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Sen. Tim Scott gets seat on Armed Services Committee

By Travis J. Tritten
Published January 9, 2018 10:28pm ET
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Sen. Tim Scott gets seat on Armed Services Committee
After Jeff Sessions left the Senate to become President Trump's attorney general, there was an empty seat left in the Senate Armed Services Committee. Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., (pictured above) has now filled that seat as of Tuesday. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt) | Rainier Ehrhardt

Another South Carolinian has joined the Senate Armed Services Committee.

Sen. Tim Scott, a Republican, was named to the powerful defense committee by Senate leadership Tuesday after a divisive Alabama election race left an empty seat. He joins fellow South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, who is also a Republican member.

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