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Republican Sen. Tim Scott Will Deliver GOP Response To Biden Address

The opposing speech will give the Senate's lone Black Republican an opportunity to pitch himself to the American public, but the spotlight often comes with harsher scrutiny.
South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott will give the Republican response to President Biden's joint address to Congress on Wednesday.

South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott will deliver the Republican response to President Biden's address to a joint session of Congress next week, delivering a message Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said will be directed at "working

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