Floor Statements
May 15, 2012
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Madam Speaker, the possibility of terrorists or weapons of mass destruction being transported through border tunnels is frightening. The possibility of narcotics or trafficking ...
Issues:Defense & National Security
May 8, 2012
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the Davis amendment.The United States locks up a higher portion of its population than any country on Earth....
March 28, 2012
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Mr. Chairman, the Congressional Black Caucus budget is a more credible and responsible alternative than the underlying Republican budget. The CBC budget is a plan that significa...
Issues:Federal Budget
March 26, 2012
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Mr. Speaker, I am honored to rise, on behalf of Congressman Scott Rigell and myself, to call attention to a group of young students from Hampton, Virginia, who have distinguishe...
March 26, 2012
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia:Mr. Speaker, we have difficult choices to make when it comes to addressing our budget deficit, but the Republican budget makes the wrong choices by deeply cutting vital programs ...
Issues:Federal Budget
March 21, 2012
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Mr. Chairman, I rise today in opposition to H.R.5. There are several troublesome provisions with the bill.For example, it sets an arbitrary and discriminatory $250,000 cap o...
Issues:Health Care
February 9, 2012
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Madam Speaker, the bill we're considering today, the STOCK Act, would prohibit Members of Congress and other legislative branch employees, as well as executive and judicial bran...
February 7, 2012
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Mr. Speaker, today I am introducting a bill to consolidate programs at the Department of Justice in order to create an offset for the costs in another bill I previously introduc...
Issues:EducationGun Safety
January 23, 2012
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Mr. Speaker, I thank the gen tle lady from the Virgin Islands for the opportunity to speak. And today I rise in opposition to an unfortunate trend that seems to be creeping up a...
Issues:Civil RightsVoting Rights
December 20, 2011
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia:Mr. Speaker, some have suggested that we're choosing between 1 year and 2 months. The fact is that by rejecting the Senate bill, which would have created certainty for 2 months, ...