In the Republican response to President Biden’s address to Congress on Wednesday night, Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) drove hard the point that the White House is not listening to science in regards to COVID protocols like the president promised he would.
“Locking vulnerable kids out of the classroom is locking adults out of their future. Our public schools should have opened months ago,” Scott said. “Other countries did. Private and religious schools did. Science has shown for months that schools are safe.”
The South Carolina Republican also reminded the nation of what the country was like before the pandemic, as well as President Trump’s hard work to fast-track safe vaccines.
“This should be a joyful springtime for our nation. This administration inherited a tide that had already turned. The coronavirus is on the run!” he exclaimed. “Thanks to Operation Warp Speed and the Trump administration, our country is flooded with safe and effective vaccines.”
Scott cited low unemployment rates for minorities before the pandemic struck last year, calling it “the most inclusive economy in my lifetime.” He also praised GOP efforts including tax breaks to encourage business investments in low-income communities.
“So why do we feel so divided and anxious?” he asked. “A nation with so much cause for hope should not feel so heavy-laden.”
“Just before COVID, we had the most inclusive economy in my lifetime. The lowest unemployment ever recorded for African-Americans, Hispanics, and Asian-Americans. The lowest for women in nearly 70 years. Wages were growing faster for the bottom 25 percent than the top 25 percent.”
“That happened because Republicans focused on expanding opportunity for all Americans,” he explained.
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Scott also reminded Americans that their best future won’t come from being dependent on the federal government.
“Our best future won’t come from Washington schemes or socialist dreams. It will come from you — the American people,” he said.
Scott also cited scripture and concluded by mentioning a worship song, saying, “May the Lord bless you and keep you.”
That comes from Numbers 6: 24-26:
“The LORD bless you and keep you;
The LORD make His face shine upon you,
And be gracious to you;
The LORD lift up His countenance upon you,
And give you peace.”
— Tim Scott (@SenatorTimScott) April 29, 2021
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