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Senator Tim Scott Applauds Court Ruling Instructing Obama Administration to Follow Law

Wednesday | August 14, 2013

Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) applauded a ruling today by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals that the Obama administration must follow existing law by resuming a previously abandoned review of the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste storage project. … Continue Reading


Senator Tim Scott Statement on Reid Remarks

Friday | August 9, 2013

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Senator Scott to Visit Eight Counties Next Monday and Tuesday

Wednesday | August 7, 2013

Charleston, SC - U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) will visit Berkeley, Georgetown, Williamsburg, Lee, Florence, Marlboro, Chesterfield, and Clarendon counties next Monday and Tuesday. … Continue Reading


Senator Tim Scott Asks Supreme Court to Protect Expressions of Faith in Public Settings

Tuesday | August 6, 2013

U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) joined his Senate colleagues today to call on the Supreme Court to protect religious liberty by filing an amicus brief regarding the landmark case Town of Greece v. Galloway. … Continue Reading


Scott Statement on President's Address

Monday | July 29, 2013

Washington - U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) released the following statement regarding the President's address in Chattanooga, TN today. … Continue Reading


Scott: Economic Agenda Must Allow Americans to Prosper

Wednesday | July 24, 2013

Washington -Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) made the following statement today in response to President Obama's economic address at Knox College. The White House billed the address as a major pivot in the president's agenda to refocus attention on the economy, but admitted that the speech failed to offer any new ideas. … Continue Reading


Korean War Era Veterans to be Honored This Weekend

Tuesday | July 23, 2013

South Carolina's Korean War era veterans will be honored at ceremonies this weekend in Spartanburg and North Charleston. U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) is hosting the events, which will be held at USC-Upstate and the Charleston Area Convention Center. More than 200 veterans in the Upstate have already RSVP'd for the ceremony, with more than 250 currently scheduled to attend in the Lowcountry. … Continue Reading


Senator Tim Scott Questions NLRB Nominees

Tuesday | July 23, 2013

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Senator Scott Statement on Perez Nomination

Thursday | July 18, 2013

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Statement for the Record: Nomination of Thomas Perez as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor

Thursday | July 18, 2013

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Distinguished Veterans to Keynote Korean War Era Honor Ceremonies

Wednesday | July 17, 2013

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Scott, Senate Republicans Call on President to Permanently Delay Obamacare

Wednesday | July 10, 2013

Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) was joined today by the entire Senate Republican Conference in sending a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to permanently delay the implementation of Obamacare for all Americans. … Continue Reading


Senator Tim Scott Statement on Immigration Reform

Thursday | June 27, 2013

Washington - U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) issued the following statement after voting 'no' on S.744, the Senate's immigration proposal. … Continue Reading


Senator Scott Statement on Supreme Court Decision

Monday | June 24, 2013

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Veterans Honor Ceremonies to Be Held in Upstate, Lowcountry

Monday | June 24, 2013

U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) today announced that Korean War era veterans will be honored at two events in South Carolina on July 27th. The honor ceremonies will be held at USC-Upstate in Spartanburg and the Charleston Area Convention Center in North Charleston. … Continue Reading


Senator Tim Scott Applauds Supreme Court for Hearing NLRB Case

Sunday | June 23, 2013

U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) responded today to the Supreme Court's decision to hear a case challenging President Obama's so-called "recess" appointments to the National Labor Relations Board. The President's appointments to the NLRB have already been ruled unconstitutional by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Last month, Senator Scott joined other Senate Republicans in filing an amicus brief asking the Supreme Court to consider the legality of the President's NLRB appointments. … Continue Reading


Senator Tim Scott Calls for an End to the Death Tax

Tuesday | June 18, 2013

U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) announced today that he has joined colleagues in introducing legislation that will permanently repeal the death tax. According to a study by the former director of the Congressional Budget Office, repealing the death tax, or federal estate tax, would create 1.5 million additional small business jobs and would lower the nation's unemployment rate by almost a full percentage point. … Continue Reading


Senator Tim Scott Statement on Latest NLRB Court Decision

Sunday | June 16, 2013

U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) issued the following statement in response to a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) overstepped its authority when it issued the so-called "Poster Rule," requiring employers to post notices informing workers of their right to unionize. … Continue Reading


South Carolina Congressional Delegation Asks Feds to Ensure Access to Health Care Supplies for SC Seniors

Friday | June 14, 2013

Senator Tim Scott and members of the South Carolina congressional delegation today asked the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to ensure South Carolina seniors continue to have access to critical health care supplies. … Continue Reading


Scott Amendment Provides States with More Choices in Education

Tuesday | June 11, 2013

Washington - U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) offered an amendment today to empower individual states and local school districts, not Washington bureaucrats, to make educational decisions for their students. Scott introduced his amendment during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on the Strengthening America's Schools Act (S. 1094). … Continue Reading

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