Republican Senators Tim Scott (SC), Steve Daines (MT), James Lankford (OK), and 45 other anti-abortion GOP senators sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Wednesday vowing to block any legislation that would allow taxpayer funding of abortions.
The <a href="https://outreach.senate.gov/iqextranet/iqClickTrk.aspx?&amp;cid=quorum_scott-iq&amp;crop=15721QQQ23500720QQQ6939127QQQ8388715&amp;report_id=&amp;redirect=https%3a%2f%2fwww.scott.senate.gov%2fimo%2fmedia%2fdoc%2f5.31.22%2520Letter%2520to%2520Schumer%2520on%2520Protecting%2520Life%2520in%2520FY23%2520Appropriations.pdf&amp;redir_log=913939669457856">letter</a> urged unwavering support of the Hyde Amendment that has long ensured restrictions regarding taxpayer funding of abortion services.
“We write to express our unwavering support for the Hyde Amendment and all other longstanding pro-life protections. For more than 45 years, the Hyde Amendment has ensured that taxpayer dollars are not used to fund abortions, saving the lives of nearly 2.5 million preborn children. As you know, the Hyde Amendment is supported by both a substantial majority of the American public and a bipartisan majority of sitting United States Senators, and was most recently signed into law by President Biden,&#8221; the senators wrote.
“On February 5, 2021, we wrote to you that ‘[w]e are committed to vote against the advancement of any legislation that would eliminate or weaken the Hyde Amendment or any other current-law pro-life protections, or otherwise undermine existing Federal pro-life policy.’ We firmly renew this commitment for FY 2023,” it added.
The senators strongly urged the Senate to continue with the same longstanding commitment in the upcoming fiscal year to protect young lives and keep American taxpayer funds from supporting abortion.
“We urge you to start where we finished by making a baseline commitment to maintain the same pro-life protections that were included in [FY22 Appropriations], and to eschew any taxpayer-funded giveaways that benefit the multi-billion-dollar abortion industry,&#8221; the letter stated.
Multiple pro-life organizations have endorsed the letter, according to a <a href="https://www.scott.senate.gov/media-center/press-releases/scott-47-senators-will-vote-to-block-taxpayer-funding-for-abortion" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press release</a> from Scott&#8217;s office. This letter is endorsed by Susan B. Anthony List, Family Research Council, March for Life, Catholic Vote, National Right to Life, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Americans United for Life, Concerned Women for America, and Alliance Defending Freedom.
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Maine Sen. Susan Collins were the only two Republicans who did not sign the letter.
“For more than 45 years, the Hyde Amendment has ensured that taxpayer dollars are not used to fund abortions,” Scott posted to Twitter.
“I’m proud to stand with so many of my colleagues in pledging to vote against any legislation that puts Hyde at risk,” he added.
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For more than 45 years, the Hyde Amendment has ensured that taxpayer dollars are not used to fund abortions.   I&#39;m proud to stand with so many of my colleagues in pledging to vote against any legislation that puts Hyde at risk.<a href="https://t.co/junngSPhn7">https://t.co/junngSPhn7</a>
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Scott has spoken out repeatedly in recent weeks following a leaked Supreme Court opinion from Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito that could overturn Roe v. Wade and return laws regarding abortion to individual states.
&#8220;There are some people who aim to devalue life in low-income communities,&#8221; Scott said in a recent interview on the issue.
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There are some people who aim to devalue life in low-income communities.   But I know from experience that some of the most remarkable things come out of the most challenging places. <a href="https://t.co/7ezLz11aDW">pic.twitter.com/7ezLz11aDW</a>
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&#8220;But I know from experience that some of the most remarkable things come out of the most challenging places,&#8221; he added.
The ruling in the leaked Supreme Court case remains pending and is expected this month as the nation continues to await the important decision.

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‘Unwavering Support’: Team Of 48 GOP Senators Vows To Oppose Any Bill Allowing Taxpayer Funding For Abortion

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Republican South Carolina Senator Tim Scott blasted President Joe Biden for allegedly ripping off key points of his police reform bill to score partisan points.
In a <a href="https://www.scott.senate.gov/media-center/press-releases/senator-tim-scott-statement-on-bidens-policing-executive-order">statement</a> Wednesday evening, shortly after Biden signed an <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2022/05/25/executive-order-on-advancing-effective-accountable-policing-and-criminal-justice-practices-to-enhance-public-trust-and-public-safety/">Executive Order</a> establishing a series of strict police reforms, Scott said that Biden took critical pieces of the Executive Order from his own comprehensive police reform legislation, the JUSTICE Act, which stalled in the Senate in 2020 because of Democratic opposition. Scott said Biden&#8217;s Executive Order imposes mandates on local police departments without giving them additional funding to help them comply, setting the departments up for failure.
&#8220;After the radical ‘defund the police’ movement helped create the current crime wave, President Biden is pursuing a partisan approach to many of the exact same policy solutions I proposed in the JUSTICE Act just two years ago,&#8221; Scott said in his statement. &#8220;The fact is Democrats used a filibuster they call racist to block my reforms that they’re now embracing. While my proposal added funding to help local law enforcement comply with higher standards, the Democrats&#8217; proposal sets departments up for failure by issuing unfunded federal mandates. Making it harder for police to do their jobs to the best of their ability should be a nonstarter, yet that’s exactly what the Biden plan does. I’m disappointed that the president who campaigned on unity has once again fallen into the trap of divisive politics.&#8221;
Here are some of the key points of Biden&#8217;s police reform Executive Order, compared with items from Scott&#8217;s <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3985/text#toc-id6758B07C7EB74B6B8A98EBE0CC9B71CE">JUSTICE Act</a>.
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<li>Biden&#8217;s Executive Order instructs the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to convene an interagency working group to examine and reform Federal law enforcement recruiting and training practices, &#8220;with particular attention to promoting an inclusive, diverse, and expert law enforcement workforce.&#8221; In part, the working group must consider &#8220;the merits and feasibility of recruiting law enforcement officers who are representative of the communities they are sworn to serve (including recruits who live in or are from these communities)&#8221;; the JUSTICE Act would have required local law enforcement agencies &#8220;to hire recruiters and enroll law enforcement officer candidates &#8230; who have racial and ethnic demographic characteristics similar to the community.”</li>
<li>Biden&#8217;s Executive Order creates a &#8220;National Law Enforcement Accountability Database,&#8221; which includes official records documenting officer misconduct and criminal actions, as well as commendations and awards; Scott&#8217;s legislation would have done the same.</li>
<li>Biden&#8217;s Executive Order creates a &#8220;National Use-of-Force Data Collection&#8221; database, which accounts for instances of death or injury due to use of force, and discharges of a firearm, among other items; Scott&#8217;s bill would have done the same.</li>
<li>Biden&#8217;s Executive Order bans federal law enforcement chokeholds: the JUSTICE Act would also have banned chokeholds at a federal level and restricted funding for local police departments who did not have a prohibition on chokeholds.</li>
<li>Biden&#8217;s Executive Order instructs Federal law enforcement to create clear guidance on use-of-force standards; the JUSTICE Act would also have incentivized training in alternatives to use-of-force and de-escalation training.</li>
<li>Biden&#8217;s Executive Order imposes restrictions on federal law enforcement agencies from enacting no-knock warrants, and requires them to report no-knock warrants carried out; Scott&#8217;s bill would have done the same, for federal, state, and local governments.</li>
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Scott introduced the JUSTICE Act in June of 2020 in the wake of protests over the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. Forty-eight Republican senators co-sponsored the legislation.

