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Senate Passes Scott, Bennet Resolution Celebrating National Charter School Week
Tuesday | May 10, 2022WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) led 25 of their colleagues on a bipartisan resolution celebrating National Charter School Week and commending charter schools on their contribution to education.
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Monday | May 9, 2022Barnwell School District 29 (Williston) Superintendent, Dr. Marcella Shaw, has been named the 2023 South Carolina Superintendent of the Year, and Saluda County Schools Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, Dr. Abbey Duggins, has been named the 2023 South Carolina District Level Administrator of the Year by the South Carolina Association of School Administrators (SCASA).
… Continue ReadingICYMI: Senator Tim Scott Calls Out Biden Admin’s Failed Economic Leadership
Thursday | May 5, 2022WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Neil Cavuto’s Coast to Coast on Fox Business to discuss the Biden administration’s mishandling of the economy and failure of leadership on the world stage.
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Thursday | May 5, 2022WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) wrote a letter to President Biden’s secretary of education, Miguel Cardona, expressing their concerns about a proposed rule from the Department of Education that would jeopardize our nation’s charter schools and limit families’ education options.
… Continue ReadingScott, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Provide Tax Relief for Auto Dealers
Thursday | April 28, 2022Today, U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) introduced the Supply Chain Disruptions Relief Act, bipartisan legislation to provide tax relief to auto dealers experiencing inventory shortages due to global supply chain issues.
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Wednesday | April 27, 2022WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) introduced the Increasing Small Business Retirement Choices Act, bipartisan legislation that would make it easier for small businesses to offer more comprehensive retirement benefits to their workers by reducing administrative expenses. Both senators are members of the Senate Special Committee on Aging; the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship; and the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee.
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Wednesday | April 27, 2022WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Making Money with Charles Payne on Fox Business to discuss the Biden administration’s mishandling of the economy and how Republican policies can benefit the American people.
… Continue ReadingREMARKS: Sen. Tim Scott Speech on the Future of the GOP at the Reagan Library
Tuesday | April 19, 2022WASHINGTON – Tonight, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) delivered a speech on the future of the Republican Party at the Reagan Library. He discussed his personal story and the struggles that have put him on the path to conservatism and outlined his vision for education, the economy, and more.
… Continue ReadingKrista Just to be Furman ROTC’s first-ever female U.S. Army infantry officer
Tuesday | April 19, 2022Senior Krista Just will be commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army in May, Furman University announced April 19.
… Continue ReadingScott, Toomey Seek Information About Allegations of Racial Discrimination at FDIC Under Acting Chairman Gruenberg
Wednesday | April 13, 2022WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and U.S. Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) today wrote to Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Acting Chairman Martin Gruenberg regarding troubling allegations of racial discrimination and fears of retaliation at the FDIC under his previous leadership of the agency.
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Thursday | April 7, 2022Today, U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representatives Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) and Ron Kind (D-Wis.) introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill reforming Opportunity Zones, the tax incentive for individuals who reinvest unrealized capital gains into high-impact projects in underserved communities. Additionally, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Representatives Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.), Terri Sewell (D-Ala.), Dan Kildee (D-Mich.) co-sponsored the legislation, called the Opportunity Zones Transparency, Extension, and Improvement Act.
… Continue ReadingICYMI: Scott Responds to Backlash Against SCOTUS Vote on Fox News
Thursday | April 7, 2022WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Fox & Friends on Fox News to respond to backlash against his opposition to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court.
… Continue ReadingScott, Cassidy Working to Save School Choice After Bureaucrats Threaten to Gut It
Wednesday | April 6, 2022WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), and 11 colleagues today urged the Department of Education to reconsider proposed rules that would redefine the Charter School Program, stripping parents of their ability to choose the best school for their child.
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Wednesday | April 6, 2022WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.), co-chairs of the Financial Literacy Caucus, introduced a resolution declaring the month of April as Financial Literacy Month.
… Continue ReadingSenators Scott, Crapo, Colleagues: Biden Tax Mandate Unconstitutional
Wednesday | April 6, 2022U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, led an amicus brief at the 11th Circuit Court, arguing that President Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) unconstitutionally blocks states from lowering taxes.
… Continue ReadingScott, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Law Enforcement De-escalation Training Act
Tuesday | April 5, 2022WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and others in introducing the bipartisan Law Enforcement De-escalation Training Act to help law enforcement respond more effectively to people suffering with mental or behavioral health crises.
… Continue ReadingSenator Scott to Vote "No" on Biden Supreme Court Nominee
Monday | April 4, 2022U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) released a statement on his intention to vote "no" on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court.
… Continue ReadingScott to Honor Veterans of the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq at Appreciation Event
Monday | April 4, 2022WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) announced an upcoming event to honor all active, reserve, and National Guard military personnel along with defense contractors who served in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Thursday | March 31, 2022WASHINGTON – This week, Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined the Megyn Kelly Show for a discussion on President Biden’s handling of the economy, policing in America, workers’ rights, and much more.
… Continue ReadingICYMI: Scott Interview on Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act
Wednesday | March 30, 2022WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) sat down with ABC Nightline to discuss his work to introduce anti-lynching legislation and the significance of the bill being signed into law.
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