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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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May 25, 2021

We continue to work on the process and I think it`s -- we had good, good progress over the weekend, I thought, and I think we can see the end of the tunnel.

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May 24, 2021

Tim Scott said he was cautiously optimistic that the bill would be eventually passed but not by the end of this week.

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May 19, 2021

the current state of manufactured housing has transformed positively where you have a stronger home, you have a more resilient home than ever imagined.

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May 19, 2021

I will say this: You have brought or at least illuminated the importance of the issue of these co-morbidities.

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May 19, 2021

This is not a Republican or a Democrat issue. This is not even a bipartisan issue. This is an American issue.

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May 19, 2021

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for this hearing, again, because I will tell you I am learning a lot from the witnesses.

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May 19, 2021

I think there is another wake-up call that we are seeing as well.

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May 19, 2021

stopping that project means you are going to carry that energy over the roads, over the rail, which actually increases our carbon footprint, not decreases our carbon footprint.

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May 19, 2021

This is not a red issue or a blue issue. This is truly a purple issue.

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May 19, 2021

That means that real people and their lives are strained by the lack of access to gas.

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May 18, 2021

Senator Tim Scott and I introduced a bill, the Ensuring Parity in Medicare Advantage for Audio-Only Telehealth Act.

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May 18, 2021

This bipartisan bill would reduce health disparities that result from unequal access to health technology.

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May 17, 2021

This modest proposal to press communities to deal with repeatedly flooded areas has drawn some criticism.

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May 17, 2021

I stand ready to work with my colleagues to achieve that goal.

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May 17, 2021

The Senate Banking Committee and this Congress should do everything in its power to encourage WYO participation in the NFIP, not hamper it.

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May 17, 2021

Cutting WYO compensation would be a terrible mistake and one that would quash the moderate amount of private sector participation we have in the NFIP.

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May 12, 2021

Qualified immunity is off the table. They see that as a poison pill on our side.

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May 11, 2021

Just before COVID, we had the most inclusive economy in my lifetime. The lowest unemployment ever recorded for African Americans, Hispanics, and Asian Americans. The lowest for women in nearly 70 years. Wages were growing faster for the…

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May 11, 2021

Just before COVID we had the most inclusive economy in my lifetime, the lowest unemployment ever recorded for African Americans, Hispanics, and Asian Americans, the lowest for women in nearly 70 years. Wages were growing faster for the…

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Apr 30, 2021

Hear me clearly. America is not a racist country. It`s backwards to fight discrimination with different types of discrimination. And it`s wrong to try to use our painful past to dishonestly shutdown debates in the present. I`m an African…

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Apr 29, 2021

It`s a liberal wish list of big government waste. Plus, the biggest job-killing tax hikes in a generation. Experts say when all is said and done, it would lower wages of the average American worker and shrink our economy.

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Apr 29, 2021

Biden was simply partisan and divisive.

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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

I have experienced the pain of discrimination.

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Apr 28, 2021

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

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