Press Releases
Senator Tim Scott Statement on Supreme Court Ruling to Uphold Religious Freedom for All Americans
Monday | June 30, 2014Today, in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's 5-4 decision upholding religious freedom for all Americans in the Burwell v. Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood Specialties v. Burwell cases, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) released the following statement: … Continue Reading
Senator Tim Scott Statement on Supreme Court Ruling in Favor of Workers Rights
Monday | June 30, 2014Charleston, SC - U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) released the statement below following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the case of Harris v. Quinn, which limited the power of public sector unions to force partial government employees to pay union dues. … Continue Reading
Senator Tim Scott to Go Directly To South Carolina VA Facilities for Answers After Receiving None From Obama Administration
Friday | June 27, 2014Citing the lack of answers from the Obama Administration's Department of Veterans Affairs on his request for information about the current status of South Carolina facilities serving veterans, Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) released the following statement: … Continue Reading
Senator Tim Scott Statement on Supreme Court Decision Regarding Recess Appointments
Thursday | June 26, 2014Key Components of Senator Tim Scott’s SKILLS Act Passed By Senate Today
Thursday | June 26, 2014U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) released the following statement after passage of the bipartisan, bicameral agreement on the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), which contains several key components of his SKILLS Act (S.1911): … Continue Reading
Senator Scott Statement on New VA Wait Time Figures
Friday | June 20, 2014Senator Tim Scott Statement on Medal of Honor Recipient Corporal Carpenter
Thursday | June 19, 2014Senator Tim Scott Continues to Press For Answers from the Department of Veterans Affairs For South Carolina’s Veterans
Thursday | June 12, 2014Senator Scott to Host Veteran Listening Sessions and Office Hours Across South Carolina Friday
Wednesday | June 4, 2014Statement on the Resignation of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki
Friday | May 30, 2014Senator Tim Scott Calls on Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki to Resign
Thursday | May 29, 2014Statement from Senator Tim Scott on the Passing of Dr. Maya Angelou
Wednesday | May 28, 2014Senator Scott Statement on Senate Passage of WRRDA
Thursday | May 22, 2014Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) released the following statement after voting "Yes" on the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) this afternoon. … Continue Reading
Senator Scott: We Need Action, Full Independent Senatorial Investigation of Veteran’s Healthcare System
Thursday | May 22, 2014Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) today called on the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigation to launch an immediate, independent investigation of mismanagement, incompetence and corruption at the Department of Veterans Affairs. … Continue Reading
Senator Tim Scott Discusses Opportunity Agenda at AEI
Thursday | May 22, 2014Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) joined House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA), Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), and AEI President Arthur Brooks today at the American Enterprise Institute to discuss conservative solutions for the middle class. … Continue Reading
Senator Tim Scott Statement on Tomorrow’s 60th Anniversary of the Brown vs. Board of Education Decision
Friday | May 16, 2014Senator Tim Scott to Host Vietnam Era Veterans Honor Ceremony in Columbia this August
Wednesday | May 14, 2014South Carolina's Vietnam War era veterans are invited to a special ceremony in Columbia this August honoring their service to our nation. Hosted by U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), the event will feature keynote speaker Major General James Everett Livingston (ret), United States Marine Corps, custodian of the Medal of Honor, as well as military bands from around South Carolina, and memorabilia and military artifacts from the era. … Continue Reading
Senator Tim Scott Asks Sylvia Burwell If She’ll Be the Ambassador of Obamacare or HHS Secretary?
Thursday | May 8, 2014Earlier today, Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, questioned Sylvia Burwell, President Obama's nominee for Health and Human Services Secretary, about whether she would be the Ambassador of Obamacare, continuing to promote a failed policy, incompetent implementation and an unwillingness to provide accurate and timely information to the Congress and the American people, or serve as the Health and Human Services Secretary. … Continue Reading
Senator Tim Scott Welcomes Brad Dean from Myrtle Beach to Testify in Senate Tourism Hearing
Thursday | May 8, 2014Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) welcomed Brad Dean, President of the Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce, to Washington today to testify on the importance of tourism in South Carolina and the nation in the Tourism, Competitiveness, and Innovation Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. … Continue Reading