Tim Scott Blasts Biden For Executive Order Ripping Off His Police Reform Bill

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In an exclusive and wide-ranging interview with The Daily Wire, Sen. Tim Scott, (R-S.C.), discussed the recent racially charged mass shooting in Buffalo, the Supreme Court&#8217;s pending decision on abortion, the ongoing protests at the homes of justices, and what it means to be a black conservative.  Below is the second of three articles on the interview.
WASHINGTON — <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tim-scott">Republican South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott</a> believes that saying black women need abortions is a &#8220;gut punch&#8221; to women like Scott&#8217;s mother, who have spent their lives seeking the American dream for themselves and for their children.
In an exclusive interview with The Daily Wire, Scott discussed his viral remarks to President Joe Biden’s Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, who during testimony on the Hill last week, looked Scott in the eye and suggested that black women need abortions in order to succeed.
“What we are talking about is whether or not women will have the ability to regulate their reproductive situation in ways that will enable them to plan lives that are fulfilling and satisfying for them,” Yellen said May 10, adding that one aspect of a satisfying life is to “feel that you have the financial resources to raise a child, that the children you bring into the world are wanted, and that you have the ability to take care of them.”
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“In many cases,” she continued, “abortions are teenage women, particularly low income, and often black, who aren’t in a position to be able to care for children, have unexpected pregnancies, and it deprives them of the ability, often, to continue their education to later participate in the workforce.”
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In a now viral clip, Scott told Yellen, “I’ll just simply say that, as a guy raised by a black woman in abject poverty, I am thankful to be here as a United States senator.”
It was a &#8220;heartbreaking moment,&#8221; Scott told The Daily Wire this week, calling Yellen&#8217;s remarks &#8220;callous.&#8221; According to Scott, she was effectively telling single mothers: &#8220;Your value to the marketplace is higher if you have an abortion.&#8221;
Yellen did not immediately respond to a request for comment for this story.
&#8220;I still find it shocking today that someone would actually say that,&#8221; the senator said. &#8220;And not only someone, but a powerful woman speaking to women who are going through really hard times, sometimes in broken places. But the most remarkable thing the sky, the Phoenix Rising, come from the most challenging places in the country.&#8221;
Asked how his mother would have responded to such remarks, Scott smiled.
&#8220;My mother would probably get a switch and have a conversation about right and wrong,&#8221; he said, before becoming more serious.
&#8220;The truth is that my mother would be shocked,&#8221; Scott said. &#8220;She would be saddened. It would bring her to tears. It&#8217;s like a gut punch for women who are working their tails off, supporting their families, going the extra mile because they hope and pray that this country still affords the opportunity to achieve the American dream.&#8221;
To be spoken down to in such a &#8220;condescending tone&#8221; would have &#8220;broken her heart,&#8221; the senator said. &#8220;But it would have also angered her at the same time.&#8221;
Scott believes the rhetoric from pro-abortion government officials comes from a &#8220;deep, dark place.&#8221;
&#8220;I hope that we fight against those words,&#8221; Scott said. &#8220;We fight against those folks who believe that somehow the value proposition to those living in poverty is less than the value proposition in other parts of our country.&#8221;
Scott also weighed in on <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/black-and-hispanic-people-have-the-most-to-lose-if-roe-is-overturned">claims suggesting</a> that black and Hispanic women have the most to lose if Roe v. Wade is overturned.
&#8220;Too often we see headlines and we see caricatures made of people in poverty who happen to be women of color, that reinforcing that stereotype that people have of us and of African-American women, Hispanic women, is something that we should all rally against,&#8221; he said. &#8220;And when we do that, I think we start learning the responsibility that we have as leaders to stand up for those.&#8221;
Americans cannot be silent about such media portrayals, the senator insisted.
&#8220;When we are silent to those headlines, especially those on the left who seem to enjoy this insulation from some of their friends in the media, they need to be standing up and stepping out and talking against these headlines that suggest that the only way forward is in the life of a child,&#8221; he said.
&#8220;People see &#8216;at risk,'&#8221; he said. &#8220;I see high potential. I know the difference, because I&#8217;ve been one and became the other.&#8221;

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‘From A Deep, Dark Place’: Sen. Tim Scott Blasts ‘Callousness’ Of Telling Black Women They Need Abortions To Succeed

Tim Scott Exposes The 'Callousness' Of Telling Black Women They Need Abortions To Succeed

