Myrtle Beach Meet and Greet

*Note: Date change due to budget debate in House of Representatives

Meet Tim Scott, Republican for Congress
Thursday, March 25th; 6pm – 8pm

T Bonz Gill & Grill; 1169 Seaboard Street, Myrtle Beach
*appetizers will be served*

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Meet and Greet Tim Scott for Congress

The Democrats Just Don’t Get It

Friday’s article in The Politico, Jobs rate stays at 9.7 percent, is another example of how the stimulus bill has failed Americans. While the Obama Administration blames the weather for the unemployment rate that has been stuck at 9.7 percent for months now, millions of Americans are out of work. Here in South Carolina, our unemployment is 12.5%. When will the tax-and-spend politicians in Washington learn that the best thing for our economy is for government to lower our taxes, decrease the regulations on small businesses and end government bailouts?

That is why I’m running for Congress. I want to renew the American ideals of the free market, the entrepreneurial spirit and limited government. If you agree with me that America doesn’t need another government solution, but a way to empower American citizens, please join my growing team of supporters.

Read the full article from The Politico below.

POLITICO

Jobless rate stays at 9.7 percent
By: Eamon Javers
March 5, 2010 08:54 AM EST

The White House had spent the previous week trying to blunt the impact of Friday morning’s unemployment figures — but it may not be enough to soften the blow of government statistics that show the nation’s unemployment rate remains stuck at 9.7 percent.

White House economic adviser Larry Summers and Democratic economists had tried to “pre-but” the release of the February numbers with an argument that last month’s “snowpocalypse” in the Northeast corridor significantly affected Americans’ ability to get to jobs.

According to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the economy shed an additional 36,000 jobs, leaving the grim number of 14.9 million people out of work. Earlier in the week, Summers predicted that the number would be artificially low for February because some snowed-in workers weren’t paid for hours they didn’t work. “The blizzards that affected much of the country during the last month are likely to distort the statistics,” Summers told CNBC.

Some economists predicted the snow effect could shift the jobs number south by as much as 100,000. Other economists weren’t so sure — and Republicans can be expected to pounce on a dismal jobs report, snow or no snow.

The loss of 36,000 jobs announced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, then, is significantly less than many had expected — the Obama administration argued that there could have been job growth in February had it not been for the storm.

“Although the labor market remains severely distressed, today’s report on the employment situation is consistent with the pattern of stabilization and gradual labor market healing we have been seeing in recent months,” said White House Council of Economic Advisers Chairwoman Christina Romer in a blog posted Friday. “The impact of bad weather on the February employment number was likely substantially negative.”

Nonetheless, the political reality is harsh for the Obama administration. With just eight months to go before Election Day, there is almost no way for the economy to rebound to the point at which it would make a significant dent in the out-of-work population. Even an economy that grows at 100,000 or 200,000 jobs per month will have a long way to go before chipping away significantly at the more than 14 million unemployed.

That presents a political opportunity for Republicans, who argued that the Obama administration’s yearlong battle to pass a controversial health care bill has distracted it from working on the issue Americans care about most: jobs.

“Mother Nature is a force to be reckoned with, but it’s the blizzard of higher taxes, wasteful spending and reckless borrowing coming out of Washington that’s destroying jobs in this country,” said House Republican leader John Boehner (R-Ohio). “President Obama and Democratic leaders will come out of the woodwork today armed with rehashed promises to do better, but their top and seemingly only priority remains this unpopular, unaffordable government takeover of health care.”

But Democrats, too, have an argument to make — they will very likely point to Kentucky Republican Sen. Jim Bunning, whose days-long effort to block an extension of unemployment benefits collapsed this week in the face of weakening Republican support. And Democrats have already floated one obscure economic statistic to help make their case: In 1996, severe snowstorms did affect the monthly jobs report, they say, but the next month’s report rebounded by just as much — meaning we can expect the March report to be much sunnier.
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Congressional Candidate Tim Scott Receives Recognition for Putting Taxpayers First

Republican State Representative Tim Scott has received a commendation from the South Carolina Association of Taxpayers for his diligent, principled and courageous stands against higher taxes.

