Floor Statements
February 12, 2009
February 12, 2009
February 10, 2009
February 10, 2009Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Mr. Speaker, I am delighted to recognize the NAACP on its 100th anniversary. The NAACP holds a very special meaning to me because I have been a long-time ac...
February 3, 2009
February 3, 2009Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Madam Speaker, over the past few years we have seen a number of tragic incidents of violence at colleges and universities, including the disastrous events at...
February 3, 2009
February 3, 2009Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.H.R. 738 will strengthen the Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2000, a law which encourages cons...
February 3, 2009
February 3, 2009Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Madam Speaker, House Resolution 82 is a bipartisan measure and will help raise awareness of the terrible toll that stalking is taking in our society....
February 3, 2009
February 3, 2009Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Madam Speaker, House Resolution 103 designates this week, February 2 through February 6, as National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week....
January 28, 2009
January 28, 2009Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Madam Speaker, today I rise to introduce the Center to Advance, Monitor and Preserve University Security (``CAMPUS'') Safety Act of 2009....
January 9, 2009
January 9, 2009Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. This legislation reverses the Supreme Court's decision in the Ledbetter case in wh...
December 10, 2008
December 10, 2008Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Madam Speaker, I rise on behalf of myself, Congresswoman Thelma Drake and Congressman Rob Wittman to call attention to a group of young students from Hampto...
October 3, 2008
October 3, 2008Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Madam Speaker, we obviously have a crisis in the financial markets. Major firms have failed and others are failing. We are in an economic downturn with peop...