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In an exclusive and wide-ranging interview with The Daily Wire, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tim-scott">Sen. Tim Scott, (R-S.C.)</a>, discussed the recent racially charged mass shooting in Buffalo, the Supreme Court&#8217;s pending decision on abortion, the ongoing protests at the homes of justices, and what it means to be a black conservative.  Below is the first of three articles on the interview.
WASHINGTON — In the wake of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/buffalo-mass-shooting-suspect-had-been-flagged-as-troubled-a-year-ago-report">racially motivated mass shooting</a> that left 10 dead and three wounded in Buffalo, one of the most powerful black lawmakers in the country is urging Americans to blame the shooter and not their political opponents.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tim-scott">Sen. Tim Scott, (R-S.C.)</a>, said there is precedent for coming together and healing after such a tragedy, and pointed to how his own state pulled together following a 2015 mass shooting, also by a white supremacist. In that attack, a white man <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/death-sentence-upheld-man-who-killed-9-south-carolina-church-n1277667">shot and killed</a> nine black members of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston.
&#8220;A racist walked into a church and killed my friend, the pastor of the church &#8230; and eight other African-Americans simply because they were black,&#8221; Scott said. &#8220;He sat through a Bible study for 90 minutes, pulled out a weapon and executed those nine lives.&#8221;
&#8220;And so for me, I don&#8217;t think about it from a political perspective first or second, think about it from just a human perspective of the loss of my friends,&#8221; he added.
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Following the attack in Buffalo, many on the Left have sought to blame Republicans and Fox News star Tucker Carlson, even though there is no evidence the shooter was a fan of either. The Daily Wire will not name either mass shooter as part of a policy to deprive such killers of the notoriety they often crave.
Scott said the blame lies with the individual, and the responsibility for healing with all of us.
&#8220;Blaming the other side, looking for someone to be the fall person &#8212; it should be below leaders in America,&#8221; Scott said.
The solution the Biden Administration should be seeking is &#8220;unifying our country, not polarizing our country,&#8221; Scott said.
&#8220;Not looking for someone to blame on the right, not pretending that all the solutions are on the Left, but realizing that the American heart needs to be healed,&#8221; he explained, adding that Biden &#8220;should lead us towards that healing, that reconciliation, not look for someone on my side of the aisle to blame.&#8221;
&#8220;That&#8217;s just bad leadership,&#8221; he said. &#8220;And it didn&#8217;t happen in South Carolina. When that shooting happened in South Carolina, we rallied around the families. We didn&#8217;t point towards folks to blame. We rallied. We knew who to blame. It was the shooter in the church who murdered those lives.&#8221;
Scott emphasized the forgiveness that the families showed to the killer, even amid their pain.
&#8220;African Americans and white folks, 20,000, showed up at the largest bridge in Charleston, South Carolina, to say, in the place where the Civil War started, &#8216;We stand together,'&#8221; he said. &#8220;And because of of the scene that happened a couple of days before that, in a courtroom, when nine family representatives all walked into the courtroom, looked into a video camera, into the eyes of the killer and said, &#8216;We forgive you.&#8217; That&#8217;s the kind of powerful, positive leadership we need in this country that heals this nation, that restores hope in this nation.&#8221;
Scott rejects claims the United States is inherently racist, as many commentators have suggested in the aftermath of the Buffalo massacre. He drew on <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-56924704">his response</a> to President Joe Biden&#8217;s first address to Congress, in which the South Carolina senator declared, &#8220;Hear me clearly. America is not a racist country.&#8221;
&#8220;We are absolutely, positively, unequivocally better together,&#8221; Scott told The Daily Wire. &#8220;Are there threads of racism in too many in the fabric of this nation? Absolutely. We should cut every piece, every thread, every thread out of the fabric of America. We should be unequivocal on our approach to that.&#8221;
Most Americans love their country and respect one another, Scott said.
&#8220;The vast majority of Americans want the same thing,&#8221; he explained. &#8220;They want to raise their families, love their kids, their wives, their spouses. They want to be able to go to the ballgame and not hear gunfire. They want to be able to go to the movie and enjoy the end of the story. They want to go to dinner with the one that they love.&#8221;
Scott continued: &#8220;The good news is, all across this amazing and remarkable country, the story of redemption continues to be lived out. We see today you can live in any neighborhood you want to live in as long as you can afford to buy the house.&#8221;
The senator said that he has seen a great transformation of people in the United States throughout his lifetime, pointing to his <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2010/06/22/128020372/scott-beats-strom-thurmond-s-son-in-sc-for-gop-house">senatorial race</a> against Paul Thurmond, son of the late segregationist Senator Strom Thurmond.
&#8220;In South Carolina with a district that was 80% white, I won 68/32,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It reflects the evolution of the Southern heart. It says more about them than it did me. They wanted someone that matched the content of their character, not the color of their skin.&#8221;
&#8220;And the good news is [former opponent] Paul Thurmond is a fantastic guy,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Still a friend of mine. If we just remember how much we have in common, if we just remember who we are and why we aspire to be the world leader on topics of fairness and equality. We&#8217;ll be okay.&#8221;
Addressing how the Biden administration has handled racial issues so far, Scott pointed to Biden&#8217;s policies and the results of those policies.
&#8220;I would say if you&#8217;re looking at inflation, if you&#8217;re looking at crime rates, the Biden administration is failing the very people [of whom Biden] said &#8216;You can&#8217;t be black if you don&#8217;t vote for me,'&#8221; Scott said. &#8220;That&#8217;s awful.&#8221;
The senator asked that Americans imagine the struggle of &#8220;the average single mom living paycheck to paycheck when her gas price in South Carolina goes from a $1.99 in December 2020 to $4 a gallon right now.&#8221;
&#8220;A 100% increase in the cost of gas means a reduction in her choice of food, in clothing for her kids,&#8221; he said.
&#8220;Let&#8217;s think about the violent crimes,&#8221; Scott said. &#8220;Too often, these absolutely atrocious situations are occurring in big blue cities where they&#8217;re all controlled by Democrats. Violent crime rates in those cities have skyrocketed to the point where 2019 homicides increased by 44%, and African-Americans and Hispanics represent 85% of that additional increase.&#8221;
The good news, according to Scott, is that there are Republicans who have &#8220;taken a strong, powerful stand on behalf of people working paycheck to paycheck.&#8221;
&#8220;What did we do when we had the opportunity?&#8221; he asked, referring to Republican wins during former President Donald Trump&#8217;s administration. &#8220;Well, we actually lowered the taxes of a single mother by 70%, federal taxes. We brought $4,000, on average, back to how every dual parent household.&#8221;
&#8220;We also saw the lowest poverty rate in the history of the country in 2019, in part because of the passage of opportunity zones, that brought $29 billion into the poorest, typically majority minority communities,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;We saw unemployment rates go, for African-Americans, the lowest record ever recorded. Same is true for Hispanics. Same is true for Asians, and a 70-year low for women. So if you are looking for the right solution, look, right. If you&#8217;re looking for the wrong solution. You can look left.&#8221;

‘America Is Not A Racist Country’: After Buffalo Shooting, Sen. Tim Scott Urges Americans To Heal, Not Point Fingers

After Buffalo Shooting, Sen. Tim Scott Urges Americans To Heal, Not Point Fingers

