Tim Scott

You were born and lived in poverty. I lived in a single-parent household and understand the fragile nature of housing for those folks who are living close to the edge and frankly sometimes under the edge.

We believe that good trade policy unlocks opportunity for American families and gives us the tools necessary to make sure our trade partners play by the same rules we do.

It is critically important for us to have open lines of communication, and you have been very responsive, and I appreciate that.

I hope you would agree to work with me to find workable solutions for folks like Miracle Hill Ministries.

The importance of focusing our resources for those folks, who need the help desperately, seems to be an urgent opportunity for us.

My understanding is we are focusing some attention on gun violence in this Nation and I think we should.

We know that, at least in South Carolina, we have seen about a 9 percent increase in opioid related deaths; about 616 in 2016.

The banking bill that is on the Senate floor includes legislation that many of us have co-sponsored called the 'Senior$afe Act.'

Continuing resolutions over the many years has cost the Navy at least, quantifiably, $9 billion.

Should we be concerned about Russia implementing its 'escalate to dominate' strategy in Syria and threatening the use of low-yield nuclear weapons to protect its interests there?

How far will Russia go to defend the Assad regime and ensure its survival?

Vladimir Putin in a 2013 interview discussed their destabilizing effects including how low-yield nuclear weapons could lower the threshold for conducting a nuclear strike in a conflict.

Public statements by Russian scientists and officials since the early 1990s indicate that low-yield devices have been part of Russia's nuclear stockpile.

This strategy would seek to deter NATO or the U.S. from acting to reverse those gains.

Russia is elevating the role of nuclear weapons, expanding and modernizing its nuclear forces, violating arms control treaties, and engaging in aggressive behavior.

Congress says to seek maximum employment and stable prices . . . no more and no less.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Chances are pretty high we are going to live in that purgatory for a lot longer than we are comfortable.

The fact of the matter, that which opened the door for them to walk away was us not honoring the obligation.

Certainty and predictability are absolutely essential for the success of our military.

The fact of the matter is that short-term budgeting has got to be an obstacle that is preventable.

The continuing resolutions that have presented real hurdles for our military are measurable in real dollars.

The most important thing is the continuing modernization of the triad because that is the foundation of our nation's defense.

We believe that in order to deter Russia from using nuclear weapons on the battlefield, we should deploy a low-yield nuclear weapon on our ballistic missile submarines.

What we have learned, though, is that Russia truly respects strength.