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Senators Scott, Brown Introduce Bill to Increase Retirement Security
Wednesday | June 15, 2022Today, U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) introduced the Advancing Auto-Portability Act of 2022, a bill that would allow a worker’s 401(k) savings account to be automatically rolled over from a previous employer to a new employer.
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Tuesday | June 14, 2022WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) introduced the Commission of Inquiry (COI) Elimination Act to withhold U.S. funding for the United Nation Human Rights Council (UNHRC) targeted investigation into and blatant bias against Israel. The fund would be withheld until the U.S. Secretary of State certifies that the UNHRC has abolished its COI.
… Continue ReadingScott, Warner Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Hiring of Caregivers for Seniors
Tuesday | June 14, 2022WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) re-introduced the Ensuring Seniors’ Access to Quality Care Act, which would bolster the nursing home workforce by allowing more facilities to train Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) and enabling facilities to access a comprehensive background check database when hiring employees. Sens. Scott and Warner first introduced this legislation 2019.
… Continue ReadingScott, Hoeven Oppose SEC Proposal to Impose Unworkable Regulations on Agriculture Producers
Friday | June 10, 2022U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and John Hoeven (R-N.D.) today pushed back on a proposed rule from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that would place unworkable climate disclosure regulations on farmers, ranchers and agriculture producers.
… Continue ReadingScott, Barrasso Send Letter to HHS Secretary Becerra on Transitioning from the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
Friday | June 10, 2022WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and 24 Senate colleagues in urging Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra to provide Congress, patients, and providers with additional insight on HHS’s plans for transitioning out of the COVID-19 public health emergency. The senators pointed out the inconsistencies in the administration’s public health response and urged greater transparency moving forward.
… Continue ReadingScott, Marshall Introduce Bill to Allow COVID Money to be Used to Secure Schools
Thursday | June 9, 2022WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.) and U.S. Congressman Mike Garcia (R-Calif.) in introducing the Safe Schools Act, to allow schools to use unspent COVID relief dollars allocated through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund for security measures, including locks, panic buttons, individual room security systems, video surveillance, and hiring and paying the salaries of armed school resource officers. The legislation would exempt expenses for school security improvements from current ESSER guidelines that require expenses to be related to COVID-19.
… Continue ReadingScott, Finance Committee Republicans Demand Oversight of State, Local Funds in American Rescue Plan
Tuesday | June 7, 2022WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), along with Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and all other Finance Committee Republicans, requested the Government Accountability Office (GAO) provide a detailed accounting of the $350 billion of COVID relief funds appropriated to governments of states, localities, territories, and tribes under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).
… Continue ReadingScott, 47 Senators Will Vote to Block Taxpayer Funding for Abortion
Wednesday | June 1, 2022WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), and James Lankford (R-Okla.) sent a letter signed by 45 other pro-life senators to Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, pledging that they will vote to block any bill that would undermine the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits taxpayer funding for abortion, or any other pro-life protections.
… Continue ReadingNY Post: How Tim Scott rose from poverty to become our only black GOP senator
Tuesday | May 31, 2022U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) discussed his life story and path to becoming a conservative leader in a recent interview with Salena Zito for the New York Post. Read excerpts from the interview below.
… Continue ReadingSenator Scott, Finance Committee Republicans Raise Concerns with Disturbing IRS Document Destruction
Thursday | May 26, 2022U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and committee Republicans wrote to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Chuck Rettig raising concerns and questions about the IRS’s destruction of an estimated 30 million paper-filed documents in March 2021 reportedly due to a backlog in processing paper documents. A Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) report brought the IRS’s destruction of the paperwork to light.
… Continue ReadingScott Questions FDA Commissioner on Baby Formula Shortage
Thursday | May 26, 2022WASHINGTON – At today’s Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) questioned Dr. Robert Califf, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner, on how to help families struggling with the baby formula shortage and keep a similar crisis from happening again.
… Continue ReadingSenator Tim Scott Statement on Biden's Policing Executive Order
Wednesday | May 25, 2022WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) issued the following statement on President Biden's policing executive order.
… Continue ReadingScott, Shaheen, Tillis, Colleagues Request Biden Admin Swiftly Advance NATO Applications for Sweden & Finland
Wednesday | May 25, 2022WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senate North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Observer Group co-chairs Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and 79 other colleagues on a letter urging President Biden to expedite the executive branch’s process to advance Sweden and Finland’s applications for NATO membership and pledging to work with the administration to ensure swift ratification of the Washington Treaty.
… Continue ReadingScott, Casey, Cassidy Introduce Bill to Improve Care for Dually Eligible Individuals
Thursday | May 19, 2022WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), ranking member of the Senate Aging Committee, introduced the Advancing Integration in Medicare and Medicaid (AIM) Act, along with Senator Bob Casey (D-Pa.), the committee’s ranking member, and Senator Bill Cassidy (R-La.). The AIM Act would require states to develop strategies to integrate and coordinate care for “dual eligibles,” people who receive both Medicare and Medicaid.
… Continue ReadingSenator Scott Statement on Vote for Defense Spending Amid Ukraine War
Thursday | May 19, 2022WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) released a statement on his vote to approve defense spending amid Russia's attack on Ukraine.
… Continue ReadingScott, Marshall, Capito Demand FDA Explanation on Failures that Caused Baby Formula Shortages
Thursday | May 19, 2022WASHINGTON – In a new letter to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf, M.D., U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) demanded answers regarding the FDA’s inadequate investigation into Abbott Nutrition’s Michigan manufacturing facility and failure to mitigate the nationwide baby formula shortage. The senators also requested information regarding when the White House was made aware of the dire situation and the steps available to limit the harmful impact on families and their newborns.
… Continue ReadingSenator Tim Scott, Colleagues Commemorate National Police Week
Thursday | May 19, 2022U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined his colleagues in unanimously adopting a bipartisan resolution marking National Police Week and reiterating support for men and women in law enforcement.
… Continue ReadingScott, Romney Introduce Bill to Prohibit Inflationary Student Loan Debt Cancellation
Wednesday | May 18, 2022WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senators Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Richard Burr (R-N.C.), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) in introducing the Student Loan Accountability Act, legislation to prohibit the Biden administration from cancelling student loan debt, a move which would add up to $1.7 trillion to the national debt, further fueling inflation.
… Continue ReadingScott Joins Harris Faulkner, Responds to Yellen Abortion Comments
Tuesday | May 17, 2022WASHNGTON – In his first TV interview since his exchange with Secretary Janet Yellen, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) today joined The Faulkner Focus for a conversation on how opportunity — not abortion — is key to achieving the American Dream.
… Continue ReadingScott, Graham Lead Amicus Brief on Kerr v. Planned Parenthood
Tuesday | May 17, 2022WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) led an amicus brief requesting that the Supreme Court take up Robert Kerr, SC Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) v. Planned Parenthood and Julie Edwards.
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