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May 18, 2022
WASHINGTON, DC – Education and Labor Committee Chairman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) delivered the following remarks during today’s floor debate on passing H.R. 7791, the Access to Baby Formula Act. “Madam Speaker, across the country, the ongoing shortage of formula is disproportionately hurting women and children who rely on the benefits through the WIC program, leaving them with few options to purchase safe formula for their infants. That is because about half of the infants in America participate in the WIC program. In times of crisis, one of our core responsibilities as lawmakers is to ensure that families in need can continue to feed their children and keep them healthy. While I'm encouraged that the Biden administration and Abbott Nutrition have reached an agreement to restart formula production following the company's recall, the immediate consequences facing our children require additional action.
May 17, 2022
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, House Education and Labor Committee Chairman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) introduced comprehensive legislation, the Mental Health Matters Act (H.R. 7780), to help confront the mental health crisis for children, students, workers, and families. The proposal includes a series of mental health policy priorities that would help support the behavioral health of students and school staff, strengthen school-based behavioral health care, and ensure access to mental health and substance use disorder benefits for workers and their families.
May 12, 2022
WASHINGTON, DC – Chairman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Department of Justice released technical assistance documents to help employers prevent disability discrimination when using artificial intelligence and other software tools in the hiring process. “I am grateful that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have taken this important step to ensure that new hiring technologies do not discriminate against job applicants
May 11, 2022
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Education and Labor Committee Chairman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) delivered the following remarks during today’s floor debate on passing H.R. 2499 Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2022. “Across the country, roughly 15,000 firefighters employed by the federal government currently work to fight wildfires, respond to hurricanes, protect military and Veterans Affairs facilities, and keep our communities safe. Like all firefighters, federal firefighters face enormous health risks in order to carry out their heroic work. On any given day, federal firefighters will be exposed to dangerous levels of carbon monoxide, diesel smoke, toxic chemicals, and other serious hazards.
May 11, 2022
WASHINGTON, DC – Education and Labor Committee Chairman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) submitted the following statement for the record in support of House staff’s right to organize and form a union. “I rise in support of ensuring that House staffers have the same fundamental rights to organize and collectively bargain as workers across the nation. Unions play an essential role in providing higher wages, better benefits, and safer workplaces. For decades, unions workers have consistently enjoyed 10- to 20-percent higher wages than their non-union counterparts. The benefits of union membership are so strong that studies show even the children of union workers enjoy greater economic mobility.
May 10, 2022
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Chair of the House Education and Labor Committee Congressman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), Chair of the House Appropriations Committee Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), and Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) introduced the Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act; comprehensive legislation to put hard-earned wages back in workers’ pockets and crack down on employers who unfairly withhold wages from their employees. This bill would give workers the right to receive full compensation for the work they perform, as well as the right to receive regular paystubs and final paychecks in a timely manner.
May 6, 2022
WASHINGTON, DC – Chairman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the economy added 428,000 jobs in April and the unemployment rate remained the same at 3.6 percent. “Today’s jobs report reflects another outstanding month of job growth and economic recovery. Under President Biden’s economic agenda and the investments Congress made through the American Rescue Plan, our economy has added 8.3 million jobs and the unemployment rate has fallen to 3.6 percent. Moreover, a recent report by the Department of Labor suggests that workers are leaving their jobs for better career opportunities in record numbers.
May 3, 2022
WASHINGTON – On Thursday, Chairman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) will host a webinar—in coordination with the Office of Federal Student Aid and the Student Borrower Protection Center—to provide constituents with the resources and information they need to seek Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). The PSLF program was designed to offer a pathway to loan forgiveness for eligible borrowers employed by a federal, state, local, or tribal government or nonprofit organization.
May 2, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Chairman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott and U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh visited Thomas Nelson Community College and The Apprentice School and hosted a roundtable with students, higher education professionals, and local business leaders to discuss the importance of workforce development programs.
April 26, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), the Chairman of the House Committee on Education and Labor, received the 2021 Legislator of the Year Award from the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers. Chairman Scott was presented the award at the Boilermakers’ Annual Legislative Education Action Program (LEAP) Conference. “I am honored to receive this year’s Legislator of the Year award,” said Congressman Scott.“Through the last few years, unions and Congress have met both the urgent challenges spurred by COVID-19, as well as our long-standing priorities to improve the lives of workers.