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Washington –
U.S.
Senator
Tim
Scott
(R-SC)
released
the
statement
below
regarding
the
spending
bill
passed
by
Congress
early
this
morning
that
would
significantly
increase
resources
available
for
our
men
and
women
in
uniform,
as
well
as
a
variety
of
other
priorities
of
Senator
Scott.
“This
is
not
a
perfect
bill
by
any
means.
As
someone
who
consistently
votes
against
wasteful
government
spending,
the
structure
of
this
legislation
made
my
decision
a
tough
one.
However,
after
years
of
our
military
being
underfunded,
this
deal
is
a
unique
opportunity
to
right
the
wrongs
Washington
has
made
in
our
defense
spending
over
the
past
eight
years.
Our
men
and
women
in
uniform
put
their
lives
on
the
line
every
single
day,
and
its
about
time
they
know
Washington
has
their
back
not
just
with
words,
but
with
actions.”
The
bill
also
includes
the
following
provisions
supported
by
Senator
Scott:
- The
Protecting
Access
to
Diabetes
Supplies
Act,
a
bipartisan
bill
introduced
by
Senator
Scott
and
Senator
Mark
Warner
(D-VA),
which
will
help
ensure
Medicare
beneficiaries
have
access
to
important
diabetes
testing
supplies.
- The
Federal
Disaster
Assistance
Nonprofit
Fairness
Act,
which
Senator
Scott
helped
introduce
with
Senator
Roy
Blunt
(R-MO),
and
gives
religious
nonprofits
the
same
opportunity
to
apply
for
disaster
assistance
as
their
secular
counterparts.
- Reauthorization
of
the
Maternal,
Infant,
and
Early
Childhood
Home
Visiting (MIECHV)
Program,
which
in
South
Carolina
is
known
as
the
Nurse-Family
Partnership
Program.
Senator
Scott
has
been
a
vocal
advocate
and
defender
of
this
program
on
the
Senate
Health
Committee.
- A
two-year
extension
of
funding
for
Community
Health
Centers.
- Extension
of
the
Investing
In
Opportunity
Act
to
Puerto
Rico.
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