Tim Scott

“Democrats continue to mortgage the future of our country in pursuit of a radical agenda that will leave us deeper in debt, less free, and more divided."

Scott recently clashed with The Washington Post when a fact-checker questioned the hardships Scott's family faced after the Civil War.

"Mr. O'Connor has written a public letter of apology to Sen. Tim Scott, and Lamar County Democrats join him in this apology."

He notes the main reason he hasn't commented on this.

"The practice of America was built on racism."

"Yes, we have a problem with racism."

"I had hoped that Scott might show some common sense."

"I don’t think the American people are racist."

Scott told reporters that a group of lawmakers would be meeting on Thursday, but that he did not expect anything to be announced until the second week of May.

"The left has doubled down that they are going to, not attack my policies, but they're literally attacking the color of my skin."

"I don’t believe it would’ve happened if he was a Democrat."

"Hear me clearly."

Scott's appearance comes at a time when Republican state legislatures across the country are advancing new voting restrictions, which Democrats denounce as a return to "Jim Crow" segregation.

"I can't wait to share the story of my family's American Dream."

"We face serious challenges on multiple fronts, but I am as confident as I have ever been in the promise and potential of America."

"I think he should correct it."

Scott defended Trump as he focused on Trump's funding initiatives for HBCUs.

"He did not hear the one statement made on the video."

"We missed a golden opportunity, not because the bills weren't similar enough, but because what the House wanted was not what the senate Democrats wanted to have a conversation about."

"They believe they're going to win in November, so they'd rather write their own reform bill without any input from the Republican Party."