The organization, regarded as one of the oldest and most reputable pro-taxpayer organizations in the state, cited Scott for his pledge to oppose tax-increases.

Of 14 candidates running for Congress in the First District, only Tim Scott can point to a proven history of stopping tax increases at both the local and state level. No other candidate can match Tim Scott’s record of fighting for the taxpayers. See official release from SC Association of Taxpayers below.

Since being elected to County Council and the South Carolina of House of Representatives, Representative Tim Scott has upheld his promise to the people of Charleston and Berkeley Counties and South Carolina to fight all efforts to raise taxes.

While some politicians see that promise as political rhetoric, Representative Tim Scott understands it is good economics. As a leading Taxpayer’s Advocate Representative Tim Scott has:
• Earned one of only eleven “A” ratings in the S.C. House from the SC Club for Growth.
• Signed and delivered on the SC Association of Taxpayers “NO NEW TAXES PLEDGE”
• For his 12 years of service before signing the No New Taxes Pledges, Tim held the line in opposing tax increases on Charleston County Council and worked to cut out of control government spending.

The SC Association of Taxpayers extends its gratitude and appreciation to Representative Scott for his tireless service and for being a leader who is as good as his word.

Tim Talks About the I-73 Highway Project

“What a great victory for Myrtle Beach to receive a $10 million grant to begin work on I-73. This is the result of hard work from our state’s leaders and signals the importance of this project. As your next Congressman, I will continue to fight for funding and the execution of this and other infrastructure that will bring business to our state and boost our economy. From my years of experience working to bring Daimler-Chrysler, Verizon Wireless, Boeing, and many other businesses to Charleston, I understand the importance of having the infrastructure to bring more industry, business, and jobs to our state.” – Tim Scott [Read more...]

Congressional Race Announcement Video

Tim Scott announces his run for the First Congressional District.

Tim Scott Named a “Taxpayer Champion” by SC Club for Growth

January 14th, 2010 by SC CFG

SC Club for Growth released its 2009 South Carolina Legislative Scorecard today, awarding its Taxpayer Champion award to eleven senators and eleven representatives earning top grades. [Read more...]

TIM -How Mentoring Changed My Life

Growing up in a single-parent home left me a bit disillusioned about life. My parents divorced when I was around the age of 7. By the time I entered high school, I was completely off track. My mother was working hard, trying to help me to realize that there was a brighter future, but I really couldn’t see it.

So by the time I entered the ninth grade, I was flunking out of high school. I failed world geography, civics, Spanish and English. [Read more...]

Welcome Boeing!-My Part In The Deal

A week before North Charleston landed a new Boeing jet assembly line, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham thought South Carolina had lost the deal.

Boeing CEO James McNerney called Graham’s Senate office, saying what a difficult decision he had to make in choosing between South Carolina and Washington state, where the aircraft maker assembles all its commercial planes. [Read more...]

Post and Courier Editorial-Free Speech

Beware of FCC’s “Back Door” Strategy to Stifle Free Speech

Every media market in South Carolina has a conservative talk radio show enjoyed by thousands of listeners. It may be a nationally famous commentator like Rush Limbaugh or Glenn Beck, or a local host.

Two markets in our state are served by liberal-focused Air America affiliates and in the Midlands listeners can hear liberal commentators from National Public Radio. The ratio of liberal versus conservative skews far to the right — far more stations carry conservative programming than liberal. [Read more...]

Welcome To My New Site!

I am very excited to have this new site that not only will help you get to know me better, I will be able to get to know YOU better as well.  We are blessed here in the 1st District with many resources available to move forward with jobs and the economy.  This is why I need your help to get to Washington!  Click around and get involved with my “18 Ways” tab and my “contribution” tab.  I’m looking forward to meeting all of you on the campaign trail to D.C.

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