Tim Scott

I do believe that having diversity and/or competition, I should say, in the credit rating agencies themselves is one of the ways that we promote and encourage better and more accurate information.

Mandates are something that I would adamantly oppose.

Having something that moves forward unanimously, I think, is a good sign that we all, left and right, right and left, all want to see introducing more agencies within the NRSROs.

As we work to recover from the recession the pandemic caused, we must continue to put America's workers, small businesses that employ them, and all job creators first.

There is no doubt in my mind that folks back in South Carolina in my textile industry, and throughout the State, who saw their jobs and their companies just shuttered, or destroyed during previous trade negotiations, welcome that…

I will use my few seconds here to simply say that the Congressional Budget Office, some Democrats, all Republicans all agree that raising the minimum wage is a way to destroy jobs and an economy that is looking forward to a fragile…

It is good to see my friends on the left coming to the conclusion that in the middle of a pandemic that, according to the Congressional Budget Office, has already shuttered--the $15 minimum wage would shutter another 1.4 million jobs.

Much like the Trump tax cut, this deal is designed to deliver for Wall Street and big companies while doing nothing for working families.

In an op-ed in December, the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), Director Ratcliffe at the time, declared China to be our No. 1 national security threat.

I appreciate your remarkable story of miraculous recovery.

We will have passionate disagreements.

I come at this issue as a poor kid growing up in a single-parent household and believe that education is the closest thing to magic.

I certainly share the objective of making sure that every child in every zip code has a quality choice.

I will say that without question, and unfortunately, it has become more and more clear to me that partisan politics and special interest groups sometimes finds its way in front of kids and education.

Frankly, one of the things that is most alarming, Dr. Cardona, is that many of our public schools remain closed.

We need to fix the problem that has been exposed, not just blame the last group that were here.

We should be seriously talking about reopening schools as quickly as possible.

The reality of the minimum wage conversation and debate really should be one that is concerned from a regional perspective.

I had a chance to speak with the owner, Chef John, and the bar manager, who did a wonderful job of distilling the importance of not increasing the minimum wage.

I am very concerned that the small businesses around the country need a voice at the table as it relates to this minimum wage debate.

It really is important for us to make sure that they are acclimated and then assimilated into the line for the access to the Small Business Administration.

Manufactured housing has the diversity within its construct, and I would love to hear that you have an interest and perhaps even a passion for making sure that we continue to prioritize manufactured housing.

In opportunity zones they are responsible for helping, even in Columbus, Ohio, 50 incarcerated individuals in Columbus find housing.

I have certainly played a role in making sure that some of the priorities that impact our community have been brought to the surface, to the top, and have been prioritized by the Republican Party.

I hope and my question for you is can I count on you to take serious the opportunity to use opportunity zones as a way of meeting some of the challenging needs that we have from our housing stock around the country?