Minority Press Releases
Scott Joins Cramer, Hern, Colleagues in Bicameral Amicus Brief Against SEC’s Climate Disclosure Rule
Washington, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined fellow Senate Banking Committee member Senator Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Representative Kevin Hern (R-Okla.-01), and 32 additional Members of Congress in filing a bicameral amicus brief in Texas Alliance of Energy Producers, et al v. SEC, requesting the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacate the agency’s climate disclosure rule. Ranking Member Scott has led the fight in Congress against the radical rule. The b… Continue Reading
June 14, 2024
After Treasury Fails to Provide Iran Sanctions Report, Scott Demands Answers
Washington, D.C. - Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) is demanding answers from the U.S. Department of the Treasury after it failed to meet the deadline for a report on high-value Iranian assets around the world that are currently blocked by U.S. sanctions, as well as all Iran-related waivers and sanctions relaxation policies. The report, which was due to Congress on May 24, 2024, is required by law as part of a provision authored by Ranking Member Scott that was included in the national security… Continue Reading
June 13, 2024
Scott Statement on President Biden’s FDIC Nominee
Washington, D.C. - Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) released the following statement after President Biden nominated Christy Goldsmith Romero to replace Martin Gruenberg as Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Ranking Member Scott first called for Chairman Gruenberg to resign from the agency last December. “FDIC employees deserve a safe workplace that allows them to focus on their important mission to safeguard our country’s financial security. Unfortunately, under the le… Continue Reading
June 13, 2024
Scott, Hagerty, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Subject CFPB to Regular Congressional Appropriations Process
Washington, D.C. - Following yesterday’s U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing with Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra, Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) and his Banking Committee colleagues in introducing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Accountability Act, legislation that would make the agency accountable to the American people by requiring that its funding be annually appropriat… Continue Reading
June 12, 2024
Scott Calls Out CFPB’s Political Agenda, Highlights Impact of Burdensome Rulemakings
Washington, D.C. - At today’s U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) semi-annual report to Congress, Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) held CFPB Director Rohit Chopra accountable for his blind pursuit of additional authority, abuse of enforcement powers, and rulemakings driven by politics instead of policy. Ranking Member Scott, who is leading the effort to overturn the CFPB’s misguided rule on credit card late pe… Continue Reading
May 24, 2024
Scott, Colleagues Oppose Freddie Mac’s Proposed Second Mortgage Product
Washington, D.C. - Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) today joined Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) and his colleagues in sending a letter to Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Sandra Thompson opposing Freddie Mac’s misguided proposal to purchase and guarantee single-family closed-end second mortgages. Every Republican on the Senate Banking Committee, along with 23 members of the House Financial Services Committee, signed the letter to Director Thompson. “This proposed product, if impl… Continue Reading
May 21, 2024
Scott, Hagerty Call on Biden Administration to Withdraw Rule Curtailing Firearms Exports
Washington, D.C. - Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and fellow Banking Committee Republican Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) led 21 of their colleagues in calling on Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to withdraw the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) interim final rule severely restricting the issuance and limiting the lifespan of export licenses for firearms, ammunition, and certain accessories to overseas markets. The letter also calls for BIS leaders to testify in front of the Senate Bank… Continue Reading
May 20, 2024
Scott Statement on FDIC Leadership
Washington, D.C. - Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) released the following statement after Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Chairman Martin Gruenberg announced he would resign after a new Chairman is confirmed: “If President Biden and Democrats were really serious about supporting employees and fixing the FDIC’s toxic work culture, they’d ask Chairman Gruenberg to step down immediately. This draw-it-out strategy makes it clear that this administration is prioritizing their politica… Continue Reading
May 16, 2024
Scott Blasts Biden Regulators’ Blind Pursuit of Progressive Regulatory Agenda
Washington, D.C. - At today’s U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing with the Biden administration’s financial regulators, Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) highlighted examples of egregious behavior by Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Chairman Martin Gruenberg and its impact on his ability to continue to lead the agency. Ranking Member Scott reiterated his call for Chairman Gruenberg to resign and formally requested the Senate Banking Committee to hold … Continue Reading
May 16, 2024
Scott on Supreme Court’s CFPB Ruling
Washington, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) issued the following statement following the United States’ Supreme Court decision in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Financial Services Association of America. “The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau lacks important accountability to Congress and the American people, and under Director Chopra, the agency routinely and brazenly acts outside of the scope of its authority - regulating through blog posts and enforcemen… Continue Reading
May 9, 2024
Scott: “There is no shortage of finger pointing for the failures of Bidenomics.”
