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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 7, 2023

Spending and printing trillions of dollars, caving to the radical Left in this country, seeing policies posited and then implemented that led to the worst inflation in 40 years

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Mar 7, 2023

The better way is to trust the American people

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Mar 7, 2023

The most radical approach, to a problem that was in our rearview mirror, being used to bring in a level of socialism and spending that our Nation has not seen in my lifetime

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Mar 7, 2023

When your food prices go up over 20 percent, when your electricity is up over 20 percent, you have to ask yourself: 'Where in the world are they?'

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Mar 7, 2023

I would really implore the Chair to make sure that happens.

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Mar 7, 2023

Much like Congress designed the SEC to protect investors to maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets and to facilitate capital formation and not to advance progressive climate change policies, Congress designed the Federal Reserve to…

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Mar 7, 2023

The one thing that I do believe that we agree on is the importance of having a strong capital market.

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Mar 7, 2023

The average cost just last month of a $433 increase because of inflation.

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Mar 7, 2023

It is essential, you said, that 'we stick to our statutory goals and authorities and that we resist the temptation to broaden our scope to address other important social issues of the day.'

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Mar 7, 2023

The most radical approach to a problem that was in our rear-view mirror being used as a Trojan Horse to bring in a level of socialism and spending that our Nation has not seen in my lifetime.

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Mar 7, 2023

Spending and printing trillions of dollars, caving to the radical left in this country, seeing policies posited and then implemented that led to the worst inflation in 40 years...

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Mar 6, 2023

The most radical approach, to a problem that was in our rearview mirror, being used to bring in a level of socialism and spending that our Nation has not seen in my lifetime

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Mar 6, 2023

It costs $433 more dollars than it did a year ago, the answer is it is a crisis when the average family in our country didn't have $400 in their savings for an emergency

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Mar 6, 2023

I would really implore the Chair to make sure that happens.

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Mar 6, 2023

The truth is that when your food prices go up over 20 percent, when your electricity is up over 20 percent, you have to ask yourself: 'Where in the world are they?'

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Mar 6, 2023

Spending and printing trillions of dollars, caving to the radical Left in this country, seeing policies posited and then implemented that led to the worst inflation in 40 years

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Mar 6, 2023

The better way is to trust the American people

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Mar 6, 2023

The one thing that I do believe that we agree on is the importance of having a strong capital market.

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Mar 6, 2023

The most radical approach to a problem that was in our rear-view mirror being used as a Trojan Horse to bring in a level of socialism and spending that our Nation has not seen in my lifetime.

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Mar 6, 2023

Spending and printing trillions of dollars, caving to the radical left in this country, seeing policies posited and then implemented that led to the worst inflation in 40 years.

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Mar 6, 2023

It is essential, you said, that 'we stick to our statutory goals and authorities and that we resist the temptation to broaden our scope to address other important social issues of the day.'

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Mar 6, 2023

Some of my colleagues have threatened the Nation's full faith and credit by holding the debt ceiling hostage for partisan politics.

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Feb 28, 2023

We've seen firsthand, whether it's with Russia or North Korea, that the tailored use of sanctions can be an effective foreign policy and economic security apparatus.

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Feb 28, 2023

The topic of today's hearing could not be more timely. Last [week] marked the 1-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Feb 28, 2023

Putin has decided that his life is more valuable than the lives of Russia's children and its future.

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