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“I think about my grandfather who's 89 years old, and the last thing he needs is more money out of his pocket.”

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Tim Scott is a United States Senator from South Carolina, a member of the Republican Party. Born in September 1965, he has a diverse career background in business and law. Before entering politics, Scott worked in finance and real estate and earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of South Carolina. As a state senator, he advocated for tax cuts and business development policies. In 2013, he was appointed to the U.S. Senate, becoming the first African American senator in American history. more

“If you look at the fact that the best chance we have for a good economy is the private sector. The government cannot create jobs. If the government could create jobs, then Communism would have worked. But didn't work. So what we have to do is allow the private sector and the entrepreneurial spirit to lead us back to a job-filled recovery.”

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“We do not have a revenue problem in D.C. or this county. We have a prioritization problem. When you create the priorities you fund the priorities of the country and you stop spending money when you get to zero.”

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“And the Tea Party represents many of us who believe that we are taxed enough already. We believe in free markets.”

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“I don't necessarily believe there's a message in the fact that I'm an African-American Republican. I think there is a message that America as a whole, we are now awake. We are looking at a political construct and we're fairly disappointed. I think the message is no matter where you come from in this country, there is great potential.”

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