Foreign Affairs

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after voting against the Senate Amendment to H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025: “Congressional Republicans just voted to cancel federal funding for public broadcasting and important national security initiatives. These were funds that were just appropriated by legislation that passed by a bipartisan majority a few short months ago. And this comes just weeks after Republicans enacted the Big, Ugly Bill that adds $3.4 trillion to our national debt.

NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Congressman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement on President Trump’s unilateral military action against Iran: “The President has attacked another nation without congressional authorization. There was no apparent imminent Iranian threat against the United States. Furthermore, the President’s own Director of National Intelligence testified before Congress earlier this year that the U.S. intelligence community assessed Iran was not building a nuclear weapon.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after President Trump announced sweeping tariffs on countries across the world: “President Trump’s across-the-board tariffs are reckless and will raise costs on Americans without making the long overdue investments in American manufacturing capacity that would create jobs. This carelessness is a new chapter in his trade wars, that have no rules and no alliances and will just create more chaos and instability.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), the Ranking Member of the Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after the Joint Session of Congress Presidential Address. “Four years after inciting a mob to attack the United States Capitol, President Trump returned to these historic halls to continue his mission: sow chaos and enrich himself and his billionaire friends at cost to the American people.

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement: “I commend the Biden-Harris Administration for their leadership and months-long work with Egypt and Qatar in reaching a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. President Biden proposed this plan on May 31, 2024, which was unanimously endorsed by the United Nations Security Council. This deal will secure the release of many hostages abducted by Hamas over 15 months ago, including some American citizens.

WASHINGTON – Congressmen Bobby Scott (VA-03) and James Moylan (GU-AL), the co-chairs of the U.S.-Philippines Friendship Caucus, celebrated the U.S. House of Representatives passage of H. Res. 837. This resolution reaffirms the United States’ commitment to invoke the 1951 U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty if Philippine assets are attacked in the South China Sea. The resolution also calls on the United States and the Philippines to begin joint patrols in the South China Sea, objects to Chinese sovereignty claims to the South China Sea, and continues the Biden Administration’s efforts to implement the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement.

NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement: “On October 7, Hersh Goldberg-Polin – an American citizen – was taken hostage by Hamas in their brutal terrorist attack on Israel. Last week, his body was recovered in Gaza along with five other hostages. My thoughts are with his parents, Jon and Rachel, as well as the loved ones of all the hostages.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after voting against the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025: “The annual NDAA has always been enacted with bipartisan support to address national security threats our country faces. The House Armed Services Committee passed a strong bipartisan bill that would grant a well-deserved pay increase for servicemembers, increase investments in shipbuilding, expand access to childcare for military families, and reaffirm America’s commitment to our allies and partners as we continue to face threats around the globe.