Political Quotes

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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Apr 28, 2021

I want to make sure that people understand that my recommendation was not necessarily to scramble the eggs on the floor.

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Apr 28, 2021

I have visited dozens of plants by this point, and most places I go, the environment is very clean.

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Apr 28, 2021

I want to thank Senator Scott for his leadership on this program to ensure that small businesses in this Nation like mine had the resources they needed to weather the storm.

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Apr 28, 2021

We need to advance policies that ensure that these amazing opportunities exist for our older Americans.

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Apr 28, 2021

The pandemic, however, did open a door for teleworking, and that could be great news for our senior population.

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Apr 28, 2021

Proposals like the PRO Act will dramatically hike the minimum wage.

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Apr 28, 2021

The platforms today, the gig economy provides our seniors with the type of flexibility that they want.

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Apr 28, 2021

Thank you, Chairman Casey, for holding this really important hearing, and thank you to all the witnesses for joining us today.

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Apr 28, 2021

We should focus our time and energy on issues where we can come together at the same table.

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Apr 28, 2021

The truth is that is just ridiculous. If you have been to a recent manufacturing location, they are pristine clean.

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Apr 28, 2021

I have experienced the pain of discrimination. I know what it feels like to be pulled over for no reason, to be followed around a story while I’m shopping. I’ve also experienced a different kind of intolerance. I get called Uncle Tom and…

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Apr 28, 2021

I am more than hopeful, I am confident that our finest hour has yet to come.

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Apr 28, 2021

The American family deserves better. And we know what better looks like.

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Apr 28, 2021

Our best future will not come from Washington schemes or socialist dreams. It will come from you, the American people.

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Apr 28, 2021

This misplaced outrage is supposed to justify Democrats' new sweeping bill that would take over elections for all 50 states.

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Apr 28, 2021

Republicans support making it easier to vote and harder to cheat and so do the voters.

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Apr 28, 2021

America is not a racist country.

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Apr 28, 2021

My Democratic colleagues blocked it. I extended an olive branch.

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Apr 28, 2021

I have experienced the pain of discrimination.

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Apr 28, 2021

Weakening our southern borders and creating a crisis is not compassionate.

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Apr 28, 2021

The beauty of the American dream is that families get to define it for themselves.

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Apr 28, 2021

This administration pushed us apart.

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Apr 28, 2021

Locking vulnerable kids out of the classroom is locking adults out of their future.

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Apr 28, 2021

But our nation is starving for more than empty platitudes. We need policies and progress that brings us closer together.

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Apr 28, 2021

Our president seems like a good man. His speech was full of good words, but President Biden promised you a specific kind of leadership. He promised to unite a nation, to lower the temperature, to govern for all Americans no matter how we…

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