Floor Statements

Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Chairman, the underlying Republican budget dismantles the Medicare guarantee. It cuts Medicaid in the last year by 25 percent and includes unspecified cuts in a category cal...

Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Mr. Speaker, the Simpson-Bowles Commission several years ago set a $4 trillion, 10-year deficit reduction goal as the amount of deficit reduction we needed to get our budget und...

Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 338, the Stop Tobacco Smuggling in the Territories Act of 2013. This bill is simple and straightforward....

Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: I'm proud to join the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Sensenbrenner) and the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Conyers), who were leaders in the reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act in 2006....

Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Mr. Speaker, our right to vote is the very foundation of our democracy. In passing the Voting Rights Act, Congress relied on an extensive record of discrimination in voting....

Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 592, the Federal Disaster Assistance Nonprofit Fairness Act of 2013, which would add ''houses of worship'' to the list of eligible en...

Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Mr. Speaker, today I am introducing the Center to Advance, Monitor and Preserve University Security (''CAMPUS'') Safety Act of 2013. The CAMPUS Safety Act previously passed the ...

Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Madam Speaker, I rise in support of the Senate amendment to H.R. 2076. The House originally passed this bill in September of 2001 by an overwhelming vote.H.R....