Press Releases
ICYMI: Scott Interview on Serving South Carolinians
Thursday | March 10, 2022WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tim Scott sat down with Fox 46, Queen City News, to discuss how he is serving South Carolinians in the United States Senate. The interview highlighted how Sen. Scott has kept his promises to address voter concerns, work in a bipartisan manner, and deliver on behalf of his constituents.
… Continue ReadingICYMI: Scott Op-Ed on Ukrainian Fight for Freedom
Wednesday | March 9, 2022WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) penned anopinion piece in The State newspaper, commending President Zelensky and the Ukrainian people for their courage, which is galvanizing the fight for freedom and democracy around the world.
… Continue ReadingICYMI: SC Sen. Tim Scott for years tried to make lynching a federal hate crime. Now, it will be
Wednesday | March 9, 2022Columbia, S.C. – This week, the House and Senate passed the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act, legislation U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) has been working on for four years. Sen. Scott’s efforts to pass anti-lynching legislation were featured today in The State newspaper.
… Continue ReadingSenator Scott Speaks Out Against Hate Crimes at Senate Judiciary Hearing
Tuesday | March 8, 2022WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) praised Congress’s passage of anti-lynching legislation and denounced recent threats of violence against minority Americans at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing titled “Combating the Rise in Hate Crimes.”
… Continue ReadingScott, Graham, Colleagues Push For Expanded Domestic Energy Production In Letter To Biden
Friday | March 4, 2022U.S. Senators Tim Scott and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) sent a letter to President Biden this week calling on him to reclaim American energy independence by approving the Keystone XL Pipeline and opening up federal lands to energy producers to increase domestic energy production in the face of Russian aggression in Ukraine.
… Continue ReadingScott, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Ease Regulatory Burden on Local Banks & Credit Unions
Friday | March 4, 2022U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), all members of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, reintroduced the Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act. This bill would require federal regulatory agencies to take risk profiles and business models of institutions into account when crafting regulations.
… Continue ReadingScott, Coons, Colleagues Condemn Recent Bomb Threats Against HBCUs
Friday | March 4, 2022WASHINGTON – This week, the Senate unanimously passed a resolution led by U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.), both co-chairs of the Congressional Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Caucus, that condemns the recent bomb threats at HBCUs and reaffirms the government’s commitment to combatting violence against students, faculty, and staff.
… Continue ReadingScott Points to Inflation Challenges and Fed’s Response at Banking Hearing
Friday | March 4, 2022WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) questioned Fed Chairman Jerome Powell on the tools and strategies available to the Fed to lower inflation rates and increase spending power for Americans. Sen. Scott also highlighted the impact that inflation is having on everyday Americans who are facing rising prices with little reprieve.
… Continue ReadingSenator Tim Scott Responds to Biden "Defund" Pivot
Thursday | March 3, 2022Today, Senator Tim Scott went to the floor of the Senate to respond to President Biden’s pivot away from “defund the police” rhetoric amid sinking poll numbers. Senator Scott urged the president and Democrats to match their actions to their words by coming back to the negotiating table to work on bipartisan legislation to give more resources to police departments.
… Continue ReadingScott Stands with Coach Kennedy in Fight for Religious Freedom
Thursday | March 3, 2022WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) this week joined Senator James Lankford (R-Okla.), Representative Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.), and 53 bicameral members of Congress in filing a brief at the Supreme Court in support of Coach Joe Kennedy in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District. In October 2021, Scott, Lankford, and Hartzler sent an amicus brief to ask the Supreme Court to grant a review and subsequently reverse the Ninth Circuit’s decision that allowed Coach Kennedy to be fired for silently kneeling and praying after school football games. On January 14, the Supreme Court agreed to take up the case.
… Continue ReadingICYMI: Scott Op-Ed on Energy Independence and National Security
Thursday | March 3, 2022WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) penned an opinion piece on Fox News, calling out the Biden administration’s energy policies that have weakened the U.S. economy and emboldened Vladimir Putin.
… Continue ReadingScott, Senate Banking Republicans Highlight Continued Concerns of Raskin Nomination
Thursday | March 3, 2022WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senator Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and every Senate Banking Republican to send a letter to President Biden highlighting their continued concerns regarding the nomination process that has unfolded for Sarah Bloom Raskin, his selection for the vacant vice-chair of supervision position on the Board of Governors (Board) of the Federal Reserve System.
… Continue ReadingScott Urges American Energy Independence
Thursday | March 3, 2022Washington – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senator James Risch (R-Idaho) and their Republican colleagues at a press conference to show support for Ukraine and call on President Biden to adopt a strategy of energy independence. Sen. Scott also joined John Roberts and Sandra Smith of America Reports on Fox News to discuss President Biden’s failure of leadership and the need to secure energy independence. This week, Sen. Scott also penned an op-ed arguing that Biden’s strategy is good for Putin and bad for Americans.
… Continue ReadingScott, Colleagues Press White House for Accounting of Trillions in COVID-19 Spending
Wednesday | March 2, 2022WASHINGTON – After President Biden reiterated in his State of the Union address his plans to ask Congress for additional COVID-19 funding, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) today joined Senator Mitt Romney (R-Utah) and 34 of their Republican colleagues on a letter to the president requesting an accounting of how the federal government has allocated trillions of dollars in taxpayer funds to combat the pandemic. Specific answers to these questions are vital before Congress considers additional COVID-19 funding requests from the White House.
… Continue ReadingScott, Booker Introduce Legislation to Make Lynching a Federal Crime
Monday | February 28, 2022WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) introduced legislation to make lynching a federal crime. Scott and Booker, along with then-Senator Kamala Harris, first launched their effort to make lynching a federal crime in 2018.
… Continue ReadingSenator Tim Scott Statement on President Biden's Supreme Court Decision
Friday | February 25, 2022U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) released the following statement on President Biden's announcement of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as his nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court.
… Continue ReadingScott, Colleagues Urge Treasury to Support Automobile Industry
Tuesday | February 22, 2022WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) led a group of his Republican colleagues in urging the U.S. Department of the Treasury to use its existing authority to provide temporary and targeted relief to the automobile industry, as dealerships struggle with inflation and inventory shortages amidst ongoing supply chain disruptions.
… Continue ReadingScott Statement on Putin's Escalated Aggression in Ukraine
Tuesday | February 22, 2022WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) released the following statement after Vladimir Putin ordered troops to Ukraine:
… Continue ReadingSens. Scott, Cortez Masto Lead Bipartisan Letter Urging Support for Medicare Advantage Program
Friday | February 18, 2022Today, U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) led a bipartisan group of their Senate colleagues in urging the administration to continue support for the Medicare Advantage program, which provides quality health care to 27 million seniors and individuals with disabilities.
… Continue ReadingSenate Passes Scott, Booker Resolution Celebrating Black History Month
Friday | February 18, 2022WASHINGTON – This week, the Senate unanimously passed U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Cory Booker's (D-N.J.) resolution celebrating Black History Month and the contributions made by Black Americans throughout history.
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