Joint Center Updates

Senator Tim Scott

Joint Center Congratulates Senator Tim Scott on New Historic Achievements

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jan. 13, 2025

Contact:
Kennedy Fortner, kennedy.fortner@jointcenter.org

Joint Center Congratulates Senator Tim Scott on New Historic Achievements
WASHINGTON — In response to Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) becoming the longest-serving Black senator and the first Black chairman of a Senate standing committee, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies released the following statement:

“Congratulations to Senator Tim Scott for achieving the longest tenure for a Black senator and becoming the first Black chairman of a Senate standing committee — the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. The Senate Banking Committee is responsible for overseeing legislation that’s critical to Black communities including banking, money and credit, public and private housing, urban development and urban mass transit, and more. As proven with his tenure, Senator Scott is poised to bring invaluable experience as its new chair,” said Joint Center President Dedrick Asante-Muhammad. “Senator Scott has been a longstanding advocate for increasing funding for HBCUs, assisting workers displaced by the pandemic, and prioritizing top staff diversity on Capitol Hill through consistently hiring and promoting diverse top staff, ensuring that the African Americans who represent 26 percent of the population of South Carolina are adequately represented in his Washington, DC office. As a friend of the Joint Center, we’ve appreciated partnering with Senator Scott in the past, and look forward to continuing to work with him in this new capacity.”

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