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Tim Scott: “One of the biggest motivating factors for my work on housing is remembering how I grew up in a single-parent household…”

On the recordNovember 10, 2026
One of the biggest motivating factors for my work on housing is remembering how I grew up in a single-parent household, mired in poverty, sharing a bedroom and a bed with my mom and my brother in a rental unit with dirt for the front yard and no backyard.
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina
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Reflecting on personal experiences that drive his housing policy.

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