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President Joe Biden’s Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen suggested Tuesday to a black senator raised by a single mother that black women need abortions in order to succeed.
&#8220;What we are talking about is whether or not women will have the ability to regulate their reproductive situation in ways that will enable them to plan lives that are fulfilling and satisfying for them,” Yellen said Tuesday.
The Biden official said that one aspect of a satisfying life is to &#8220;feel that you have the financial resources to raise a child, that the children you bring into the world are wanted, and that you have the ability to take care of them.&#8221;
&#8220;In many cases,&#8221; she continued, &#8220;abortions are teenage women, particularly low income, and often black, who aren’t in a position to be able to care for children, have unexpected pregnancies, and it deprives them of the ability, often, to continue their education to later participate in the workforce.”
Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) finally interrupted Yellen to tell her, &#8220;I’ll just simply say that, as a guy raised by a black woman in abject poverty, I am thankful to be here as a United States senator.”
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And here&#39;s Yellen explaining to <a href="https://twitter.com/SenatorTimScott?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenatorTimScott</a>, the black son of a single mother who grew up in poverty, that it&#39;s especially important for black women to have abortion access because they are often poor.
Scott responds powerfully: &quot;I am thankful to be here as a U.S. Senator&quot; <a href="https://t.co/Ab3Miw7gfW">pic.twitter.com/Ab3Miw7gfW</a>
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The exchange comes as the nation grapples with news that Roe v. Wade may be soon overturned following the leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion last week.
While pro-abortion activists often make the argument that abortion is a vital stepping stone for minority and impoverished women, pro-life activists argue that it is insulting to suggest that black women need to abort their babies in order to succeed.
“I think to myself, had it not been for her sacrifice, her perseverance, her resilience, I would not be where I am today,” Scott <a href="https://www.scott.senate.gov/media-center/press-releases/senator-tim-scott-honors-mom-sc-trailblazers-for-womens-history-month">said last year of his mother,</a> who raised her two sons on her own while she worked as a nurse&#8217;s assistant. “For me, there has been no better witness, no more powerful force than Frances Scott.&#8221;
“I know what you had inside of you and what you were capable of doing, so, therefore, I couldn’t give up,” the senator&#8217;s mother told him.

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Tim Scott Shuts Down Biden Official With Stunning Rebuke When She Suggests Black Women Need Abortions To Succeed

Janet Yellen Suggests To Tim Scott That Black Women Need Abortions To Succeed

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South Carolina Republican Sen. Tim Scott blasted the Left&#8217;s &#8220;reckless spending&#8221; and its impact on holiday shopping across the U.S. as President Joe Biden nears the end of his first year in office with soaring inflation and an ongoing supply chain crisis.
&#8220;The supply chain crisis has left shelves empty this holiday season! We’ve got to stop the reckless spending if we want to get the marketplace back on track,&#8221; Scott tweeted on Thursday.
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The supply chain crisis has left shelves empty this holiday season! We’ve got to stop the reckless spending if we want to get the marketplace back on track. <a href="https://t.co/2iAP1646RF">pic.twitter.com/2iAP1646RF</a>
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The searing words followed a <a href="https://www.scott.senate.gov/media-center/press-releases/scott-finance-republicans-demand-treasury-analysis-of-oecd-agreement" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> released by the senator on Wednesday demanding that Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen renew requests for information regarding international tax negotiations. Scott, along with the other GOP members on the Senate Finance Committee and several Senate Republicans, argued that the Treasury Department &#8220;has been unwilling or unable to fully engage with Congress to provide details&#8221; that are impacting Americans.
“The Administration’s rush to reach a political agreement, tied to its domestic spending plans and pursuit of revenue, has come at the expense of thorough analysis and meaningful engagement with Congress and the business community, and may ultimately put U.S. businesses at risk. . . . Given this agreement’s potential to jeopardize U.S. competitiveness, we continue to have concerns with the lack of detail underlying the approach being proposed under Pillar One and its lack of foundation in any discernible tax principles,” the Republican leaders wrote in the <a href="https://outreach.senate.gov/iqextranet/iqClickTrk.aspx?&amp;cid=quorum_scott-iq&amp;crop=0000.0000.0000.0000&amp;report_id=&amp;redirect=https%3a%2f%2fwww.scott.senate.gov%2fimo%2fmedia%2fdoc%2frepublican_letter_to_treasury_oecd1.pdf&amp;redir_log=452225978814583" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a>.
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While negotiating an international tax agreement with far-reaching effects on U.S. businesses and workers, the Biden administration has left Congress in the dark.
My fellow <a href="https://twitter.com/SenFinance?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenFinance</a> Republicans and I are calling for answers. <a href="https://t.co/nEisgyQoaO">https://t.co/nEisgyQoaO</a>
— Tim Scott (@SenatorTimScott) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenatorTimScott/status/1473743316088983555?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 22, 2021</a></blockquote>
“Further troubling is Treasury’s continued insistence that the United States once again move first by significantly increasing the U.S. global minimum tax. . . . As Pillar Two does not require other countries to adopt a global minimum tax, we are not confident that our biggest foreign competitors, like China, will enact and implement a global minimum tax on the same terms or on the timeline agreed to at the OECD,&#8221; the letter added.
Last week, Scott <a href="https://outreach.senate.gov/iqextranet/iqClickTrk.aspx?&amp;cid=quorum_scott-iq&amp;crop=0000.0000.0000.0000&amp;report_id=&amp;redirect=https%3a%2f%2fwww.youtube.com%2fwatch%3fv%3d1Sp3E6xNMQY%26feature%3dyoutu.be&amp;redir_log=133199838051441" target="_blank" rel="noopener">addressed</a> rising inflation with hosts Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino on Fox News&#8217; “America’s Newsroom.” The senator again hammered against Democrats’ out-of-control spending that has led to surging inflation and addressed ways to slow the nation&#8217;s increasing prices.
&#8220;There’s no doubt that, when you think about inflation—this bone-crushing, life-changing, hope-stealing, job-killing inflation—there’s no doubt in my mind that I’m thankful that it’s no longer considered transitory. Finally, Chairman Powell is speaking the truth, which is [that] this is unprecedented. The last time inflation was this high, I had an afro,&#8221; Scott said during the interview.
“The truth is that we have to find a way to forge forward by reducing spending from the federal government and allowing raises to increase in the private sector. That means that we have to pull back on this ‘Build Back Broker’ plan that the Democrats are still trying to weave together,&#8221; the senator added.
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Up nine percent from last year, inflation is forcing many Americans to make tough choices.
The solution is simple. Get government out of the way &amp; stop this reckless spending. <a href="https://t.co/DAcRfxpc0X">pic.twitter.com/DAcRfxpc0X</a>
— Tim Scott (@SenatorTimScott) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenatorTimScott/status/1471502912459186176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 16, 2021</a></blockquote>
To address the Biden administration&#8217;s spending issues, Scott proposed &#8220;more focus on an incentive-based economy where we let the private sector do what they do really well and getting the government out of the way.”

