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Sen. Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) speaks about what led him to the Republican Party at a GOP reception held at the Jim Dean’s Classic Car Museum in Sioux Center on Saturday. He also highlighted the role of Sen. Chuck Grassley, who is seeking re-election this November.

Sen. Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) speaks with Iowa attorney general candidate Brenna Bird following the GOP reception on Saturday. Bird is one of several candidates highlighted at the reception, which was held at the Jim Dean’s Classic Car Museum in Sioux Center.

Sen. Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) speaks about what led him to the Republican Party at a GOP reception held at the Jim Dean’s Classic Car Museum in Sioux Center on Saturday. He also highlighted the role of Sen. Chuck Grassley, who is seeking re-election this November.

SIOUX CENTER— Sen. Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) paid Sioux Center a visit Saturday to lend his support for Iowa Republican candidates, including colleague Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Iowa attorney general candidate Brenna Bird.

As Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig told the crowd gathered for the reception held at Jim Dean’s Classic Car Museum in Sioux Center, the goal that night was to ensure that Iowa keeps moving in the right direction by electing more Republicans into office.

“There’s a time for choosing, and it’s coming here in about a month,” Naig said.

Scott spoke about what led him to become a Republic and the impact that Grassley has had on the Senate. Grassley is running for re-election this November, as his current term ends Jan. 3, 2023.

For him, it was the lessons he took to heart from his mother and grandfather that first changed his life. Growing up in a single-parent household with a mother working 16-hour days, it was easy to think of himself as a victim at times, he said, but that outlook didn’t serve him well.

“My grandfather understood the goodness of America. He believed the day was coming that if we spend more time in the windshield of life and less time in the rearview mirror, we’d find our way. He instructed me that you could be bitter or you could be better. You could be a victim or you could be victorious. But you can’t be both,” Scott said. “The one thing I love about our party, that common sense conservative party, is that we understand and appreciate the dignity of work.”

Sen. Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) speaks with Iowa attorney general candidate Brenna Bird following the GOP reception on Saturday. Bird is one of several candidates highlighted at the reception, which was held at the Jim Dean’s Classic Car Museum in Sioux Center.

Scott added that the U.S. is facing many dangers, highlighting President Joe Biden’s rhetoric about Russia’s war with Ukraine, inflation and the continued pressure from illegal immigration on the U.S.-Mexico border.

But he particularly fears what he called the degradation of truth in the U.S.

“We’re living in a post-truth America,” Scott said.

He added, “Universal truth is the foundation of this country that allows us to have objective standards and the rule of law that we apply equally to everyone, without that foundation of truth, everything else implodes. We’re seeing that implosion in every facet and institution of this nation, and that’s incredibly dangerous.”

In the face of such challenges, Senate colleagues such as Grassley have been valuable, Scott said. He’s been especially thankful for Grassley’s impact by serving on the Senate Judiciary Committee.

He highlighted Grassley’s role on that committee to deny in 2016 consideration of then-President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland, who now serves as the U.S. Attorney General under Biden. Once President Donald Trump took office, the Republican majority in the Senate instead approved Neil Gorsuch.

“What a blessing to have Grassley leading the charge for us to hold that seat until we won the majority,” Scott said. “We thank God for the three (Supreme Court justices) that we put on the bench. That majority will hold until we have enough of a majority to reverse the curse of these really bad policies.”

Following Scott, Bird took to the microphone to talk about her race against incumbent Iowa attorney general Tom Miller, who has held that role since 1978, with only a one-term gap from 1990-94. Bird has served as Guthrie County attorney since 2018.

Bird said that the hard work from supporters and volunteers has been paying off, with her standings in the polls increasing and her campaign earning the endorsements of 72 incumbent sheriffs.

“When I’m attorney general, I won’t forget about the victims,” she said. “I’m going to bring everything I’ve learned as county attorney to the attorney general’s office: working with law enforcement, serving victims and making sure that we’re always looking out for Iowans.”

And part of those duties would include acting as a hedge against federal overreach and presidential executive orders.

“When I’m attorney general,” Bird said, “I’ll take the Biden administration to court when they overstep our laws and constitution.”

SIOUX CENTER—Sioux Center High School received a gift from the Sioux Center Health Foundation that will help prepare students to save lives.

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