Quotes from Tim Scott

Thousands of Americans are forced to join unions as a condition of employment, with little to no chance of ever having their voices heard.

I'm going to be a Republican who happens to be black - who will talk about issues that I'm passionate about.

Obamacare. Get rid of it. Period.

I think it's very clear that the American people are frustrated with this move toward socialism. And so whether you're back or white, if you believe that the conservative construct is in the best interest of our future, than you too would be voting with Republicans, and if you had the opportunity to run you'd join us as well.

Part of the challenge of being a black Republican anywhere is that you start off with people walking in with chips on their shoulder trying to figure out what is wrong with you.

As I have traveled throughout my Congressional district, the one thing I heard loud and clear was simply please stop spending money you do not have, rein in spending, live within a budget.

I think about my grandfather who's 89 years old, and the last thing he needs is more money out of his pocket.

If our message reaches the kitchen tables, we are in good shape.

Success is created in studio apartments and garages, at kitchen tables, and in classrooms across the nation, not in government conference rooms in Washington.

There are good people and bad people in all organizations fundamentally however, when you look at the basis of the Tea Party it has nothing to do with race. It has to do with an economic recovery. It has to do with limiting the role of our government in our lives. It has to do with free markets.

And the Tea Party represents many of us who believe that we are taxed enough already. We believe in free markets.

I was warmly embraced by the Tea Party. They openly seek more minorities.

We need the private sector to create jobs. If the government could create jobs Communism would have worked, but it didn't.

I think the question is who am I? That's what we all should be asking ourselves. Who am I? Well, if I am first a Christian conservative then that dictates my response to all questions so my response first as a Christian conservative is to vote consistent with my value system.

One thing without any question that is true today and that is that the winner of the 28-minute commercial is President Barack Obama.

When I was in the 9th grade I was flunking out of high school. And that's why I'm so encouraged by the fact that America is the place where opportunity and American exceptionalism is alive and well.

I believe Americans have a strong work ethic.

If you look at the fact that the best chance we have for a good economy is the private sector. The government cannot create jobs. If the government could create jobs, then Communism would have worked. But didn't work. So what we have to do is allow the private sector and the entrepreneurial spirit to lead us back to a job-filled recovery.

Ensuring fairness in the American workplace should be a cornerstone of our economic policy.

There is nothing special about Tim Scott. I'm an ordinary guy serving an extraordinary God and that makes the difference.

There is nothing special about Tim Scott.

I don't necessarily believe there's a message in the fact that I'm an African-American Republican. I think there is a message that America as a whole, we are now awake. We are looking at a political construct and we're fairly disappointed. I think the message is no matter where you come from in this country, there is great potential.

I know that my grandfather is 92 years old. And he has seen this country evolve in amazing ways. He looks at South Carolina and he says, wow, what an amazing state that we have the blessing to live within because of the evolution.

I think you hear, at least as an undertone, and it's going to grow louder, is that we believe that capitalism is the mantra of the day and anything that creeps towards socialism is a problem.