Scott: "Significant numbers" of Republicans willing to back police reform
Senator Tim Scott says his Republican colleagues are willing to support his efforts to craft a compromise on police reform.
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Senator Tim Scott says his Republican colleagues are willing to support his efforts to craft a compromise on police reform.
South Carolina Senator Tim Scott is calling on the Trump administration to monitor the impact of the coronavirus on communities of color. Scott joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the disproportionate COVID-19 death rate among black Americans.
GOP Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina says Democrats "simply walked away."
After months of negotiations, bipartisan talks on sweeping police reform legislation ended this week in Congress with no bill.
All U.S. troops will be out of Afghanistan by the end of August, even though the Taliban has. been gaining ground across the war-torn country. President Biden defended his accelerated timeline for America's military withdrawal during a speech yesterday. CBS News foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports from Kabul, and CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joins CBSN with more on that plus other issues on Mr. Biden's agenda including voting rights and economic competition.
Talks are continuing nearly two weeks after Senate and House negotiators announced a "framework" on policing reform.
"Significant numbers in my party have already said to me, 'We will go where you go on this issue,'" Scott said.
The following is a transcript of an interview with Republican Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina that aired Sunday, May 2, 2021, on "Face the Nation."
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Scott only referred to former President Trump briefly in his response, spending more time emphasizing issues that resonate with GOP voters.
South Carolina Congressman Jim Clyburn joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" host Elaine Quijano to discuss President Biden's first 100 days in office and what he hopes will come from the president's speech tonight to a joint session of Congress.
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"We need to get to the root of the issue," said Senator Tim Scott.
Republican Senator Tim Scott joins "CBS This Morning" to look ahead at President Trump's convention speech on the final night of the RNC. He also weighs in on what must be done to stop police violence in the wake of the shooting of Jacob Blake.
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The two South Carolina Republicans painted President Trump as the candidate who will keep the American dream alive.
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