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

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

Opening Statement of Senator Tim Scott, Ranking Member

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.

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…

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

Thank you, Madam President, for the opportunity to talk about something really important to all Americans but specifically important to Americans from the Deep South who happen to look like me. As I listened to the President talk about the…

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

Manage your money, manage your life.

Credit is very, very, very important.

Building on financial inclusion, I have also introduced, along with Senator Joe Manchin, the Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2021.

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

Financial literacy is critical to learn as early in life as possible.

Part of my focus is making sure that every American, and particularly our senior Americans, have an opportunity to understand and appreciate and to benefit from financial literacy.

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.