Press Releases
TOMORROW: Scott To Host African American Forum to Highlight Diversity of Thought in the Black Community
Saturday | February 8, 2020WASHINGTON – Tomorrow, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) will be host an African American panel discussion highlighting the diversity of thought in the black community and how together we can find the solutions our communities need. Information on receiving media credentials is included below.
… Continue ReadingScott, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Prohibit Teleabortions
Friday | February 7, 2020WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tim Scott introduced legislation to protect the sanctity of human life by prohibiting chemical abortions from being performed without the supervision of a healthcare provider. U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), John Kennedy (R-LA), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Steve Daines (R-MT), James Lankford (R-OK), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and Kevin Cramer (S-ND) joined Scott as original cosponsors of the bill.
… Continue ReadingSenator Scott Remarks On Impeachment Vote
Wednesday | February 5, 2020WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) gave the following remarks today on the Senate Floor regarding the vote on the articles of impeachment. Below is the video of his remarks accompanied by the transcript:
… Continue ReadingICYMI: POTUS PRAISES OPPORTUNITY ZONES, SCOTT EFFORTS DURING STATE OF THE UNION
Wednesday | February 5, 2020WASHINGTON – President Trump praised U.S. Senator Tim Scott’s (R-SC) Opportunity Zones initiative during last night’s State of the Union Address. Video and transcript are below.
… Continue ReadingSenator Scott’s Response to Tonight’s State of the Union Address
Tuesday | February 4, 2020WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) released the following video response to President Trump’s 2020 State of the Union Address:
… Continue ReadingScott Applauds Passage of National School Choice Week Resolution
Monday | January 27, 2020WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), Congressional School Choice Caucus co-chair, introduced a resolution declaring this week as National School Choice Week. Senator Scott was joined by Senate Education Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA). The resolution was agreed to by the Senate.
… Continue ReadingHonoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Monday | January 20, 2020I was born in the South during the Civil Rights Movement, when the country was torn with racial strife. My parents were faced with the signs "Blacks Only" and "Whites Only." My grandfather picked cotton and never learned how to read, and my mother, his daughter, worked 16-hour days to keep a roof over our head. This is the America that I grew up in, and now I have the honor of serving in the United States Senate. That chance came in no small part because of the efforts of Dr. Martin Luther … Continue Reading
Senator Scott on Senate Passage of the USMCA
Thursday | January 16, 2020WASHINGTON—Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) released the following statement upon Senate passage of the United States-Canada-Mexico Agreement:
… Continue ReadingSen. Tim Scott on Speaker Pelosi Finally Transferring Impeachment Articles to Senate
Wednesday | January 15, 2020WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) released the statement below following the Speaker's announcement:
… Continue ReadingSenator Scott Joins Colleagues in Praising American Forces for Eliminating Iranian Terrorist Qasem Soleimani
Thursday | January 9, 2020WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) joined 42 Republican colleagues in praising the work members of the military and intelligence community have done to neutralize known Iranian terrorist, Qasem Soleimani.
… Continue ReadingSenator Scott on President Trump’s Remarks
Wednesday | January 8, 2020WASHINGTON—Today, Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) released the following statement in regards to President Trump’s remarks on the escalating tensions between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran:
… Continue ReadingSenator Scott Praises Treasury Department’s Final Action on Opportunity Zones
Thursday | December 19, 2019WASHINGTON-Today, Senator Tim Scott released the following statement on the Treasury Department's final regulations on Opportunity Zones, one of the nation's most bipartisan initiatives to combat poverty. "The past fifty years of fighting poverty through government-led programs has only proved to perpetuate the cycle of generational poverty. My Opportunity Zones initiative gives us a new chance to get it right," said Senator Scott. "Finalized guidelines will provide the clarity and certainty … Continue Reading
Scott Applauds Passage of FY 2020 NDAA
Tuesday | December 17, 2019WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) released the following statement upon final passage of the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act:
Senator Tim Scott Secures Another Win for HBCUs
Thursday | December 12, 2019WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tim Scott announced his efforts to secure more than $46 million for Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The $46 million secured will go towards funding the Department of Defense's HBCU and Minority Institutions Program, which is designed to increase the participation of HBCU and minority students in the Department of Defense's research, development, test, and evaluation programs. Sen. Scott has been a strong … Continue Reading
Scott’s IMPACT Act Adds Bipartisan Cosponsors
Thursday | December 12, 2019WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) announced new co-sponsors to his bipartisan Improving and Reinstating the Monitoring, Prevention, Accountability, Certification, and Transparency Provisions of Opportunity Zones or IMPACT Act. Senators Lankford (R-OK) and Sinema (D-AZ) join Sens. Grassley (R-IA), Rubio (R-FL), Capito (R-WV), Young (R-IN), Ernst (R-IA), Cassidy (R-LA), and Gardner (R-CO) as co-sponsors to the legislation."I want to thank Senators Lankford and Sinema for joining … Continue Reading
SCOTT, WARNER INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE HIRING & RETENTION OF SENIOR CAREGIVERS
Monday | December 9, 2019WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Tim Scott (R-SC) and Mark R. Warner (D-VA) introduced the Ensuring Seniors Access to Quality Care Act to help senior living facilities caring for aging adults to better screen, hire, and retain quality staff. The Ensuring Seniors Access to Quality Care Act would provide nursing home operators with access to the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) - an existing national criminal background check system - a move that would give employers greater ability to … Continue Reading
Scott, Grassley, Colleagues Introduce Expanded Bill on Opportunity Zone Reporting Requirements
Friday | December 6, 2019WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) was joined today by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Todd Young (R-IN), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Cory Gardner (R-CO) in the introduction the IMPACT Act, which would reinstate and expand reporting requirements to determine the impact of the more than 8,700 Opportunity Zones across the country. Opportunity Zones were initially proposed by Scott's … Continue Reading
Scott Leads Bipartisan Passage of the FUTURE Act To Help Students
Thursday | December 5, 2019WASHINGTON— The United States Senate today passed a bipartisan amendment to the House-passed FUTURE Act sponsored by Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), Senate Education Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Senators Doug Jones (D-Ala.), Richard Burr (R-N.C.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) to make permanent $255 million in annual funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Serving Institutions (MSI), simplify the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for 20 million American families, and streamline income-driven repayment for nearly 8 million borrowers.
… Continue ReadingScott, Blackburn Introduce Modern Worker Empowerment Act to Enhance Gig Economy Workers
Wednesday | December 4, 2019WASHINGTON-Today, Senators Tim Scott (R-SC) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced the Modern Worker Empowerment Act, which would ensure that government regulation matches 21st century workforce advances. The American economy has fundamentally transformed with the introduction of new technology lowering barriers to entry for independent entrepreneurship, yet the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) from the 1930s has not been updated to match. "One of the many jobs I have the privilege of doing … Continue Reading
Scott, Colleagues Propose Bipartisan Solution to Permanently Fund HBCUs
Wednesday | December 4, 2019WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senate Education Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Senators Doug Jones (D-Ala.), Richard Burr (R-N.C.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) to release a bipartisan amendment to the House-passed FUTURE Act to make permanent $255 million in annual funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Serving Institutions, simplify the Free Application for Federal Student Aid … Continue Reading
