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N.
Charleston,
SC
–
Today,
Senator
Scott
is
kicking
off
his
national
Opportunity
Tour
in
North
Charleston,
SC.
The
tour
will
focus
on
finding
solutions
to
fight
poverty
and
highlight
the Investing
in
Opportunity
Act,
which
was
recently
passed
in
tax
reform
legislation,
and
the
ways
it
could
positively
impact
economically
distressed
neighborhoods
across
the
country.
Senator
Scott
wrote
an
op-ed
in
The
Hill
on
his
tour
and
the
Investing
in
Opportunity
Act.
Finding
opportunity
for
those
in
distressed
communities
U.S.
Senator
Tim
Scott
The
Hill
March
9,
2018
Today,
more
than
52
million
Americans
live
in
a
distressed
community.
I
grew
up
in
one
of
those
neighborhoods,
where
hope
seemed
like
nothing
more
than
a
mirage.
I
watched
so
many
friends
and
neighbors
lose
the
sense
that
they
could
accomplish
something
meaningful,
and
end
up
in
jail,
or
worse,
dead.
At
the
same
time,
I
watched
my
mom
work
16-hour
days
just
to
keep
a
roof
over
her
children’s
heads,
showing
the
kind
of
passion
and
work
ethic
on
which
the
American
Dream
is
built.
[…]
We
should
not
be
building
a
safety
net,
but
rather
an
abundance
of
opportunity
that
provides
Americans
with
a
pathway
to
a
more
financially
secure
and
prosperous
future.
We
cannot
be
satisfied
simply
stopping
the
growth
of
poverty.
While
a
worthy
accomplishment,
stopping
there
would
be
failing
tens
of
millions
of
Americans.
This
month,
governors
across
the
country
will
be
designating
Opportunity
Zones
in
their
states
as
part
of
the
newly
passed
tax
reform
law.
The
Tax
Cuts
and
Jobs
Act
included
my
Investing
In
Opportunity
Act
(IIOA),
which
creates
an
avenue
for
the
more
than
$2
trillion
in
unused
capital
gains
in
our
nation
to
flow
into
these
Opportunity
Zones.
For
low-income
communities,
this
could
truly
be
a
game
changer.
[…]
I
will
be
traveling
around
the
country
this
year
to
learn
from
folks
how
we
can
fight
poverty,
synchronize
our
job
training
programs
with
the
needs
of
local
communities,
win
the
battle
against
opioid
abuse
and
eradicate
the
vestiges
of
hopelessness
in
as
many
areas
across
the
country
as
possible.
These
ideas
will
help
power
the
future
of
my
Opportunity
Agenda,
bring
more
awareness
to
the
issues
facing
low-income
communities,
and
show
what
the
true
potential
of
these
communities
really
can
be.
Regardless
of
background,
upbringing
or
socioeconomic
status,
every
American
should
enjoy
unimpeded
access
to
opportunity,
and
to
be
able
to
climb
their
way
to
a
more
fruitful
tomorrow.
Let’s
work
together
to
restore
the
American
dream,
and
finally
make
real,
permanent
change
to
the
issue
of
poverty
that
has
beleaguered
our
nation
for
far
too
long.
You
can
read
the
op-ed
in
its
entirety
here.
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