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Blog: Weekly Update from Senator Tim Scott

Statement

By: Tim Scott
By: Tim Scott
Date: June 5, 2015
Issues: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Government Operations Health Insurance Veterans

Dear Friends,

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VA Community Resource and Referral Center Grand Opening

Today I attended and spoke at the grand opening of the VA's new Community Resource and Referral Center in North Charleston. Through a series of local partnerships, the CRRC works to prevent veteran homelessness and provide resources and tools for veterans experiencing homelessness already. I was honored to participate in the ceremony.

IRS Senate Finance Committee Hearing

Earlier this week, I questioned IRS Commissioner John Koskinen and Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration J. Russell George about a recent data breach, which exposed the personal information of more than 100,000 taxpayers.

I also sat down with Greta from Fox News to discuss the data hack further.

I am deeply concerned about the personal information of those South Carolinians who might have been affected by the breach. This is a management issue, and I will continue to address these matters, to ensure that taxpayers know their personal information is safe.

ACA Premium Hikes

This week's news by the Obama administration that more than six million people enrolled in healthcare plans, including over 100,000 in South Carolina, will see staggering double-digit rate increases in 2016 because of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is yet another, in a long string on examples, that prove this law is bad for families, businesses, healthcare providers and the uninsured.

The ACA continues to be anything but affordable for South Carolina Families. Almost every week we hear about more soaring premiums, lost coverage and billions of tax dollars wasted year after year on this failed national experiment and that's why I continue to support a complete repeal and replacement of the ACA.

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Thank you again for reading!

Sincerely,

Tim


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