Cong. Duncan introduces Sen. Scott to OC

An energetic crowd greeted Congressman Jeff Duncan and Senator Tim Scott to Oconee County Thursday morning.  Over 100 people gathered at the International Deli in Seneca’s Dogwood Plaza to meet the new U.S. Senator, who was appointed by Governor Nikki Haley after Senator Jim DeMint step down in December.  The Oconee County Chamber of Commerce sponsored the event as means to allow Upstate residents a chance to communicate face-to-face with their elected representatives in the nation’s capital. Third District Congressman Jeff Duncan began the meeting by discussing the many problems currently facing Americans.  “It is an honor for me to be representing you in Washington, D.C.  We have many challenges, as you know, and it seems like everywhere I turn there is something to work on.  Some of the challenges are the debt, a poor southern boarder, a threat to the 2nd Amendment, immigration reform, and Americans being targeted overseas, to name just a few.  Everywhere we turn; there are things we are dealing with in Washington, D.C. on a day-to-day basis.  It is an honor for me to be involved in a lot of those because I serve of three committees.” Congressman Duncan spoke to the crowd about his role on the Natural Resources Committee, Homeland Security Committee and Foreign Affairs Committee.  He then welcomed his friend and roommate in Washington, D.C., Senator Tim Scott, who shared his philosophy on public service.  “With a mom who believed in love at the end of a switch and with a mentor who believed in me when there was no reason to believe in me that fused together my philosophy about public service.  Therefore, for the last 18-years as an elected Republican, I have dedicated myself to the notion that we can make a difference if we remember the servant leadership model that has always worked.  That is why I am where I am.  It is a blessing from the only the Lord himself that I stand before you as your servant in the United States Senate.” The two Republicans share an apartment while in Washington as a means to save taxpayer money.