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Elf On The Empty Shelf: Sen. Tim Scott Blasts Left’s ‘Reckless Spending’ Impact On Holiday Season

President Joe Biden appears to have embellished the truth about his supposedly hardscrabble family history during a speech promoting the “American Jobs Plan” at a Ford factory on Tuesday.
In one of the speech’s side comments, which came shortly before he jokingly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-jokes-that-he-will-only-answer-a-reporters-question-on-israel-if-he-gets-to-hit-her-with-a-truck">threatened</a> to run over a reporter for asking him a question about the Israel-Gaza conflict, Biden claimed that his “great-grandpop” was a coal miner. But he appears to have debunked that notion himself 17 years ago.
The official White House transcript <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2021/05/18/remarks-by-president-biden-on-a-future-made-in-america/">records</a> the disjointed remark:
<blockquote>My dad used to say, “Joey…” — and I swear to God, when he left Scranton, when the coal died — my dad was not a — he was — he was a salesperson; he wasn’t a coal miner.  My great-grandpop was, but — 
He — he said — he used to say — when he moved to Delaware — he had to leave because there were no jobs and he left us with our grandpop for a little over a year.</blockquote>
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Yet Biden appeared to say that none of his family members have ever worked in the coal mines during a 2004 <a href="https://www.cc.com/video/svsqnx/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-joe-biden">appearance</a> on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show.”
“Hell, I might be president now if it weren&#8217;t for the fact I said I had an uncle who was a coal miner. Turns out I didn&#8217;t have anybody in the coal mines,” Biden told then-host Jon Stewart.
“I&#8217;m from Scranton, Pennsylvania,” Biden continued. “I figured there had to be a coal miner somewhere in the family.”
Stewart asked, “Nothing, huh?”
“Nothing!” Biden replied.
It’s not altogether clear if Biden’s comments applied to all of his relatives or merely that specific uncle, who was an engineer and “graduated from Lehigh.”
Yet 24 hours after the president’s potentially self-refuting comments, no major media outlet has fact-checked Biden’s remarks.
That’s a major contrast with the way the nation’s most prestigious outlets treated assertions about the grandfather of Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC).
After it had been announced that Republicans had chosen Sen. Scott to give a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tim-scott-shreds-joe-biden-in-rebuttal-speech-biden-is-tearing-us-apart-after-promising-to-unite-nation">rebuttal</a> to President Biden’s speech to a joint session of Congress last month, The Washington Post’s Glenn Kessler <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/wapo-blasted-for-racist-fact-check-of-gop-senator-tim-scott-leftists-defend-senator">published</a> a fact check on the life story of Scott’s grandfather, a cotton farmer in the segregated South.
Scott has long cited his family history of “from cotton to Congress in one lifetime” as proof that the American dream is alive and well.
On April 23, Kessler published an article <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/04/23/tim-scott-often-talks-about-his-grandfather-cotton-theres-more-tale/">titled</a> “Tim Scott often talks about his grandfather and cotton. There’s more to that tale.”
After 1,800 words, Kessler did not apply his usual Pinocchio scale. Instead, he concluded that, while Scott’s story is “missing some nuance,” the senator “may be relying on the memories of his grandfather.”
Kessler later <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/media/550006-commentators-blast-washington-post-fact-check-on-tim-scott">admitted</a> that the public records Kessler relied on to portray Scott’s grandfather as prosperous “may not entirely show what life was like for black farmers in South Carolina as cotton prices plunged.”
Even after the backlash, Kessler <a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/05/02/992922648/journalist-digs-into-sen-tim-scotts-tidy-origin-story-after-comments-on-racism">defended</a> his fact check on NPR (at your expense) earlier this month.
“His story on the campaign trail was a bit too tidy for popular consumption,” Kessler said.
The Washington Post columnist added that he “did not have an inkling” that Sen. Scott would be upset by his attempt to discredit his family history on the eve of his most publicized speech to date.
“We often look at origin stories, because it sheds a light on the politician,” said Kessler. “We investigate the backgrounds of white politicians all the time.”
We’ll believe that when Kessler explores whether Biden’s memories of his great-grandpop are as accurate as his stories about Cornpop.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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Will The Media Fact Check Joe Biden‘s Misleading ‘Grandpop’ Story Like They Did Tim Scott’s?

