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Tim Scott

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Tim Eugene Scott is an American politician and businessman currently serving as the junior United States senator from South Carolina, a position he has held since January 2, 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party and was previously a United States Representative from May 5, 2011, to January 2, 2013. Scott is known for his focus on issues such as economic opportunity, education reform, and community development. He has been a vocal advocate for updating infrastructure and addressing the needs of senior citizens in his state.

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Sep 12, 2023

I think it is incredibly important, and I bring that up because, as a guy who used to sell mutual funds, I see the challenges that will be presented to customers who are purchasing those mutual funds in, frankly, the two-tiered system that…

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Sep 11, 2023

Complete and timely attention to congressional inquiries is critical to ensuring independent agencies remain transparent and accountable to the American people.

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Sep 11, 2023

Americans who work hard and scrimp to save for their families' futures deserve to invest their savings in markets that are fair, honest, and transparent.

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Sep 11, 2023

If you have over 1,000 questions, I fail to see how you can say with a straight face that you have issued a proposed rule and not a request for information.

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Sep 11, 2023

1,200 questions for small businesses, investors to answer in a 90-day window seems a bit of a high bar.

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Sep 11, 2023

The regulations the SEC has proposed under your leadership are unjustified and are sowing discord and confusion for industry and market participants alike.

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Sep 11, 2023

America's global competitive edge is innovation and the American spirit to create.

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Sep 11, 2023

I think it is incredibly important, and I bring that up because, as a guy who used to sell mutual funds, I see the challenges that will be presented to customers who are purchasing those mutual funds in, frankly, the two-tiered system that…

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Sep 11, 2023

The U.S. economy and, more specifically, our capital market system is the global gold standard and one of our country's greatest strategic and competitive advantages over our peers and our adversaries.

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Sep 11, 2023

We need to protect workers and families in these markets and clean up the scams and frauds.

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Aug 5, 2023

The DOJ continues to weaponize their power against political opponents. It seems like they spent a lot of time protecting Hunter Biden and Democrats.

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Jul 29, 2023

Slavery was, was really about separating families, about mutilating humans, and even raping their wives. It was devastating.

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Jul 29, 2023

There are only five Black Republicans in Congress, and you're attacking two of them. My brother in Christ … if you find yourself in a deep hole, put the shovel down.

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Jul 27, 2023

I ask unanimous consent that we do this by voice vote as well. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the amendment. The amendment (No. 944) was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Marshall amendment is next. The Senator…

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Jul 27, 2023

I call up my amendment No. 944 and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from South Carolina [Mr. Scott] proposes an amendment…

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Jul 27, 2023

my amendment is a very simple amendment. It directs the Treasury Department to provide transparency on the state of Chinese military donations to U.S. universities. Every year, undisclosed sources within the People's Republic of China…

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Jul 11, 2023

I cannot imagine doing what you are doing, trying to negotiate a deal, when you have cameras in front of you.

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Jul 11, 2023

I would hope that Mr. Gensler would not implement the Scope 3 situation before we can carefully look at the impact it will have in our agriculture community.

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Jul 11, 2023

I cannot imagine doing what you are doing, trying to negotiate a deal, when you have cameras in front of you.

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Jul 10, 2023

I cannot imagine doing what you are doing, trying to negotiate a deal, when you have cameras in front of you.

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Jul 8, 2023

I can’t think of anything more unAmerican than what we’re seeing in Biden’s economy.

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Jul 6, 2023

The radical left have chosen a culture of grievance over greatness.

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Jun 22, 2023

To me, I have the holistic view of our economy where if, in fact, we have fewer dollars coming in, which requires us to raise taxes, that in the end it has a real impact on American taxpayers.

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Jun 22, 2023

the actions that we take here impacts, frankly, significantly what you have had to do in order to slow down Biden's absolutely explosive inflation

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Jun 22, 2023

If your revenue goes up, and that is what happened after the TCJA in 2018 and 2019, we had an increase in revenue, not a decrease in revenue.

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