Rep. Tim Scott Named To House Ways & Means Committee

Rep. Tim Scott has quietly been moving up in the Republican Congressional ranks

For those of you who don't know, it's the most powerful committee in the U.S. House of Representatives. Ways & Means oversees taxation; benefit programs such as welfare, Social Security, and Medicare and more. He's the first South Carolinians to serve on the committee in 26 years. The conservative Republican Congressman from South Carolina has released a statement on his website: "'I am honored to be chosen by my colleagues in the House to serve on the Ways and Means Committee,' Scott said. 'Even before coming to Congress, tax reform was a passion of mine, and I look forward to diving straight into the discussion as we look to make the first significant revisions to the tax code in decades. This is a great opportunity for the First District.'"