CNN
—
The opening of the 119th Congress on Friday made South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott the longest-serving Black senator in the United States.
Scott will also serve as the first Black chairman of the Senate Standing Committee and lead the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, which was the top Republican on the committee last time Democrats controlled the chamber. He was a senior member of parliament.
“My goal is simple: make America work for the American people,” Scott said in a statement to CNN. “As we get to work cleaning up the mess made by the previous administration, including paving the way for all Americans to have the tools and resources they need to achieve their version of ) of the American Dream. We will unlock opportunity, strengthen our nation, and make America the shining city on the hill once again. ”
Scott is one of only 14 black senators to serve in the U.S. Senate. Scott is the only Black Republican in the Senate, but four other Black Democratic senators, including Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland and Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware, were sworn in on Friday. There is.
Mr. Scott was appointed to the Senate in 2013.
