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WASHINGTON
- U.S.
Senator
Tim
Scott
(R-SC)
released
the
following
statement
in
response
to
President
Obama's
last
State
of
the
Union
address:
"Instead
of
offering
serious
solutions
to
keeping
our
nation
safe
and
ensuring
that
every
family
has
access
to
the
American
Dream,
tonight
we
heard
the
political
wish
list
of
a
lame
duck
president.
I
heard
a
President
unconcerned
with
governing
by
Executive
Order,
and
who
will
attempt
to
continue
ignoring
the
will
of
Congress
and
the
American
people.
"While
the
President
seeks
to
define
his
legacy
this
year,
its
important
that
we
remember
just
what
happened
over
the
past
seven
years:
- The
rise
of
ISIS
- Multiple
misguided
attempts
to
close
Guantanamo
Bay,
which
have
led
to
former
detainees
returning
to
prominent
roles
in
terror
groups
- A
horribly
misguided
deal
with
Iran
- 46
million
Americans
living
in
poverty
- Many
American
families
facing
with
higher
health
care
premiums
and
deductibles
- Even
more
Americans
leaving
the
workforce
because
they
felt
they
simply
could
not
find
work
- Massive
systematic
failures
at
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
- Attempts
to
shut
down
successful
school
choice
programs
"And
that’s
just
the
beginning.
To
put
it
as
simply
as
possible,
the
policies
of
the
past
seven
years
have
been
incredibly
damaging
for
the
American
people.
But
we
now
have
a
chance
to
change
that.
"We
must
lead
in
the
fight
against
extremists
and
terror,
and
make
certain
that
our
allies
in
the
Middle
East
are
playing
a
significant
role
on
the
ground.
We
cannot
simply
hope
ISIS
or
al-Qaeda
will
disappear.
The
men
and
women
of
our
Armed
Forces
are
true
American
heroes,
and
they
deserve
nothing
less
than
the
strongest
strategy
possible
behind
their
missions.
"At
home,
our
nation
is
powered
by
the
people
-
hardworking
men
and
women
doing
all
that
they
can
to
support
their
families.
Unfortunately,
Washington
likes
to
get
in
the
way
of
that.
We
need
to
ensure
that
innovation
and
entrepreneurship
are
thriving
while
reenergizing
the
American
Dream.
"By
implementing
school
choice
and
encouraging
apprenticeships
and
other
job
training
initiatives,
we
can
give
every
family
the
opportunity
to
thrive.
By
restructuring
our
social
welfare
programs,
we
can
see
that
they
act
as
a
trampoline
that
encourages
success.
And
through
a
reinvention
of
our
tax
code,
we
will
see
our
small
businesses
grow
and
their
innovations
multiply.
"America’s
future
is
bright
because
the
American
people
are
strong.
Despite
the
failures
of
the
past
seven
years,
that
will
not
change."
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