Press Releases
Sens. Scott and Thune Introduce Bill to Combat Inflationary Spending
Thursday | January 13, 2022WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and John Thune (R-S.D.) introduced the Inflation Prevention Act (IPA) that would help combat inflationary spending. Due to record government spending over the last two years, many Americans are facing rapidly rising costs of consumer goods. This bill would bar legislation that would be estimated to increase inflation until the year-over-year inflation rate drops below 4.5 percent.
… Continue ReadingSenator Tim Scott Slams Biden Admin’s COVID Response, Disingenuous Election Reform Push
Wednesday | January 12, 2022WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Martha MacCallum on Fox News’s “The Story” to call out the Biden administration for its weak COVID-19 response and disingenuous “election reform” push.
… Continue ReadingSen. Scott, Rep. Timmons Urge CFPB to Reconsider Rule Harming SC Farmers
Wednesday | January 5, 2022WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Representative William Timmons (R-S.C.) sent a letter to Consumer Financial Protections Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra regarding a new data collection rule that would place undue burden on South Carolina small business owners, farmers, and lenders.
… Continue ReadingICYMI: Senator Scott Talks Education, Hope for America on Trey Gowdy’s Sunday Night in America
Monday | January 3, 2022WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Trey Gowdy’s Sunday Night in America on Fox News to discuss the future of education and his hope for America as the new year begins.
… Continue ReadingSenator Scott Statement on FDIC Chairman McWilliams' Resignation
Friday | December 31, 2021U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) released the following statement on Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Chairman Jelena McWilliams' resignation after a politically-motivated attempt to undermine the independence of the agency.
… Continue ReadingSenator Scott, Colleagues Call on President Biden to Withdraw Nomination of Dr. David Weil for Wage & Hour Administrator
Wednesday | December 29, 2021Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senators Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) in urging President Biden to formally withdraw the nomination of Dr. David Weil to be Administrator of the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage & Hour Division.
… Continue ReadingICYMI: Scott Talks Dem Spending, 2021 Highlights and 2022 Agenda
Thursday | December 23, 2021WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Leyla Gulen on Fox24 Charleston. Sen. Scott slammed Democrats' spending, talked legislative highlights of 2021, and laid out his agenda for 2022.
… Continue ReadingAs Inflation Soars, Scott Stands Up For Farmers and Ranchers
Thursday | December 23, 2021WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member John Boozman (R-Ark.), Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), and several of their colleagues in urging federal financial regulators to provide community banks, credit unions, and Farm Credit institutions with the regulatory flexibility they need to responsibly work with their agriculture clients as the profit margins of farmers and ranchers shrink from higher input costs. The senators are also requesting that federal financial regulators monitor how inflation and inflationary-related pressures are affecting the agriculture industry and, in turn, the community financial institutions that serve it.
… Continue ReadingScott, Finance Republicans Demand Treasury Analysis of OECD Agreement
Wednesday | December 22, 2021WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), along with Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and all other Senate Finance Committee Republicans, wrote to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen renewing requests for information regarding international tax negotiations. To date, the Department of the Treasury (USDT) has been unwilling or unable to fully engage with Congress to provide details on the negotiations, which will have a significant impact on American workers, businesses and revenue.
… Continue ReadingScott Joins Colleagues in Filing Amicus Brief in Pending Clean Air Act Supreme Court Case
Monday | December 20, 2021WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) today joined 47 senators and 45 House members—including Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.)—in filing an amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the petitioners in the pending case West Virginia, et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
… Continue ReadingSenator Scott, Banking Republicans Call on President Biden to Rebuke FDIC Coup Attempt
Friday | December 17, 2021WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and fellow Senate Banking Committee Republicans are calling on President Joe Biden to rebuke Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Director Marty Gruenberg for their illegitimate attempt to violate the FDIC’s 88-year tradition of working independent from partisan political influence. In a letter, the senators also urged President Biden to immediately replace Director Gruenberg—whose term expired three years ago and is serving in a temporary capacity—and nominate an individual to fill the vacant Republican seat on the FDIC board.
Senators Scott and Hassan Introduce Bill to Expand Educator Tax Deduction
Friday | December 17, 2021WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) introduced a bill to extend the educator Expense Tax Deduction to K-12 athletic coaches and administrators. This bill will amend the tax code to allow K-12 coaches to be classified as "eligible educators" in order to be eligible for tax deductions for out-of-pocket expenses relating to instructional expenses.
… Continue ReadingSenator Scott, Representative Norman Lead Effort to Protect Faith-Based Child Welfare Providers
Thursday | December 16, 2021WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Representative Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) led a bicameral letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra, condemning HHS’s recent reversal of protections for faith-based adoption and foster care agencies.
… Continue ReadingScott Calls Out Democrats’ Destructive Child Care Proposals at Press Conference
Wednesday | December 15, 2021WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Richard Burr (R-N.C.) led their Republican colleagues at a press conference calling out the destructive child care proposals in the Democrats’ reckless spending bill.
… Continue ReadingICYMI: Scott Talks Inflation, Blasts Dems’ Spending on America’s Newsroom
Wednesday | December 15, 2021WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino on Fox News’s “America’s Newsroom.” Sen. Scott slammed the Democrats’ reckless spending, which has driven inflation to a record high, and he discussed how to combat America’s rising prices.
… Continue ReadingSenator Scott Statement on Passage of the National Defense Authorization Act
Wednesday | December 15, 2021WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) released the following statement on his vote to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
… Continue ReadingSenator Scott Questions FDA Nominee on the Future of mRNA and CRISPR Technologies
Tuesday | December 14, 2021WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) questioned Dr. Robert Califf, President Biden’s nominee for Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner, on the future of mRNA and CRISPR technologies and their potential to treat and cure rare diseases like Sickle Cell Anemia.
… Continue ReadingScott, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Prevent Democrats’ Big Government Lending Scheme
Tuesday | December 14, 2021WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and John Kennedy (R-La.), along with Republican colleagues, introduced the Protecting Access to Credit for Small Businesses Act. The bill is designed to prevent Democrats from turning the Small Business Administration (SBA) into a direct lender, as they are attempting to do in their tax-and-spend reconciliation bill.
… Continue ReadingSenate Passes Scott, Booker Resolution Raising Sickle Cell Awareness
Tuesday | December 14, 2021WASHINGTON – This week, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Cory Booker’s (D-N.J.) resolution designating September as Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) Awareness Month.
… Continue ReadingSenator Scott Statement on CFPB Director Chopra's Attempted Political Power Grab
Friday | December 10, 2021WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) released the following statement on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Board Member Martin Gruenberg's attempt to politicize the FDIC by circumventing Chairwoman Jelena McWilliams.
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