Tim Scott

I will continue to prioritize legislation that grants all Americans access to telehealth services.

Thanks to today's witnesses, Congress is better informed to take steps to improve access for our seniors, veterans and Americans with disabilities.

For many of our Nation's seniors and people with disabilities, accessing Federal resources and services has been too big of a problem that must be solved.

Congress can help by passing the Informing Grandfamilies Act, which will ensure grandparents raising grandchildren are fully informed about all the resources available to them.

Sometimes we have systems that do not speak to each other

I oftentimes think to myself that there is a system of social services for our seniors or for our grandparents and then we have a separate system of social services for our grandchildren, who are the younger folks, and the chasm between…

If each one would reach just one, not 10 but just one, our country would be certainly better off.

Grandparents and other relatives raising children save the child welfare system about $4 billion a year in costs related to supports and services for children.

I would also suggest that it is an investment, not just a sacrifice, but an investment of the most important currency we have, the currency of love.

The child is infinitely better off with the kinfolk, so to speak, than they are in foster care.

Our school systems are most often ill-prepared with specialized training in support of these youth.

When you are taking care of your grandchild who has special needs the transportation conundrum is incredibly important.

In the legislation introduced by Chairman Casey, myself, and Senator Young, the Informing Grandfamilies Act, it would require states to communicate with grandparents who receive or are applying for TANF.

I think that there are a lot of ways to build bridges between these two that would really illuminate and help

I think the enhancement adding kinship families and the grandfamilies over 65 would be an enormous benefit to families.

Today's hearing has highlighted how important it is for us to recognize and value grandparents raising grandchildren.

Hurricane season, we are in it. It has impacted, I am sure you personally, gas prices are up, supply chain problems, baby formula shortage.

Is it true that right now you can only inspect each business about once every 100 years?

There is nothing. I do not think--let me get back to you on that one.

Our strategy needs to first put money in people's pockets, so that they can deal with the global problem.

Any comment from Republicans about global inflation should be met with one simple question: what is the plan to address it?

The fact of the matter is that the average person in this country is not as interested as we are in figuring out how to make a Republican responsible for what happened, or the Democrat to be responsible for what happens, or the private…

We need to push forward in making sure that we pass meaningful legislation that provides more resources to our senior population.

The ability to clear a scene, to let the mental health experts address the challenge

This approach that we are seeking to establish through the AIMM Act could have a tremendous impact on providing an enhanced level of care and assistance to those who may need it the most.