Going to Planned Parenthood
Tuesday | August 1, 2023U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senators James Lankford (R-Okla.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), and J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), in writing a letter to Inspector General (IG) for the Department of Health and Human Services Christi Grimm regarding more than $20 million in Provider Relief Funds (PRF) issued to Planned Parenthood under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The senators asked the IG to review the funds to “determine whether the organization provided false or misleading information to obtain access to PRF funds.”
… Continue ReadingICYMI: Sen. Scott Hosted South Carolina Prayer Breakfast, Celebrated Faith, Religious Diversity
Friday | July 28, 2023U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), hosted the 13th Annual South Carolina Prayer Breakfast. The standing room only event highlighted the vibrant religious diversity and flourishing faith that roots the Palmetto State.
… Continue ReadingScott Secures Wins in Defense Bill
Friday | July 28, 2023U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, announced his legislation to address the fentanyl crisis, the FEND Off Fentanyl Act, is included in the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The Ranking Member’s bill, which uses economic sanctions to target the financial assets of drug traffickers and Chinese fentanyl suppliers, is now one step closer to becoming law. The legislation’s inclusion in the NDAA is the result of Ranking Member Scott’s efforts to garner 66 Senate cosponsors, highlight the bill in hearings, and secure its unanimous passage at the Senate Banking Committee’s first legislative markup since 2019.
Read more about the FEND Off Fentanyl Act here.
… Continue ReadingScott, Colleagues Calls Out Biden Administration’s Attempt to Bypass the Senate with Radical Labor Nominee
Friday | July 28, 2023U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), led his Senate colleagues in a letter to President Biden, calling out his attempt to circumvent the Senate confirmation process by indefinitely installing Julie Su to serve as acting Labor Secretary. Su’s Senate nomination has spent nearly five months in limbo as the Biden administration has failed to garner the necessary support within the Democrat-controlled Senate to secure her confirmation. The senators also urged President Biden to immediately withdraw Su’s nomination and work with the Senate to nominate a suitable candidate for the role.
… Continue ReadingSen. Tim Scott Hosts 13th Annual South Carolina Prayer Breakfast
Wednesday | July 26, 2023Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), hosted the 13th Annual South Carolina Prayer Breakfast, joined by the South Carolina congressional delegation and hundreds of attendees. The senator highlighted the importance of keeping faith at the heart of the American experience and shared truths from Scripture.
… Continue ReadingFollowing Senator Scott Fight to End Taxpayer Harassment, IRS Does Away With Unannounced Home Visits
Monday | July 24, 2023Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement after the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced it would end the practice of unannounced visits to taxpayers’ homes:
… Continue ReadingScott Praises Passage of Bill Approving Trade Agreement to Strengthen Ties with Taiwan, Stand Against Chinese Aggression
Thursday | July 20, 2023U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), member of the Senate Finance and Foreign Relations Committees, praised the Senate’s approval of the first trade agreement signed under the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade.
… Continue ReadingScott Joins Senate Finance Republicans in Defending Taxpayers Against IRS Harassment
Tuesday | July 18, 2023Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), member of the Senate Finance Committee, joined Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, and his Senate colleagues in requesting information from the IRS and calling for an investigation from the U.S. Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) on numerous serious reports of IRS employee misconduct.
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