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Washington,
DC —
U.S.
Senator
Tim
Scott's
(R-SC)
resolution
honoring
the
nine
victims
of
last
week’s
shooting
in
Charleston
was
unanimously
passed
by
the
U.S.
Senate
today.
Senator
Scott
also
gave
an
emotional
speech
about
the
tragedy.
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Transcript
of
Senator
Tim
Scott’s
Speech
on
the
U.S.
Senate
Floor
Thank
you
Mr.
President
I
stand
before
you
today,
before
the
nation,
not
as
a
Senator,
not
as
an
elected
official,
but
as
a
humble
South
Carolinian.
The
past
week
has
been
one
of
terrible
tragedy
–
and
amazing
unity.
Last
Wednesday
night,
we
experienced
an
unimaginable
tragedy.
Nine
men
and
women…nine
mothers,
fathers,
sisters,
brothers,
sons,
daughters
lost
forever.
The
hateful
and
racist
actions
of
one
deranged
man
have
changed
9
families
forever;
it
has
changed
South
Carolina
forever,
Charleston
forever.
But,
what
we
saw
from
the
9
families
at
last
Friday’s
bond
hearing
was
simple,
it
was
powerful,
and
absolutely
the
best
of
who
we
are
as
Americans.
Just
a
few
minutes
ago
I
was
back
in
the
Cloakroom
and
I
had
the
opportunity
to
talk
to
one
of
the
victim’s
son,
Daniel
Simmons
Jr.
And
I
was
talking
to
him
back
there
and
I
said,
“Is
there
anything
you
want
me
to
share
when
I
go
on
the
floor
of
the
Senate?”
He
said,
“Please,
share
that
God
cares
for
his
people.
God
still
lives.”
And
I
was
amazed.
And
then
he
said
with
great
enthusiasm
and
energy,
a
sense
of
excitement,
that
this
evil
attack
would
lead
to
reconciliation,
restoration,
and
unity
in
our
nation.
Those
were
powerful
words.
It
is
with
great
sadness
and
amazing
hope
that
our
future
as
a
nation
has
been
changed.
It
has
been
changed
because
one
person
decided
to
murder
nine.
It
has
been
changed
because
the
response
of
those
nine
families
has
been
so
courageous,
so
inspiring.
And
if
you
will
permit
me
I
will
read
the
names
of
those
nine
individuals.
We
honor
the
Reverend
Sharonda
Coleman-Singleton,
a
beloved
teacher,
coach
at
Goose
Creek
High
School.
Her
son
Chris
has
shown
us
all
what
an
amazing
mother
she
was
through
his
strength
over
the
past
six
days.
We
honor
Cynthia
Hurd,
whose
love
for
education
has
been
shared
with
so
many
over
her
31
years
as
a
librarian
in
the
public
library
system.
We
honor
Susie
Jackson,
who
at
87
years
young
still
offered
her
beautiful
voice
to
the
choir,
and
had
recently
returned
from
visiting
her
family
in
Ohio.
We
honor
Ethel
Lee
Lance,
who
served
her
church
with
pride,
whose
daughter
calls
her
the
“strong
woman
who
just
tried
to
keep
her
family
together.”
We
honor
Depayne
Middleton-Doctor,
who
dedicated
her
life
to
serving
the
poor
and
helping
her
students
as
an
enrollment
counselor
at
Southern
Wesleyan
University.
We
honor,
my
good
friend,
Reverend
Clementa
Pinckney,
an
amazing
man
of
faith,
a
great
dad
and
a
wonderful
father.
We
honor
Tywanza
Sanders,
beloved
son
of
Tyrone
and
Felicia,
whose
warmth
and
heartfelt
spirit
has
kept
us
moving.
We
honor
the
Reverend
Daniel
Simmons,
Senior,
whose
granddaughter
said,
“My
granddaddy
was
an
amazing
man.
It
seemed
like
every
time
he
spoke
it
was
pure
wisdom.”
And
we
honor
Pastor
Myra
Thompson,
who
served
the
Lord
with
grace
and
dignity.
She
loved
her
children,
her
grandchildren
and
her
great-grandchildren.
If
you
would
just
pause
for
9
seconds,
a
second
for
each
one
I
would
appreciate
it.
(Pause)
Thank
you.
In
closing,
I
want
to
thank
all
of
my
colleagues
in
the
Senate
and
in
the
House
for
their
kind
words
over
the
past
week,
and
for
the
prayers
that
continue
to
come
into
our
city
from
across
the
nation.
We
are
Charleston.
We
are
South
Carolina.
And
we
are
absolutely
united.
And
we
are
committed
to
replacing
hate
with
love,
pain
with
kindness,
and
ill
will
and
hostility
with
good
will
and
comfort.
I
yield
to
Senator
Graham.
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