Washington, D.C. - Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) once again called out his Democratic colleagues for shirking responsibility for the consequences of President Biden’s economic policies. At today’s Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing, Ranking Member Scott pointed to the Biden administration’s efforts to target legitimate, standard payment incentives instead of reducing the administration’s burdensome regulatory agenda that has increased costs for consumers across t… Continue Reading
May 7, 2024
Scott Statement on FDIC Report
Washington, D.C. - Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) issued the following statement after the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) released a report investigating allegations of sexual harassment and a toxic work culture at the agency. Since the allegations were first reported, Ranking Member Scott has led Senate Republicans in conducting rigorous oversight and demanding transparency from the FDIC. “An organization’s culture is set from the top. It’s clear the FDIC, its mission, and mos… Continue Reading
May 2, 2024
Scott: The Biden administration’s spending policies caused this economic pain.
Washington, D.C. - At today’s Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing, Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) pushed back against Democrats’ efforts to shift the blame for the economic hardships facing Americans across the country. Ranking Member Scott called out President Biden’s policies that have made almost every aspect of American life more challenging - for those living paycheck to paycheck trying to afford groceries, to families looking to buy a home or pay rent, to har… Continue Reading
April 23, 2024
Scott-Led Efforts to Crack Down on Fentanyl Trade, Expose Iranian Assets Pass Senate
Washington, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member Tim Scott’s (R-S.C.) legislative efforts to crack down on the illicit fentanyl supply chain and to expose high-value Iranian assets passed the Senate as part of the national security supplemental. Included in the supplemental package is Ranking Member Scott’s FEND Off Fentanyl Act, his sanctions and anti-money laundering bill to target the China-Mexico illicit fentanyl supply chain. The supplemental package also includes an important provision from his Re… Continue Reading
April 19, 2024
Support Grows for Scott’s Resolution to Overturn Radical Climate Disclosure Rule
Washington, D.C. - Ranking Member Tim Scott’s (R-S.C.) Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) burdensome climate disclosure rule continues to gain support across a wide-range of stakeholders, including the American Petroleum Institute, Heritage Action, Americans for Tax Reform, Americans for Prosperity, and the American Energy Alliance. Here's what they are saying: “From day one, this administration has advanced an all-of-government… Continue Reading
April 18, 2024
Scott on Housing in America: “The American Dream of homeownership is further out of reach today than it was just a few years ago.”
Washington, D.C. - As too many Americans struggle to afford rent and mortgage payments, and as homelessness rates reach record-high levels, the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs today held a long-overdue hearing with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Acting Secretary Adrianne Todman and Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Sandra L. Thompson. Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) has pushed for this hearing for over a year given the housing c… Continue Reading
April 17, 2024
Scott Leads Effort to Roll Back SEC’s Climate Disclosure Rule
Washington, D.C. - Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) today introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) radical climate disclosure rule which would bury public companies in paperwork, raise costs for consumers, and stifle economic opportunity. Every Republican on the Senate Banking Committee, including Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), John Kennedy (R-La.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Cynth… Continue Reading
April 16, 2024
Scott Statement on House Passage of His Bill to Cement U.S. Sanctions on Iran
Washington, D.C. - Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed his Solidify Iran Sanctions Act (SISA), by a vote of 407 to 16, to make permanent energy and weapons sanctions in the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996. The bill, if signed into law, would cement sanctions that restrict funding for Iran’s energy and weapons sectors, thereby curtailing the regime’s ability to finance terrorism and develop its nuclear program. “Today is an i… Continue Reading
April 16, 2024
Scott, Reed Lead Resolution Declaring April 2024 Financial Literacy Month
Washington, D.C. - Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and fellow member of the Senate Banking Committee, Senator Jack Reed (D-R.I.), are leading a resolution to declare April 2024 as Financial Literacy Month. The senators are co-chairs of the Financial Literacy Caucus. Recognized by the U.S. Senate since 2004, Financial Literacy Month is a national celebration of financial empowerment that raises awareness on the importance of financial education and providing resources to help Americans of all … Continue Reading
April 14, 2024
Scott Calls on Biden to Stand with Israel, Deny Funding to Iran
Washington, D.C. - In response to Iran’s attacks on Israel, Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) called on the Biden administration to support Israel and reverse course on its appeasement of Iran. The Ranking Member has continued to push back on the Biden administration’s disturbing pattern of sanctions non-enforcement and sanctions relief to Iran, which have made funds more accessible for the Iranian regime and its terror proxies to attack U.S. servicemembers and our allies. “Let’s be clear: Pres… Continue Reading
