South Carolina Senator Tim Scott on Wednesday will be delivering the Republican Party’s rebuttal to President Joe Biden’s first Congressional Joint address. Biden’s address will take place in the US House of Representatives on April 28 at 9 pm ET/6.30 am IST (April 29).

Originally from a seat on the Charleston County Council, Scott endorses conservatism without any qualms about it, reported The New York Times. This helped him reach a position of national prominence in the GOP.

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Talking about his speech later, the 55-year-old said, “We face serious challenges on multiple fronts, but I am as confident as I have ever been in the promise and potential of America. I look forward to having an honest conversation with the American people and sharing Republicans’ optimistic vision for expanding opportunity and empowering working families.”

Biden’s first congressional joint address is expected to discuss his administration’s work, new policies and reforms. While Biden’s policies have been sharply criticised by the Republicans, Scott has said that he does not intend to bash the President’s points as commonly witnessed at the Capitol Hill. 

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Tim Scott won a House seat back in 2010. He made a name for himself by emerging as a critic of the Obama administration. He has since associated himself with conservative groups and endorsing a strong small-government philosophy.

The only Black Republican in the Senate was chosen to deliver GOP’s rebuttal to Biden’s first joint congressional address by Representative Kevin McCarthy and Senator minority leader Mitch McConnell. This comes at a time when the Republican Party is eager to showcase its support for people of colour. Scott has given guidance on racial matters to his colleagues. 

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He has emerged as a leading figure who has broken through multiple systematic and historical figures, building a name for himself in a place that has traditionally been hostile to Black politicians. Scott talked about his own experience in the Senate, of being racially profiled by the police as the conversation around police brutality intensified in the United States.