Committee on Education and Workforce

WASHINGTON – Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), Committee on Education and Workforce,sent a letter to Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer requesting a staff briefing on the Department of Labor’s (DOL) plans following revelations that the agency is moving forward with a sweeping deregulatory agenda. Amid the Department of Labor’s “aggressive deregulatory efforts,” Ranking Member Scott is concerned about proposals that appear to undermine core worker protections.  According to the public database maintained by the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), the Department has recently submitted over a dozen draft rulemakings for review.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and Workforce and a member of the House Committee on the Budget, issued the following statement after voting against the Republicans’ Big, Ugly Bill: “Once again, Republicans rushed to jam their Big, Ugly Bill through Congress. Their bill will have serious consequences for America’s working families. The Congressional Budget Office predicts that 17 million people will lose their health insurance, including over 322,000 Virginians. It will make college less affordable. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, issued the following statement after James E. Ryan, the President of the University of Virginia resigned. “The University of Virginia (UVa) has consistently been recognized as one of the nation’s premier public universities because of its commitment to academic excellence.  However, today’s decision of UVa President James E. Ryan to resign because of the Trump Administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ) threat to withhold federal funds is an attack on due process, the independence and integrity of ‘academic freedom’ in higher education, and the UVa’s effort to address its own history.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Supreme Court’s ruling in Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, in which plaintiffs sought to weaken a provision in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that requires private health plans to cover preventive care services at no cost. “Access to preventive care saves lives. By detecting health problems early on, preventive care helps us address serious diseases—such as colon cancer and high cholesterol—before they become complicated and more expensive to treat.  For more than a decade, over four million people in my home of Virginia have been able to count on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to access these services without having to pay anything out of pocket.

WASHINGTON – Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) decision that the Trump Administration’s Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) violated the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 by withholding appropriated funds that were intended to support relevant services.

WASHINGTON – In advance of the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Bostock v. Clayton Countywhere the Court held that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of gender identity, Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), Committee on Education and Workforce, Congressional Equality Caucus (CEC) Chair Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39), and CEC Vice Chair Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), led 70 members in sending a letter urging Andrea Lucas, Acting Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), to uphold her obligations under federal law and address discrimination against transgender and nonbinary workers.

WASHINGTON – Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the economy added 139,000 jobs in May, and the unemployment rate remained the same at 4.2 percent. "Since returning to office, the Trump Administration has jeopardized jobs, endangered the rights and protections of workers, and undermined the financial security of retirees. Instead of focusing on kitchen table issues— like the cost of housing, the cost of health care, and the cost of food— the Trump Administration has rolled back key consumer protections that would have saved working families money.

WASHINGTON – Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after the Trump Administration ordered the effective closure of all Job Corps centers across the United States. “Once again, the Trump Administration is harming those most in need. The Department of Labor sent notices to all 99 Job Corps centers with which it directly contracts, stating they are going to ‘pause’ operations. Let’s be clear: these are not pauses.