Tim Scott

With Obamacare, the situation as we know it is crumbling.

That is an alarm bell in every one of those homes.

I think it means that Republicans are going to have to approve some things we normally might not support and Democrats are going to have to do some things they normally might not do during this transition.

Again speaking for myself, I think we are going to have to take some action pretty quickly.

I would just say to my colleagues that I am certainly willing to try to do as we have often done here on big issues about which we have had historic agreements, and that is look for areas of willingness to work together.

I think that is one of the more important parts of your opportunity in this position: looking at those kids.

Are they actually getting the kind of service and education that they need? Are they improving?

It seems to me that it would be imperative for the Secretary of HHS and the Secretary of Education to look at ways to synergize your efforts to help the underprivileged student, the underprivileged child.

I hope that as our new head of the SBA you will look for ways to create synergy within government...

He just wants better deals. So he wants us to grow exports, and he wants better deals.

Trade agreements are a very important part of what makes us successful attracting brands like Boeing, Michelin, Bridgestone, Caterpillar, BMW.

I thought that was a ringing endorsement for the Investing in Opportunity Act.

I think one of the goals I hope that we have is to look for ways to create incentives for private capital to come back into distressed communities.

If we can get our 35-percent highest-in-the-world corporate tax down to something that is competitive, that would be wonderful.

I hope the administration plans to treat very carefully the mortgage deduction and the charitable deduction going forward.

I am very concerned about the number of jobs that have been lost, the decrease in manufacturing.

There will be changes to the business tax code that will create more jobs and more income.

I think about the tax code. I specifically think about folks in South Carolina who are strongly in support of President-elect Trump.

I think Nikki Haley, our Governor in South Carolina, is the right person at the right time.

I would love for us to have a longer conversation on that.

I hope that you are committed to taking a serious look at encouraging and providing great support for high-quality technical schools.

Without exception, we demanded quality and implemented strong accountability.

For a kid from a low-income family, there's no difference between being forced to attend a terrible school and being given a chance to choose among five terrible schools.

Every kid in this country should have access to a great public school.

I want to thank Ms. DeVos for your willingness to serve and for being here, for your passion about education, for your family as well.