Glenn Kessler

Media Bias

California gubernatorial hopeful Caitlyn Jenner told CNN on Monday that the famously media-friendly Kardashians “are scared of what the media’s going to do” to them if they get involved in a Republican campaign.
During an extended interview on &#8220;Anderson Cooper 360,” the Olympic gold medalist revealed how the cast of “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” will handle the 2021 recall election.
“Here&#8217;s the deal with them,” Jenner told CNN. “My kids are not involved whatsoever with this … because they&#8217;re scared — one, for my safety, and scared of what the media&#8217;s going to do.”
Jenner commented on the seeming contradiction of the stars of a long-running reality TV series — whose most intimate moments have been made public for decades — choosing to shy away from the cameras.
“My family has certainly, you know, been out in the media, and they&#8217;ve taken their shots, and they don&#8217;t need to take any more,” Jenner said.
The 2021 Republican hopeful revealed a secret conversation the family had about the election before formally announcing a candidacy:
<blockquote>I said, “I&#8217;m not going to ask you for one tweet. I&#8217;m not going to ask you for one thing. You guys go and live your life. This is my deal. This is my decision to do this. And I&#8217;m going to tell the media, stay away. Don&#8217;t ask them.” And I told them, just [say], “No comment.”</blockquote>
Jenner’s family is not wrong to be concerned. The media have so viciously and regularly dragged GOP candidates’ families through the mud that even the Kardashians are turning down this kind of media coverage.
Here are just a few examples:
<ol>
<li> Barron Trump is autistic. In 2016, then-cohost of ABC’s “The View” Rosie O’Donnell started a whisper campaign that President-elect Donald Trump’s youngest son, Barron, suffered from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rosie-odonnell-barron-trump-autistic-amanda-prestigiacomo">autism</a>. No confirmation has ever come that the boy is on the autistic spectrum. Still, the rumor eventually <a href="https://www.ibtimes.com/melania-trumps-son-barron-falls-autism-spectrum-fidgety-socially-awkward-journalist-2892815">made it into print</a> in the Santa Monica Observer by Samuel Alioto. A year later, social media <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/barron-trump-called-retarded-playing-most-popular-joseph-curl">branded</a> Barron a “special needs kid” for playing with a fidget spinner.</li>
<li> Sen. Tim Scott’s prosperous grandfather. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) has frequently told the story of his illiterate grandfather dropping out of school in the third grade to become a cotton farmer. His family “went from cotton to Congress in one generation,” Sen. Scott says with justifiable pride — and patriotism. That was more than The Washington Post would allow, as its fact-checker Glenn Kessler <a href="https://thefederalist.com/2021/04/23/racist-washington-post-fact-check-calls-black-senator-privileged-for-family-history-of-picking-cotton/">attempted</a> to uncover inconsistencies in the Scott family’s Horatio Alger story. Ultimately, he confirmed its major details — but not before slathering his findings with enough carefully worded questions to instill doubt in some readers.</li>
<li> Melania Trump, battered woman. In 2018, two well-exposed writers claimed in passing that President Trump probably <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/sick-media-speculates-president-trump-beat-melania-joseph-curl">beat</a> his wife. Rolling Stone writer Jamil Smith speculated that “the prolonged, poorly explained public absence of Melania Trump could be about concealing abuse.” David Frum asked whether it would break the law if President Trump “punched the First Lady in the White House” and “then ordered the Secret Service to conceal” his spousal abuse. The first lady was, in fact, recovering from a kidney surgery.</li>
<li> Sarah Palin’s pregnancy truthers. 2008 vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin discreetly <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-politics-palin/palin-rebuts-rumors-says-daughter-pregnant-idUSN2944356420080901">announced</a> that her 17-year-old daughter, Bristol, had gotten pregnant — after Democratic bloggers claimed the Alaska governor <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/sarah-palin-baby-hoax-2011-4">faked</a> her own pregnancy to conceal Bristol’s. To add insult to injury, David Letterman <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/story/david-letterman-slammed-for-sex-jokes-about-palins-teen-daughter">cracked wise</a> about her visit to a New York Yankees baseball game the following summer: “One awkward moment for Sarah Palin at the Yankees game. During the seventh inning, her daughter was knocked up by Alex Rodriguez.”</li>
</ol>
On the other hand, the media studiously avoids engaging in negative coverage of Chelsea Clinton or Sasha and Malia Obama. During the 2008 Democratic primaries, MSNBC <a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/msnbc-anchor-suspended-pimping-comment-chelsea-clinton-article-1.308165">suspended</a> host David Shuster for saying he felt as though Hillary Clinton “pimped out” 27-year-old Chelsea Clinton by having her call superdelegates on her mother’s behalf. After he offered a heartfelt <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/msnbc-reporter-begrudging_n_85706">apology</a>, the Clinton campaign <a href="https://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2014/07/halper-book-clintons-lobbied-ge-to-get-rid-of-msnbcs-david-shuster-192542">lobbied</a> NBC’s parent company, GE, to fire Shuster. (NBC eventually terminated the host in 2010.) Although Malia Obama has been <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/video-malia-obama-caught-smoking-pot-amanda-prestigiacomo">caught</a> on film smoking marijuana, the former first daughters have received the most media coverage for their mother, Michelle, publicly fretting that they will one day experience <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/walsh-when-will-america-stop-persecuting-michelle-obama-oprah-and-lebron-james">racial profiling</a>.
Western media provide the negative PR of the Democratic Party. If the legacy media show up, the Kardashians would be well advised to follow Jenner’s example and run.
The views expressed in this piece are the author&#8217;s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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4 Times The Media Attacked The Families Of Republican Politicians

Barron Trump

Caitlyn Jenner

Melania Trump

Republicans

Sarah Palin

The past few weeks have put on display the bigotry of the Left. Far from merely being “intolerant,” the Left has shown in two recent glaring examples that it does not truly care about black people, or trans people, or any other identity group they claim to represent or champion. The Left only really cares about the Left and maintaining Democrat Party control. They only care about people so long as they adhere to Leftist dogma. Step outside that ideology, and the Left reverts to any slur it can to dehumanize the person.
Two incidents from the past week illustrate this point perfectly. First, at the end of April, Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) delivered the Republican response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address. After Scott’s rebuttal, “Uncle Tim” began <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/uncle-tim-trends-on-twitter-after-tim-scotts-rebuttal-to-bidens-sotu-address">trending</a> on Twitter due to the number of leftists calling him that or “Uncle Tom,” a derogatory term for someone allegedly betraying their race. Scott said he gets called that simply because he is a black Republican, and Leftists, like Biden, insist that if you don’t vote for them “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-biden-if-you-have-a-problem-figuring-out-whether-youre-for-me-or-trump-then-you-aint-black">then you ain’t black</a>.”
Not only did Scott get called an “Uncle Tom” for daring to believe in Republican principles, he said he also gets called the “n-word – by ‘progressives.’ By liberals.” As The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/uncle-tim-trends-on-twitter-after-tim-scotts-rebuttal-to-bidens-sotu-address">reported</a>, progressives fell all over themselves to take a shot at Scott over his claim that America is not a racist country while saying he has been called racist names. If progressives want to insist the country is racist because he’s been called those names, then they need look in the mirror for the source of that racism.
The second example came when Caitlyn Jenner announced a run for California governor to take on Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), who is currently facing a recall over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. As soon as Jenner announced, Democrats began calling the former Olympian “a hateful person” and claiming Jenner was a traitor to transgender individuals. As The Federalist <a href="https://thefederalist.com/2021/05/07/reaction-to-jenners-candidacy-reveals-the-truly-tolerant-political-party-isnt-democrats/#.YJU5t8RrIMc.twitter">reported</a>, transgender activist Charlotte Clymer called Jenner “the Phyllis Schlafly of the trans community,” which is meant to imply Jenner is a traitor, because feminists see Schlafly as a traitor to women for not adhering to progressive ideology.
Jemele Hill likewise tried to insult Jenner, calling the candidate “the Candace Owens of the trans community.” As with Sen. Scott, The Daily Wire’s Candace Owens constantly receives racist hate from progressives who insist she’s a traitor to her race for thinking differently.
Plastic Martyr, a transgender model, called Jenner a “self loathing, vapid fame-whore that abuses her privilege &amp; platform …’”
Meanwhile, Leftist late night hosts resorted to decades-old transgender jokes about Jenner, with Jimmy Kimmel telling Arnold Schwarzenegger: “I think the thing Caitlyn knows for sure is the changes she wants to make — because she made some real big changes.”
Jenner is Republican and doesn’t think biological men should be able to compete in women’s sports just because they say they’re a woman. For that, the so-called party of science insists that this particular trans person deserves to be treated with bigotry and scorn.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

