Voting Rights
June 25, 2013
WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court's judgment in the case of Shelby County v. Holder:
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February 26, 2013
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: I'm proud to join the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Sensenbrenner) and the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Conyers), who were leaders in the reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act in 2006....
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February 15, 2013
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Mr. Speaker, our right to vote is the very foundation of our democracy. In passing the Voting Rights Act, Congress relied on an extensive record of discrimination in voting....
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December 5, 2012
WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott announced today that he will be hosting a forum in Norfolk on Monday, December 10th to hear from constituents about voting irregularities....
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October 23, 2012
WASHINGTON, DC Congressmen Jim Moran (VA-08), Bobby Scott (VA-03), and Gerry Connolly (VA-11) today sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder calling on the Department of Justice to conduct a mul...
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October 9, 2012
WASHINGTON, DC Monday, October 15th is Virginia's voter registration deadline. Soon-to-be naturalized citizens living in Virginia who have been scheduled for a naturalization ceremony after the regi...
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May 18, 2012
WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA) yesterday joined veterans of the civil rights movement, voting rights advocates and leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives in sponsoring legislatio...
January 23, 2012
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Mr. Speaker, I thank the gen tle lady from the Virgin Islands for the opportunity to speak. And today I rise in opposition to an unfortunate trend that seems to be creeping up a...
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July 19, 2011
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. I rise today in opposition to an unfortunate trend that seems to be creeping up all over the country: laws requiring voters to show some form of photo ID before voting....
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