Press Releases
Following Government Data Breaches, Senator Scott Leads Inquiry Into Agency Holding Hundreds of Millions of Financial Records
Wednesday | June 10, 2015With the recent data breaches at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Office of Personnel Management (OPM) fresh in the minds of Americans, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) today led 22 of his colleagues in questioning the security of financial data on millions of Americans that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and its contractors collect and store. … Continue Reading
Scott: Affordable Care Act Anything But Affordable for South Carolina Families
Friday | June 5, 2015Following the news that at least 100,000 South Carolinians will see double-digit rate increases on healthcare premiums as a result of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) released the following statement … Continue Reading
ICYMI: VIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT: Senator Scott Discusses IRS Recent Data Breach with Fox News’ Greta Van Susteren
Wednesday | June 3, 2015U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, joined Greta Van Susteren on Fox News to discuss the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) recent data breach which exposed the personal information of more than 100,000 taxpayers and the agency's continued pattern of negligence … Continue Reading
VIDEO: Scott to IRS Commissioner: What’s the Plan to Stop the Ongoing Pattern of Negligence at the IRS
Tuesday | June 2, 2015In a Senate Finance Committee hearing earlier today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) questioned Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen and Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration J. Russell George about a recent data breach which exposed the personal information of more than 100,000 taxpayers, and which the agency believes originated in Russia. … Continue Reading
Scott Supports Passage of Fix to 40-Mile Choice Act Eligibility for American’s Veterans
Wednesday | May 27, 2015U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) issued the following statement after Senate passage of the Access to Community Care for Veterans Act (S.1463), which amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (Choice Act) to give veterans increased access to community health care when the nearest VA medical facility within 40 miles driving distance from a veteran's home is unable to offer needed care to veterans. … Continue Reading
Senator Scott on Administration’s Attempt to Regulate Ponds and Ditches
Wednesday | May 27, 2015U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) released the statement below following the release of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) final "waters of the United States," or WOTUS, rule today. … Continue Reading
Senator Scott Statement on IRS Data Breach
Tuesday | May 26, 2015Charleston, SC - U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, released the statement below following the announcement that a data breach at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) exposed the personal information of more than 100,000 taxpayers. … Continue Reading
Senator Tim Scott Honors America’s Troops and Veterans on Memorial Day
Sunday | May 24, 2015U.S. Senator Tim Scott made the following statement in advance of Memorial Day … Continue Reading
Senators Scott and Manchin Launch Prescription Drug Abuse Caucus
Friday | May 22, 2015U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-SC) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) today launched the Prescription Drug Abuse Caucus in an effort to raise awareness and show that the United States Senate is serious about helping the millions of American families whose lives have been torn apart by prescription drug abuse. … Continue Reading
Senator Scott on Body Cameras: Video is Worth a Thousand Pictures
Tuesday | May 19, 2015U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) testified today at a Senate hearing on body cameras, again stating his support for the technology by saying, "If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a video is worth a thousand pictures." … Continue Reading
Senator Scott to Testify Before Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism on Importance of Body Cameras
Monday | May 18, 2015Senators Scott and Graham Announce Body Camera Hearing Next Week
Wednesday | May 13, 2015Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) announced today the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism will hold a hearing at 2:30PM, next Tuesday, May 19, entitled "Body Cameras: Can Technology Increase Protection for Law Enforcement Officers and the Public?" … Continue Reading
Scott Emphasizes Importance of School Choice During National Charter Schools Week
Thursday | May 7, 2015U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), a leading advocate for school choice in the United States Senate, issued the following statement highlighting the importance of school choice during National Charter Schools Week this week, which runs from May 3 through May 9, 2015. … Continue Reading
American People Must Have Voice in Any Iran Deal
Thursday | May 7, 2015U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) released the following statement following Senate passage of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015. The bill, which Senator Scott cosponsored along with sixty six of his Senate colleagues, requires President Obama to submit any final nuclear deal with Iran to Congress for approval before being able to waive or suspend congressional sanctions. … Continue Reading
Senator Tim Scott Continues Community Office Hours Series
Friday | May 1, 2015Continuing a commitment to providing South Carolinians with the highest-quality constituent services possible, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) today announced the next set of Community Office Hours, beginning the week of May 11, 2015. … Continue Reading
Graham, Scott Introduce Legislation to Rename Hollings Judicial Center in Charleston
Thursday | April 30, 2015South Carolina's United States Senators Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott have introduced legislation to rename the Hollings Judicial Center in Charleston as the J. Waties Waring Judicial Center. … Continue Reading
Senators Scott and Shaheen Introduce Legislation to Protect Small Businesses from Potential Healthcare Premium Increases
Wednesday | April 29, 2015U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-SC) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), both members of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, today introduced legislation designed to protect America's small businesses from potential healthcare premium increases under the Affordable Care Act. … Continue Reading
Graham, Scott, and Wilson Voice Concerns with Assessment Claiming Sharp Cost Increases for MOX Facility
Thursday | April 23, 2015WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott, along with Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02), today issued the following statement in response to the Department of Energy's (DOE) release of The Aerospace Corporation's recent study on the cost to construct and operate the Mixed Fuel Fabrication (MOX) Facility in South Carolina: … Continue Reading
Senator Scott on Lynch Nomination
Thursday | April 23, 2015U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) released the following statement regarding the nomination of Loretta Lynch for the post of U.S. Attorney General. … Continue Reading
Senator Tim Scott Requests Hearing on Body Cameras
Wednesday | April 22, 2015U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) today requested (link) Senate Judiciary Chairman Charles Grassley (R-IA) and Crime and Terrorism Subcommittee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) hold a hearing on the use of body-worn cameras by law enforcement officers. … Continue Reading
