Press Releases
VIDEO: Senator Scott Delivers Passionate Speech on the Senate Floor about the Power of School Choice
Tuesday | July 14, 2015As the debate on ESEA reauthorization continues, U.S. Senator Tim Scott spoke about his amendment (S.Amdt.2132) to the Every Child Achieves Act (ECAA) this morning. … Continue Reading
Sen. Scott: It’s Hard to Make a Good Deal with Bad Actors
Tuesday | July 14, 2015U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) released the statement below regarding the proposed Iranian nuclear deal. … Continue Reading
Scott Amendment Would Allow Greater School Choice for America’s Low-Income Children
Monday | July 13, 2015Affirming his belief that every child should have access to a high quality education, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), a leading voice for school choice in the U.S. Senate, has offered S.Amdt. 2132 to the Every Child Achieves Act (ECAA) to allow Title I funds to follow low-income children and strengthen educational options for their parents. … Continue Reading
Senator Scott Statement on Confederate Battle Flag
Thursday | July 9, 2015U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) released the following statement following Governor Nikki Haley signing legislation into law to remove the Confederate Battle Flag from the South Carolina Statehouse grounds … Continue Reading
Senator Scott Honors Independence Day
Monday | July 6, 2015On Independence Day, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) issued the following statement … Continue Reading
Senator Scott Reacts to Supreme Court’s King v. Burwell Decision
Thursday | June 25, 2015U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) released the statement below following the United States Supreme Court's ruling in King v. Burwell. … Continue Reading
Scott Praises Army Corps of Engineers’ Unanimous Approval of Charleston Harbor Deepening Project
Thursday | June 25, 2015Following U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Civil Works Review Board unanimous approval of the Final Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement for the Charleston Harbor Deepening Project, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) released the following statement … Continue Reading
Senator Scott’s Resolution on Charleston Tragedy Expected to Pass Senate This Afternoon, Scott and Graham to Speak on Senate floor
Wednesday | June 24, 2015U.S. Senator Tim Scott's resolution commemorating the victims of last week's tragedy in Charleston is expected to be unanimously passed by the U.S. Senate this afternoon. … Continue Reading
VIDEO: Senator Scott Delivers Heartfelt Remarks on the Senate Floor about the Tragedy in Charleston
Wednesday | June 24, 2015U.S. Senator Tim Scott's (R-SC) resolution honoring the nine victims of last week's shooting in Charleston was unanimously passed by the U.S. Senate today. Senator Scott also gave an emotional speech about the tragedy. … Continue Reading
VIDEO: Senator Scott Thanks the American People for “an outpouring of affection and love to South Carolina”
Tuesday | June 23, 2015Senator Scott gave remarks about Charleston today in the U.S. Capitol during GOP leadership press stakeout. … Continue Reading
Senator Scott Statement on the Confederate Battle Flag
Monday | June 22, 2015U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) released the following statement after calling for the removal of the Confederate battle flag from the South Carolina Statehouse grounds … Continue Reading
Senator Tim Scott Statement on Charleston Tragedy
Thursday | June 18, 2015Upon returning home to Charleston this morning, Senator Tim Scott released the following statement. … Continue Reading
Senator Tim Scott Statement on Charleston Tragedy
Thursday | June 18, 2015U.S. Senator Tim Scott released the statement below regarding the tragic shooting at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston. The Senator will be leaving Washington to return home to South Carolina as soon as possible … Continue Reading
Senator Tim Scott Statement on Gov. Haley Signing Body Camera Legislation
Wednesday | June 10, 2015U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) released the statement below following South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley (R) signing legislation into law that creates statewide guidelines for the usage and implementation of body-worn cameras for law enforcement officers in the Palmetto State. … Continue Reading
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
