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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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Jun 21, 2023

Your last appearance before this Committee was about 4 months ago, just days before the collapse of two banks.

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Jun 21, 2023

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 21, 2023

Ask not what you can do for your country but rather what the country can do for you

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Jun 21, 2023

This bill will direct the Department of Treasury to use our economic sanctions tools to choke off the profits of the Chinese precursor manufacturers and the Mexican cartels that push fentanyl across our border.

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Jun 21, 2023

Using something like the Black unemployment as a way we determine Fed decisions is just as discriminatory as using only the Asian unemployment would be

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Jun 21, 2023

It is past time we sanction the manufacturers, the exporters, and the cartels that traffic and sell this poison by hitting them where it hurts the most--their bank accounts.

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Jun 21, 2023

This return to regular order is long overdue, sorely needed, and certainly celebrated.

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Jun 21, 2023

Using something like the Black unemployment as a way we determine Fed decisions is just as discriminatory as using only the Asian unemployment would be

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Jun 21, 2023

Competition is a bedrock of the American experiment, and the diversity of our banking system has been a core tenet of the prosperity that our Nation has experienced.

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Jun 21, 2023

I think that may ultimately end up punishing small businesses and their relationship with the banks.

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Jun 21, 2023

Therefore, printing and spending $4 trillion after COVID was over has led to the inflation that we are seeing, and that, as a result, led to the ten rate increases.

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Jun 21, 2023

the free market system is the marvel of the world and one that requires us to continue to focus our attention on how do we improve it

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Jun 21, 2023

I think that may ultimately end up punishing small businesses and their relationship with the banks.

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Jun 21, 2023

This bill will direct the Department of Treasury to use our economic sanctions tools to choke off the profits of the Chinese precursor manufacturers and the Mexican cartels that push fentanyl across our border.

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Jun 21, 2023

Over 70,000 Americans died just last year, an all-time high, fueled by Mexican cartels trafficking these drugs across the wide-open southern border that this Administration refuses to close.

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Jun 21, 2023

It is past time we sanction the manufacturers, the exporters, and the cartels that traffic and sell this poison by hitting them where it hurts the most--their bank accounts.

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Jun 21, 2023

the goal of the legislation, is to make sure we (A) have a more responsible response from bank execs, (B) that the 70,000 Americans who lost their lives to fentanyl, that their families understand that we're serious about stopping the flow…

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Jun 21, 2023

Ask not what you can do for your country but rather what the country can do for you

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Jun 21, 2023

My question is how much is too much, and when is enough enough?

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Jun 20, 2023

This return to regular order is long overdue, sorely needed, and certainly celebrated.

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Jun 20, 2023

the goal of the legislation, is to make sure we (A) have a more responsible response from bank execs, (B) that the 70,000 Americans who lost their lives to fentanyl, that their families understand that we're serious about stopping the flow…

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Jun 20, 2023

It's a pain that no parent should ever experience, the pain of bearing your kids.

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Jun 20, 2023

It is past time we sanction the manufacturers, the exporters, and the cartels that traffic and sell this poison by hitting them where it hurts the most--their bank accounts.

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Jun 20, 2023

Over 70,000 Americans died just last year, an all-time high, fueled by Mexican cartels trafficking these drugs across the wide-open southern border that this Administration refuses to close.

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Jun 20, 2023

Competition is a bedrock of the American experiment, and the diversity of our banking system has been a core tenet of the prosperity that our Nation has experienced.

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