The Left’s Bigotry Is On Full Display With Tim Scott And Caitlyn Jenner

Democratic Party

On Tuesday, after Gary O’Connor, the chair of the Lamar County Democratic Party in Texas, had offered his resignation in the wake of blowback for calling Senator Tim Scott an “oreo” on Facebook, the Lamar County Democratic Party declared it would not accept his resignation.
O’Connor had written after Scott’s rebuttal to President Biden’s State of the Union speech, “I had hoped that Scott might show some common sense, but it seems clear he is little more than an oreo with no real principles.”
According to <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Oreo">Merriam-Webster</a>, the term “oreo” is a disparaging word that means “a black person who adopts the characteristic mentality and behavior of white middle-class society.” The <a href="https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=oreo">Urban Dictionary</a> explains it as a derogatory term meaning “black on the outside, white on the inside.”
The Lamar County Democratic Party told <a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/04/gary-o-connor-oreo-texas-democrats/">The Texas Tribune</a> that they had used the “last few days to reflect upon this incident,” adding, “Lamar County Democrats recommit ourselves to conduct our private conversations and our public social media discussions with anti-racist, pro-reconciling attitudes and language. We strongly condemn bigotry of any kind and will continue our historic efforts to work for justice and equality for all our fellow citizens.”
The Tribune acknowledged that O’Connor had sent a letter to Scott apologizing for calling him an “oreo”; O’Connor had already told the <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/oconnor-texas-democratic-party-resigns-tim-scott-slur">Washington Examiner</a>:
<blockquote>I am deeply and sincerely sorry for my inappropriate and hurtful use of racist term I used to describe Sen. Tim Scott on my personal Facebook page. It was insensitive, and I have embarrassed myself and my party by its use. As a result, I feel compelled to offer my resignation as chair of the Lamar County Democratic Party for consideration by the County Executive Committee.</blockquote>
In a statement to the Tribune, O’Connor added, “To Sen. Tim Scott, the residents of Lamar County, especially our Black residents, and to my family and friends, I profoundly apologize for the racially insensitive remark I made towards Sen. Scott last week. I was wrong and I apologize.”
After O’Connor’s reported slur, Texas GOP Governor Greg Abbott responded on Twitter, “This is disgusting, hateful, and completely unacceptable. O’Connor must apologize to @SenatorTimScott &amp; step down immediately. @texasdemocrats censure him.”
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This is disgusting, hateful, and completely unacceptable.
O’Connor must apologize to <a href="https://twitter.com/SenatorTimScott?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenatorTimScott</a> &amp; step down immediately. <a href="https://twitter.com/texasdemocrats?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@texasdemocrats</a> censure him.<a href="https://t.co/wJLTqaHlLb">https://t.co/wJLTqaHlLb</a>
&mdash; Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) <a href="https://twitter.com/GregAbbott_TX/status/1388596934756257800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 1, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Retired Lt. Col. Allen West, the chairman of the Texas Republican Party, issued a blistering video before O’Connor resigned in which West stated:
<blockquote>You know, a lot of people on the Democratic Party side continue to talk about how Republicans and people who don’t agree with them are white supremacists or racists. The fact that we want election laws, that makes us “Jim Crow.” Well, the Democrats were the ones who started Jim Crow. But just recently, a former colleague of mine, Senator Tim Scott, well, some Texas Democrat county chairman from Lamar County, Gary O’Connor, referred to Senator Tim Scott as an “oreo.”</blockquote>
Holding up an unopened package of Oreos, West continued:
<blockquote>So I think I will just walk over to the Texas Democrat party or mail it to them, a nice little package of Oreos, because until this guy resigns, I am going to stand up and speak out against the party of systemic racism, the party of the soft bigotry of low expectations. They want to call people such as myself that don’t believe in them, that don’t want to be on the 21st(century) economic plantation “Oreos.” I want to make sure that we send Oreos to the Texas Democrat party because I am sick and tired of the duplicitous hypocrisy of the true party of racism.</blockquote>
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I have a gift &#8212; and a message &#8212; for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LamarCountyDemocrats?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LamarCountyDemocrats</a> Chair Gary O&#39;Connor, and the <a href="https://twitter.com/texasdemocrats?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@texasdemocrats</a>. <a href="https://t.co/9q9d3ntRY7">pic.twitter.com/9q9d3ntRY7</a>
&mdash; Allen West (@AllenWest) <a href="https://twitter.com/AllenWest/status/1389597075554308099?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 4, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Republican Luncheon

Texas Dem Party Leader Calls Tim Scott Racial Slur, Then Resigns. Texas Dems Won’t Accept His Resignation.

