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Senator Tim Scott Combats Fentanyl Crisis with Groundbreaking Legislation
Tuesday | April 25, 2023Today, Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, introduced the Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act, a sanctions and anti-money laundering bill aimed at combatting the country’s fentanyl crisis by targeting the illicit fentanyl supply chain, from the chemical suppliers in China to the cartels that traffic the drugs in from Mexico.
… Continue ReadingScott, Budd Move to Reverse Dept of Labor’s Misguided Rule, Protect Farmers, & Combat Skyrocketing Food Prices
Tuesday | April 25, 2023U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.), along with Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), led their Republican colleagues in introducing a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act to overturn a misguided rule from the Department of Labor (DOL) that will drastically increase costs for American farmers. Senators Scott and Budd were joined by 26 other Senators upon introduction.
… Continue ReadingScott, Thune, Braun, Tuberville Introduce Bill to Grow America’s Workforce
Tuesday | April 25, 2023U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), along with Senators John Thune (R-S.D.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) reintroduced the Training America’s Workforce Act, which would make apprenticeship programs more responsive to industry workforce needs. The legislation would help individuals obtain industry-specific skills through on-the-job learning and classroom instruction, as well as an industry-recognized credential during participation in or upon completion of an industry-recognized apprenticeship program (IRAP).
… Continue ReadingScott Introduces Legislation to Protect American Taxpayers
Thursday | April 20, 2023U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and their Republican colleagues, introduced the IRS Accountability and Taxpayer Protection Act to prohibit the IRS from using penalties as a bargaining chip in reaching resolutions more favorable to the agency at the expense of hardworking Americans.
… Continue ReadingSenators Scott, Risch Statement on Unrest in Sudan, 20 Years After Darfur Genocide
Thursday | April 20, 2023U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa, and Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, released the following statement expressing concern over recent clashes between Sudan’s army and paramilitary forces, 20 years after the genocide in Darfur:
… Continue ReadingSenator Scott, Congressman Allen, Colleagues Introduce Landmark Legislation to Protect Workers and Support Small Business Owners
Wednesday | April 19, 2023U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) introduced the Employee Rights Act of 2023. The bill seeks to modernize our nation’s labor policies to match the needs of the 21st century worker and workforce. This legislation represents the Republican vision for the future of the American workforce: promoting growth and innovation, ensuring that our laws protect workers rather than union bosses, and allowing Americans to take home more of the money they earn.
… Continue ReadingSenator Scott Statement on Tax Day
Tuesday | April 18, 2023Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) issued the following statement on Tax Day:
… Continue ReadingSen. Scott, Colleagues Introduce The Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act
Monday | April 10, 2023U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and other Senate Republican colleagues in reintroducing the Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act. Often, sanctuary cities prohibit their law enforcement officers from cooperating with federal immigration authorities. This bill would allow local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration authorities and would pull taxpayer-funded grants to sanctuary cities.
… Continue ReadingScott, Graham Lead Fight to Protect Parris Island
Friday | April 7, 2023U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) re-introduced the Parris Island Protection Act, which prohibits the use of federal funds to close or plan the closure of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island.
… Continue ReadingScott, Rubio Reintroduce Bill to Ease Health Care Burden for American Workers, Retirees
Thursday | April 6, 2023U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) in reintroducing the Health Savings Act, which would simplify and expand Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs). These health care accounts provide Americans opportunities to save on medical costs through tax-deductible contributions.
… Continue ReadingICYMI: Sen. Scott Op-Ed Inspires Americans To Embrace Hope
Sunday | April 2, 2023U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) penned an op-ed in the New York Post describing his optimistic outlook for America’s future and why Americans should continue holding to the values which have made our nation the greatest on earth.
… Continue ReadingSenator Scott Champions Permanent Repeal of the Death Tax
Friday | March 31, 2023Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) and 40 of his Senate colleagues in reintroducing legislation to permanently repeal the federal estate tax, more commonly known as the death tax. The Death Tax Repeal Act would end this purely punitive tax that has the potential to hit family-run farms, ranches, and businesses as the result of the owner’s death.
… Continue ReadingScott, Lankford Invest in US Job Creators in Uncertain Economy
Friday | March 31, 2023Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senator James Lankford (R-Okla.) in introducing the Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) Act, which would make permanent a provision in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) that allowed businesses to fully expense new investments, such as machinery and equipment, in the year of purchase. The provision began to phase out in the federal tax code starting at the end of 2022 and expires at the end of 2026.
… Continue ReadingSenator Scott Challenges Biden Administration on WOTUS Rule
Wednesday | March 29, 2023Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) challenged the Biden Administration’s Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule by voting in favor of a Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval.
… Continue ReadingICYMI: Senator Scott Celebrated HBCUs’ Role in Strengthening the Nation
Wednesday | March 29, 2023U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), co-chair of the bipartisan HBCU Caucus, hosted his Seventh Annual HBCU Fly-In to celebrate America’s more than 100 Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The event focused on recognizing the historical accomplishments of HBCUs, their immense contributions to the American economy and workforce, and ways to strengthen them for years to come.
… Continue ReadingScott, Cassidy, Cornyn, Ernst, Colleagues Introduce CRA to Overturn Biden’s Reckless Student Loan Schemes
Wednesday | March 29, 2023U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, along with Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), and 34 other Republican colleagues introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn President Biden’s student loan cancelation scheme, which would transfer up to $20,000 in student loan debt per borrower onto taxpayers, costing an estimated $400 billion. The CRA would also end the pause on student loan payments, which will have cost Americans a total of $195 billion by the time the most recent Biden extension is set to expire in August of 2023.
… Continue ReadingScott, Lankford Challenge Biden’s Unconstitutional Attack Against Religious Student Groups
Wednesday | March 29, 2023Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.) along with Congressman Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) and their colleagues introduced the Equal Campus Access Act of 2023 to ensure that religious student organizations will not face discrimination on college campuses.
… Continue ReadingScott, Blackburn, Cassidy, Braun Introduce Bill to Stop Political Weaponization of National Labor Relations Board
Wednesday | March 29, 2023U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), along with Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), and Mike Braun (R-Ind.), introduced the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Reform Act. This legislation would amend the National Labor Relations Act to return the NLRB to its intended purpose: an independent federal agency that acts as an impartial body in deciding cases related to the National Labor Relations Act.
… Continue ReadingSenator Scott Hosted 7th Annual HBCU Fly-in
Tuesday | March 28, 2023Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), co-chair of the bipartisan HBCU Caucus, hosted his Seventh Annual HBCU Fly-In to celebrate America’s more than 100 Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The event focused on recognizing the historical accomplishments of HBCUs, their immense contributions to the American economy and workforce, and ways to strengthen them for years to come.
… Continue ReadingScott Slams Regulators for Supervisory Failures
Tuesday | March 28, 2023In his opening statement at today’s U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing, Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) emphasized that the recent failures of Silicon Valley and Signature Banks were the result of bank mismanagement, supervisory neglect, and the Biden administration’s inflation crisis, which caused the need for rapid interest rate hikes.
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