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December 16, 2025
WASHINGTON – Today, Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, and Representative Morgan McGarvey (D-KY-03), reintroduced the Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act, legislation that would help miners who have suffered from black lung disease access the workers’ compensation and benefits they are entitled to receive under the federal Black Lung Benefits Program. This legislation significantly reduces barriers, such as complex claims processes and lack of legal representation, that prevent miners and their survivors from accessing benefits.
December 10, 2025
WASHINGTON – Today, House labor leaders will introduce the Labor Enforcement to Securely (LET’S) Protect Workers Act. The LET’S Protect Workers Act is a transformative bill that will protect America’s workers and crack down on dishonest employers and corporations by raising penalties for violations of workers’ rights and protections. The bill introduction is accompanied by a damning report entitled, “A Slap on the Wrist: How it Pays for Dishonest Employers to Take Advantage of Workers” which illustrates how current civil monetary penalties for labor violations fall short, allowing dishonest employers to exploit workers.
December 1, 2025
WASHINGTON — Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA), House Committee on Education and Workforce and Ranking Member Ilhan Omar (D-MN), House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, urged the Department of Labor (DOL) to enforce the Black Lung Self-Insurance Rule, which requires coal operators to contribute their fair share to the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund (BLDTF). Under federal law, coal mine operators are required to provide cash assistance and medical care for miners they employ who become disabled by black lung disease.
November 25, 2025
WASHINGTON – Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, and Ranking Member Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, and 73 House Democrats urged the Department of Education to use all available resources to support schools, students, and states affected by the Trump Administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement actions. Immigration raids at or near schools have been restricted for more than 30 years across Administrations, but earlier this year, the Trump Administration rescinded that policy.
November 18, 2025
WASHINGTON – Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, issued the following statement after the Department of Education (ED) announced it signed six additional interagency agreements. “The Trump Administration cannot close a federal agency without an act of Congress. Nevertheless, the Trump Administration is intent on breaking the law and dismantling the Department of Education (ED).
November 7, 2025
WASHINGTON – Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott issued the following statement following the release of the Judiciary Committee’s interim staff report entitled, “Illegal Racial Discrimination in Faculty Hiring at George Mason University Under the Direction of President Gregory Washington.” “Under President Gregory Washington’s tenure, George Mason University welcomed the largest and most diverse freshman class in its history and its most academically prepared, with more than 70 percent of freshmen entering with a 3.5 GPA or higher.
November 7, 2025
WASHINGTON – Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) did not release a jobs report for the second month in a row. This is the first time BLS has missed two jobs reports in a row. “Workers, businesses, and policymakers rely on the Bureau of Labor Statistics to provide accurate, up-to-date information about the labor market to maintain a healthy and functioning economy.
October 21, 2025
WASHINGTON — Today, Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, joined by 20 Democratic Ranking Members of House Committees, wrote to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director – and Project 2025 Architect – Russell Vought demanding an immediate end to the Trump Administration’s unlawful reductions in force (RIFs) being carried out during the ongoing government shutdown. The letter follows a recent federal court ruling that temporarily blocked the mass terminations and raised serious legal concerns about their motivation and execution. The full letter can be found here.
October 17, 2025
WASHINGTON — Today, Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), of the House Committee on Education and Workforce, urged the Government Accountability Office (GAO) Comptroller General Gene Dodaro to investigate President Trump’s use of Reduction in Force (RIF) actions during the government shutdown. The letter follows attempts from President Trump to lay off thousands of federal employees based not only on funding lapses, but also on whether their work aligned with the President’s political agenda. This was an unprecedented action that likely violates both the Constitution and federal law.
October 14, 2025
WASHINGTON – Seventy House Democrats introduced the WIC Benefits Protection Act. This bill guarantees funding for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and ensures that eligible families will still receive critical nutrition assistance regardless of partisan gridlock or lapses in government funding. Currently, the program supports nearly 7 million women, infants, and children—almost 40 percent of all infants in the United States. WIC has a proven track record of success in improving health outcomes and reducing food insecurity. However, as Republicans continue to draw out the shutdown, states, territories, and tribal organizations may be forced to pause services, leaving pregnant women and babies without access to healthy food or access to health services.