Allen West

Greg Abbott

Texas

The Democratic Party official in Texas who stoked outrage by calling Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) &#8220;an oreo&#8221; resigned Tuesday.
“I am deeply and sincerely sorry for my inappropriate and hurtful use of [a] racist term I used to describe Sen. Tim Scott on my personal Facebook page. It was insensitive, and I have embarrassed myself and my party by its use,” Lamar County Democratic Party Chairman Gary O&#8217;Connor told <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/oconnor-texas-democratic-party-resigns-tim-scott-slur" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Washington Examiner</a> on Tuesday morning.
“As a result, I feel compelled to offer my resignation as chair of the Lamar County Democratic Party for consideration by the County Executive Committee,” he said.
Following Scott&#8217;s rebuttal to President Joe Biden&#8217;s address to Congress, O&#8217;Connor offended many when he described the African American Republican as &#8220;an oreo.”
”I had hoped that Scott might show some common sense, but it seems clear he is little more than an oreo with no real principles,&#8221; O&#8217;Connor wrote before later deleting it.
According to <a href="https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=oreo">Urban Dictionary</a>, &#8220;oreo&#8221; is a &#8220;term for African Americans that the black community is generally offended with for betraying their roots usually for dating caucasian girls, dressing too white, talking too white, etc. The term is branded OREO since they are ‘Black on the outside, White on the inside.&#8217;”
Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott excoriated O&#8217;Connor for the remark, tweeting, &#8220;This is disgusting, hateful, and completely unacceptable. O’Connor must apologize to @SenatorTimScott &amp; step down immediately.” Abbott also urged the Texas Democratic Party to &#8220;censure him&#8221; for the racial slur.
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This is disgusting, hateful, and completely unacceptable.
O’Connor must apologize to <a href="https://twitter.com/SenatorTimScott?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenatorTimScott</a> &amp; step down immediately. <a href="https://twitter.com/texasdemocrats?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@texasdemocrats</a> censure him.<a href="https://t.co/wJLTqaHlLb">https://t.co/wJLTqaHlLb</a>
&mdash; Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) <a href="https://twitter.com/GregAbbott_TX/status/1388596934756257800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 1, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Rep. Pat Fallon (R-TX) also described the comment as “abhorrent, insulting, and unforgivable,&#8221; adding, &#8220;Both he and the entire Lamar County Democratic Party should be ashamed of this racist behavior.&#8221;
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Gary O’Connor’s comment against <a href="https://twitter.com/SenatorTimScott?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenatorTimScott</a> is abhorrent, insulting, and unforgivable. 
Both he and the entire Lamar County Democratic Party should be ashamed of this racist behavior.
(via <a href="https://twitter.com/FoxNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FoxNews</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/HoustonKeene?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HoustonKeene</a>)<a href="https://t.co/GUf19kyzbd">https://t.co/GUf19kyzbd</a>
&mdash; Rep. Pat Fallon (@RepPatFallon) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepPatFallon/status/1388498589601746952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 1, 2021</a></blockquote>
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During his speech responding to Biden last week, Scott said, “His speech was full of good words. But President Biden promised you a specific kind of leadership. He promised to unite a nation. To lower the temperature. To govern for all Americans, no matter how we voted. That was the pitch. You just heard it again. But our nation is starving for more than empty platitudes. We need policies and progress that bring us closer together.&#8221;
Scott also defended the U.S. against the president&#8217;s claim that the country is racist. “Hear me clearly: America is not a racist country. It’s backwards to fight discrimination with different types of discrimination. And it’s wrong to try to use our painful past to dishonestly shut down debates in the present.”
“I get called ‘Uncle Tom’ and the N-word — by ‘progressives.’ By liberals,” Scott also said.
“Uncle Tim” began trending on Twitter nationally, with comedian and television personality Scott Nevins writing in a since-deleted tweet, “Sen @TimScottSC is uncle Tom’ing it for his life. So sad. South Carolina should be so ashamed.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/uncle-tim-trends-on-twitter-after-tim-scotts-rebuttal-to-bidens-sotu-address" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">‘Uncle Tim’ Trends On Twitter After Tim Scott’s Rebuttal To Biden’s SOTU Address</a>

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Spearheaded by Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-CA), the &#8220;<a href="https://judiciary.house.gov/uploadedfiles/jip_bass_version_xml.pdf?utm_campaign=5874-519">George Floyd Justice in Policing Act</a>&#8221; has been at the forefront of the Democratic legislative agenda for months. Democrats have applauded the reform bill, presenting it as the only way of achieving real change in terms of combating so-called police brutality or systemic racism.
&#8220;Last summer, hundreds of thousands demanded change that ends police brutality, holds police officers accountable and calls for transparency in our system of policing,” Bass said in a <a href="https://bass.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/bass-nadler-reintroduce-george-floyd-justice-policing-act-bold">statement</a> after reintroducing the House bill in February. “Due to inaction, more than 100 unarmed people have been killed or brutalized by police since then. For more than 100 years, Black communities in America have sadly been marching against police abuse and calling for the police to protect and serve us as they do others. Last year, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act passed the House of Representatives with bipartisan support but was neglected in the Senate and by the White House.”
“After we marched, we voted, and today we re-introduce the bill with renewed hope that it will become law. Never again should an unarmed individual be murdered or brutalized by someone who is supposed to serve and protect them,” she continued. “Never again should a family have to watch the murder of their loved one over and over again on the TV. Never again should the world be subject to witnessing what we saw happen to George Floyd in the streets in Minnesota.&#8221;
Here are the key changes imposed by this bill:
Policing protocols
The &#8220;George Floyd Justice in Policing Act&#8221; changes policing protocols as follows:
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Eliminates “racial, religious, and discriminatory profiling.”</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Bans chokeholds and carotid holds.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Bans federal no-knock warrants</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Requires dash cams and body cams for federal officers, and directs local law enforcement agencies to use funds towards body cameras</li>
<li aria-level="1">Places limits on &#8220;the transfer of military-grade equipment to state and local law enforcement.&#8221;</li>
</ul>
Qualified immunity
The &#8220;George Floyd Justice in Policing Act&#8221; also eliminates &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/what-is-qualified-immunity-heres-what-you-need-to-know">qualified immunity</a>,&#8221; which protects civil servants from being personally sued for the alleged violation of another person’s constitutional rights, unless a court ruled those actions were “clearly established” and deemed unconstitutional. Under this bill, this protection would be entirely eliminated for police officers. 
National Police Misconduct Registry
The bill also creates a &#8220;National Police Misconduct Registry,&#8221; to which officers who are fired or placed on leave must be referred. The bill also requires state and federal law enforcement agencies to provide use-of-force data, which is broken down “by race, sex, disability, religion, [and] age.”
Policing task force
In addition, the bill establishes a policing task force that will:
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Develop new law enforcement training requirements.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Study the impact of laws and how they relate to a “delay [in] answers posed by investigators of law enforcement misconduct.”</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">“Coordinate the investigation, prosecution and enforcement efforts of federal, state and local governments in cases related to law enforcement misconduct.”</li>
</ul>
This version of the bill passed in the House, predominantly along party lines. According to <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/03/politics/house-vote-george-floyd-policing-bill/index.html">CNN</a>, Reps. Jared Golden (D-ME) and Ron Kind (D-WI), voted against the bill while Rep. Lance Gooden (R-TX) said he accidentally voted in favor of the legislation.
Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), one of the GOP&#8217;s central voices on the subject of police reform, is currently in talks with Bass over changes to the bill, particularly regarding qualified immunity. Scott proposed an alternative idea: instead of eliminating qualified immunity, plaintiffs could bring lawsuits against specific police departments and law enforcement agencies, rather than individual officers.
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Beth Baumann is a Political Reporter and Editor at The Daily Wire. Follow her on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/eb454">@eb454</a>.

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