GOP senator: Dems wrong to use race as a political weapon Thursday, April 29, 2021 | Chris Woodward, Jody Brown (OneNewsNow.com) English Spanish Republican Senator Tim Scott took on the Democrats last night with an issue-by-issue rebuttal of their claims since essentially taking control of the federal government in January – then ended his talk with a scriptural blessing over the nation. The junior senator from South Carolina (pictured) offered the GOP response last night following President Joe Biden's address to an invitation-only joint session of Congress. Senator Scott used the opportunity to counter many of the president's claims about his first 100 days in office – but also to dispute one of the administration's major talking points: racism in America.