Press Releases
Scott Joins Colleagues to Introduce Resolution to Detain ISIL Fighters in Guantanamo
Thursday | March 10, 2016Following the recent announcement that U.S. Special Forces captured an Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) leader while carrying out Operation Inherent Resolve, Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) joined Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) and 13 other Senators in introducing a resolution to detain ISIL fighters at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. … Continue Reading
Senator Scott Statement on Today’s Vote Regarding Obama Education Nominee
Wednesday | March 9, 2016Following his vote today against the nomination of Dr. John King for U.S. Secretary of Education, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) released the statement below … Continue Reading
Scott Statement on Report that Increased Number of Released Gitmo Detainees Returning to Terrorism
Tuesday | March 8, 2016U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) released the following statement in regards to the Obama Administration's report this week that an increased number of former detainees at Guantanamo Bay are returning to terrorism. … Continue Reading
Scott Resolution Puts Senate on Record Opposing Transfer of GITMO Detainees
Tuesday | March 8, 2016U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), along with four Senate colleagues, today introduced a resolution formally rejecting President Obama's plan to transfer prisoners from the Guantanamo Bay detention facilities to an alternate location in American communities, which is explicitly prohibited by law. … Continue Reading
Senator Scott Statement on the Passing of First Lady Nancy Reagan
Saturday | March 5, 2016U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) issued the statement below regarding the passing of First Lady Nancy Reagan. … Continue Reading
GITMO IN FOCUS: What Obama’s Failed Foreign Policy Means to the United States
Friday | March 4, 2016Yesterday, Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), a vocal opponent of President Obama's dangerous plan to relocate international terrorists currently held in the Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp in Cuba to domestic sites on US soil, delivered a major speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on the impact of Obama administration's failed foreign policies on our nation. … Continue Reading
GITMO IN FOCUS
Tuesday | March 1, 2016U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) continues his aggressive work to stop President Obama's dangerous plan to relocate international terrorists currently held in the Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp in Cuba to domestic sites on US soil, including one in Hanahan, South Carolina … Continue Reading
Gitmo in Focus - VIDEO & TRANSCRIPT Scott: America is “more safe keeping those enemy combatants in Gitmo”
Thursday | February 25, 2016Senator Scott continues to fight against the President's illegal and reckless plan to send Gitmo detainees to the U.S. Scott joined Fox Business Network to discuss the President's plan. … Continue Reading
Senator Tim Scott Confirmed to Speak at CPAC 2016
Thursday | February 25, 2016U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) is scheduled to speak at CPAC 2016. … Continue Reading
In Case You Missed It: VIDEO: Scott on Moving Gitmo: “It's a terrible prospect for any place in the country”
Wednesday | February 24, 2016Following the Obama administration's announcement yesterday of plans to move international terrorists held at Guantanamo Bay to a location on domestic soil, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) continued his efforts to stop President Obama's dangerous plan. … Continue Reading
Scott on White House Gitmo Plan: Reckless and Illegal
Tuesday | February 23, 2016U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) issued the following statement after the Obama administration presented Congress with a plan to move terrorists held at Guantanamo Bay to a location on domestic soil. … Continue Reading
Senators Scott, Roberts & Gardner Statement on Administration’s Plan to Close Guantanamo Bay
Monday | February 22, 2016U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), and Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) today responded to reports that the administration will present Congress tomorrow with a plan to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility and relocate the remaining terrorists held there to a location on the mainland United States. … Continue Reading
Senator Scott Statement on Justice Scalia's Passing
Sunday | February 14, 2016Justice Scalia was a conservative stalwart on the Supreme Court for three decades, and we will miss his consistent efforts to uphold the Constitution and our founding principles. My thoughts and prayers are with his family. … Continue Reading
Senator Scott Votes for Strong Sanctions on North Korea Following Missile Launch
Wednesday | February 10, 2016Senator Scott Finds Obama Administration’s MOX Proposal Baffling
Tuesday | February 9, 2016U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) released the following statement in response to the Obama administration's decision to terminate the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MOX) program at the Savannah River Site as part of his final budget proposal … Continue Reading
Senator Scott Statement on Obama’s Final Budget
Tuesday | February 9, 2016U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) released the statement below regarding President Obama's Fiscal Year 2017 budget proposal. … Continue Reading
Bipartisan Group of Senators Keep Lifesaving Coast Guard Facilities Open in South Carolina and Oregon
Thursday | February 4, 2016Working together to prevent the closure of lifesaving air facilities in Charleston, South Carolina and in Newport, Oregon, U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-SC), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) today applauded inclusion of language in the final Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015 that now heads to the President for signature. … Continue Reading
Senator Scott Announces Summer 2016 Internships
Thursday | February 4, 2016U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) announced today that he is accepting applications for congressional internships in his Washington, DC, North Charleston, Columbia and Greenville offices for the summer of 2016. … Continue Reading
Scott Honors the Beginning of Black History Month
Monday | February 1, 2016U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) released the following statement in recognition of February as Black History Month … Continue Reading
Scott on Obama Appointee’s Decision to Reverse Former VA Senior Official’s Demotion
Thursday | January 28, 2016U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) released the below statement following news that the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) reversed the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs decision to demote a former senior official accused of using her position for personal gain, allowing her to remain a high paid VA employee. … Continue Reading
