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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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Mar 27, 2023

What is the future of regional banking?

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Mar 27, 2023

If you cannot stay on mission and enforce the laws as they already are on the books, how can you ask Congress for more authority with a straight face?

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Mar 27, 2023

President Biden's reckless spending caused this 40-year high in inflation, and the country, as well as the bank, experienced tremendous loss.

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Mar 27, 2023

Our regulators were simply asleep at the wheel.

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Mar 27, 2023

It is time we proved them wrong--ignore corporate lobbyists, and put workers and their families first.

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Mar 27, 2023

It is hard to believe the Biden administration seriously is concerned about the failure that we are seeing.

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Mar 27, 2023

This is an important first step in providing transparency and accountability necessary to the American taxpayer.

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Mar 27, 2023

If we would have had a better private sector engagement with quicker action from the Feds, I think we could have avoided the concept that rushed us to a decision, which was a concern of contagion, in part.

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Mar 27, 2023

So you are suggesting that a private sector engagement would have increased the cost, not decreased the cost.

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Mar 27, 2023

The FDIC's bid auction process has been a black hole for Congress and the American people--and we deserve answers.

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Mar 27, 2023

By all accounts, this is a classic tale of negligence, and it started with the banks themselves.

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Mar 27, 2023

Are you suggesting that the fact that the board had not approved the offer that was on the table was the primary reason why you turned down that offer?

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Mar 16, 2023

The only thing missing in that COVID relief bill was COVID relief.

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Mar 16, 2023

We may not always see eye to eye on a number of issues, but your availability was helpful in understanding and appreciating the actions of the administration.

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Mar 16, 2023

The safety of our transit system is a major question and a major failure that we need to address.

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Mar 16, 2023

One of the best decisions I made when I became a Senator was to go undercover and ride through mass transportation systems in my State

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Mar 16, 2023

Those folks, because of the actions of the regulators and this Administration, will now be bailing out those who had balances of $5 million.

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Mar 16, 2023

The special assessment fee that will be imposed upon banks could be as high as $220 billion.

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Mar 16, 2023

The average person in our country has a bank balance of around $5,000.

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Mar 16, 2023

The safety of our transit system is a major question and a major failure that we need to address.

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Mar 16, 2023

The failure should be seen through the three prisms. One is the failure of the bank executives and the board.

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Mar 16, 2023

The only thing missing in that COVID relief bill was COVID relief.

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Mar 16, 2023

We may not always see eye to eye on a number of issues, but your availability was helpful in understanding and appreciating the actions of the administration.

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Mar 16, 2023

The safety of our transit system is a major question and a major failure that we need to address.

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Mar 16, 2023

The failure should be seen through the three prisms. One, is the failure of the bank executives and the board.

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