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July 16, 2014
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a joint letter, U.S. Senators Mark Warner, Tim Kaine and U.S. Congressmen Bobby Scott, Randy Forbes, Scott Rigell and Rob Wittman urged Secretary of the Air Force Deborah James to consider Virginia’s Joint Base Langley-Eustis as a location for the future Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center (AFIMSC). Locating the new facility there would help minimize the impact of 742 positions being eliminated at Langley-Eustis as part of the Air Force’s consolidation plans announced this week.
“Virginia is more connected to the military than any other state,” the members wrote. “We believe the existing infrastructure, military-friendly environment, and close proximity to major commands and other Service installations, make it an ideal location for this headquarters.”
June 23, 2014
By Bill Bartel, The Virginian Pilot
U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott said he's pleased Obama has flatly ruled out sending ground troops back into Iraq.
"I think there's just an overwhelming opposition to getting re-involved in a ground war in Iraq," Scott said, adding that the president should keep the option open to intervene in some other way if necessary.
May 22, 2014
Mr. Speaker, I join the author of the bill, the gentleman from Wisconsin and chair of the Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Crime, Mr. Sensenbrenner; my colleague from Virginia, the chair of the full committee, Mr. Goodlatte; the gentleman from Michigan and ranking member, Mr. Conyers; Mr. Nadler; and my colleague from Virginia (Mr. Forbes) for proposing this amended version of the USA FREEDOM Act. I commend my colleagues for working together to develop a bipartisan approach to addressing some of the shortcomings in our foreign intelligence surveillance statutes.
May 22, 2014
Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved by a vote of 302-121 the USA Freedom Act (H.R. 3361), a bipartisan bill authored by Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.) that ends bulk collection of data by the government and reforms our nation’s intelligence-gathering programs operated under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).
February 25, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement on yesterday's preview by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel of the Department of Defense's Fiscal Year 2015 budget:"Secretary Chuck Hagel's Defense budget preview highlights the budget quagmire we have gotten ourselves into by prioritizing unaffordable tax cuts over addressing sequestration. The recently passed Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 only alleviated the impacts of sequestration for two years and, as the Secretary pointed out, if full sequestration funding reductions return in 2016, the consequences will be dire for military readiness.
January 8, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott issued the following statement on the Navy helicopter crash off the coast of Virginia:"The Navy and the Coast Guard have kept me informed about today's unfortunate Navy helicopter crash off the coast of Virginia Beach and the ongoing search and rescue effort. I was saddened to hear of the confirmed death of one of the helicopter's crewmembers. We must always remember the tremendous sacrifices our men and women in uniform make each and every day both here at home and abroad. My thoughts and prayers are with all of the crewmembers and their families."
Issues:Defense & National Security
September 10, 2013
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement in reaction to the President's speech on Syria:
September 1, 2013
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after attending a classified briefing on the situation in Syria this afternoon in the United States Capitol:
Issues:Defense & National Security
August 27, 2013
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott issued the following statement on the situation in Syria:
Issues:Defense & National Security
August 21, 2013
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, further details about the National Security Agency's (NSA) surveillance program were made public in press accounts. Specifically, it was reported that internal NSA's reports show that the agency repeatedly ran afoul o
Issues:Defense & National Security