Press Releases
Scott, Toomey, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Ensure Crime Victims Receive Promised Funds
Friday | May 13, 2022WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senator Pat Toomey (R-Penn.) and nine Senate colleagues on the Fairness for Crime Victims Act to ensure that crime victims receive the funding promised to them through the Crime Victims Fund (CVF).
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Thursday | May 12, 2022WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), members of the Senate Banking Committee, along with Senators Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Treasury urging the Biden administration to extend sanctions against Russia’s National Credit Payment System (NSPK).
… Continue ReadingSen. Tim Scott Statement on Democrats' Radical Anti-Life Legislation
Wednesday | May 11, 2022U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) released a statement following the Democrats' failed vote to advance radical abortion legislation.
… Continue ReadingScott Confronts Sec. Yellen for Troubling Comments at Banking Hearing
Tuesday | May 10, 2022WASHINGTON – In today’s Senate Banking Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) confronted Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen about troubling comments she made during the hearing as well as the administration’s approach to combating inflation. Sen. Scott also provided closing remarks, in which he underscored how pro-growth policies enacted under Republican leadership fostered economic opportunity and created a more inclusive economy.
… Continue ReadingSenate Passes Scott, Bennet Resolution Celebrating National Charter School Week
Tuesday | May 10, 2022WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) led 25 of their colleagues on a bipartisan resolution celebrating National Charter School Week and commending charter schools on their contribution to education.
… Continue ReadingSouth Carolina Superintendent of the Year and District Administrator of the Year announced
Monday | May 9, 2022Barnwell School District 29 (Williston) Superintendent, Dr. Marcella Shaw, has been named the 2023 South Carolina Superintendent of the Year, and Saluda County Schools Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, Dr. Abbey Duggins, has been named the 2023 South Carolina District Level Administrator of the Year by the South Carolina Association of School Administrators (SCASA).
… Continue ReadingICYMI: Senator Tim Scott Calls Out Biden Admin’s Failed Economic Leadership
Thursday | May 5, 2022WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Neil Cavuto’s Coast to Coast on Fox Business to discuss the Biden administration’s mishandling of the economy and failure of leadership on the world stage.
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Thursday | May 5, 2022WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) wrote a letter to President Biden’s secretary of education, Miguel Cardona, expressing their concerns about a proposed rule from the Department of Education that would jeopardize our nation’s charter schools and limit families’ education options.
… Continue ReadingScott, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Provide Tax Relief for Auto Dealers
Thursday | April 28, 2022Today, U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) introduced the Supply Chain Disruptions Relief Act, bipartisan legislation to provide tax relief to auto dealers experiencing inventory shortages due to global supply chain issues.
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Wednesday | April 27, 2022WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) introduced the Increasing Small Business Retirement Choices Act, bipartisan legislation that would make it easier for small businesses to offer more comprehensive retirement benefits to their workers by reducing administrative expenses. Both senators are members of the Senate Special Committee on Aging; the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship; and the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee.
… Continue ReadingICYMI: Scott Talks Economy, Labor Market on Making Money with Charles Payne
Wednesday | April 27, 2022WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Making Money with Charles Payne on Fox Business to discuss the Biden administration’s mishandling of the economy and how Republican policies can benefit the American people.
… Continue ReadingREMARKS: Sen. Tim Scott Speech on the Future of the GOP at the Reagan Library
Tuesday | April 19, 2022WASHINGTON – Tonight, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) delivered a speech on the future of the Republican Party at the Reagan Library. He discussed his personal story and the struggles that have put him on the path to conservatism and outlined his vision for education, the economy, and more.
… Continue ReadingKrista Just to be Furman ROTC’s first-ever female U.S. Army infantry officer
Tuesday | April 19, 2022Senior Krista Just will be commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army in May, Furman University announced April 19.
… Continue ReadingScott, Toomey Seek Information About Allegations of Racial Discrimination at FDIC Under Acting Chairman Gruenberg
Wednesday | April 13, 2022WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and U.S. Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) today wrote to Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Acting Chairman Martin Gruenberg regarding troubling allegations of racial discrimination and fears of retaliation at the FDIC under his previous leadership of the agency.
… Continue ReadingScott, Booker, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill Reforming Opportunity Zones
Thursday | April 7, 2022Today, U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representatives Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) and Ron Kind (D-Wis.) introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill reforming Opportunity Zones, the tax incentive for individuals who reinvest unrealized capital gains into high-impact projects in underserved communities. Additionally, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Representatives Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.), Terri Sewell (D-Ala.), Dan Kildee (D-Mich.) co-sponsored the legislation, called the Opportunity Zones Transparency, Extension, and Improvement Act.
… Continue ReadingICYMI: Scott Responds to Backlash Against SCOTUS Vote on Fox News
Thursday | April 7, 2022WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Fox & Friends on Fox News to respond to backlash against his opposition to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court.
… Continue ReadingScott, Cassidy Working to Save School Choice After Bureaucrats Threaten to Gut It
Wednesday | April 6, 2022WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), and 11 colleagues today urged the Department of Education to reconsider proposed rules that would redefine the Charter School Program, stripping parents of their ability to choose the best school for their child.
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Wednesday | April 6, 2022WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.), co-chairs of the Financial Literacy Caucus, introduced a resolution declaring the month of April as Financial Literacy Month.
… Continue ReadingSenators Scott, Crapo, Colleagues: Biden Tax Mandate Unconstitutional
Wednesday | April 6, 2022U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, led an amicus brief at the 11th Circuit Court, arguing that President Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) unconstitutionally blocks states from lowering taxes.
… Continue ReadingScott, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Law Enforcement De-escalation Training Act
Tuesday | April 5, 2022WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and others in introducing the bipartisan Law Enforcement De-escalation Training Act to help law enforcement respond more effectively to people suffering with mental or behavioral health crises.
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