Tim Scott

Senator Tim Scott is leading our charge to find common ground.

I am offering an olive branch to my colleagues on the other side to encourage them to take the bipartisan path.

The approach that was going to be taken in the Build Back Better plan would have increased... the cost of childcare from $15,888 to around $29,000.

I think both sides probably have good intentions when it relates to the conversation and sometimes the debate around providing high quality childcare to folks who are in desperate need of it.

I have been talking about this excessive government spending is going to cause inflation, and I am concerned about the Federal debt.

As you mentioned, the administrative web and complexity is a wall to access health care.

I think all that we can do to help people receive the care they need in the place of their preference is really an important part of health, because peace of mind and health are so often synonymous.

It is all a wall that complicates the lives of not just patients and families but also to us, the clinicians and the health care providers and instead of us spending time taking care of the patients and improving their health, we are…

I have just introduced legislation that would provide states with one-time grant resources to improve care for dually eligible beneficiaries.

Certainly, it is good for the country to see a bipartisan coalition working on behalf of the country, not on behalf of Democrats or Republicans, but on behalf of Americans.

Opening Statement of Senator Tim Scott, Ranking Member

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding, once again, a really important hearing for so many Americans who are looking for more information, and frankly, more reasons to be hopeful as they deal with declining health and other challenges that…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. As you imagine, having the Chairman on your left and your former Chairwoman on your right, the best I could do is defer to her first.

One of the reasons why this legislation is so important is because we have nearly 12 million Americans and 150,000 South Carolinians who are dual eligible.

I will say that the Biden administration needs to consistently and continuously work on making sure that those agencies that serve our seniors, like the Social Security agency, is open.

The Supporting Care for Dual-Eligible Individuals Act will help fill some of those gaps.

I believe that states are the best laboratories for treating their own unique populations.

Folks at home in South Carolina keep telling me that they have too much month left at the end of the money.

This inflation-fueled economy is eroding the spending power of everyday Americans working paycheck to paycheck.

I am concerned that this Administration and their chosen regulatory nominees want to make life even more difficult for those hard-working Americans.

I would like to associate myself with Senator Toomey's comments about the harmful views of Ms. Raskin.

What you look like on paper might be more important than anything else, your credit score.

I am pleased to introduce an individual who is working tirelessly to improve financial literacy across the Palmetto State.

It is never too late to learn the importance of financial literacy.

I will suggest that I too thank you all for being here and look forward to continuing this discussion in the future.