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Charleston,
SC -
On
Independence
Day,
U.S.
Senator
Tim
Scott
(R-SC)
issued
the
following
statement:
“As
our
country
turns
two
hundred
and
thirty-nine,
we
celebrate
the
brave
decision
of
our
founders
to
establish
a
country
based
on
ideals
we
continue
to
treasure
today.
In
our
Declaration
of
Independence,
they
affirmed
that
each
of
us
is
endowed
with
inalienable
rights
given
by
God,
not
government.
“When
they
declared
their
independence
from
Great
Britain,
they
did
so
at
great
risk
and
we
can
honor
their
bravery
by
continuing
the
fight
for
access
to
‘life,
liberty
and
the
pursuit
of
happiness’
for
all.
“And
while
we
enjoy
the
parades,
fireworks
and
family
time,
we
also
must
pause
to
salute
those
brave
servicemen
and
women,
our
nation’s
veterans
and
their
families
for
their
continued
actions
to
protect
and
advance
America’s
freedom.
“I’m
proud
that
for
two
hundred
and
thirty-nine
years,
America
has
been
a
beacon
of
freedom,
democracy
and
hope
around
the
world.
We
must
continue
to
be
that
beacon."
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