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Floor Statements

April 8, 2008
Floor Statements
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of National Public Health Week and the health bills that the House will debate today. It is important that we recognize and build on qual...

March 14, 2008
Floor Statements
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: I would like to thank the chairs of the Judiciary Committee and the Intelligence Committee for their hard work in addressing the issue of warrantless surveillance under the For...

March 13, 2008
Floor Statements
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Mr. Chairman, I would like to begin the discussion on the budget with where we are. And I'd like to use charts because a lot of rhetoric goes back and forth. ...
Issues:Federal Budget

March 12, 2008
Floor Statements
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the rule because it makes in order the Congressional Black Caucus alternative. The Congressional Black Caucus budget offers this Congress and ...

March 11, 2008
Floor Statements
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Mr. Speaker, it is the unfortunate reality that the House of Representatives has seen its share of unethical behavior on the part of public officials elected to represent and s...

March 6, 2008
Floor Statements
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act. I would like to thank Chairman GEORGE MILLER, Ranking Member MCKEON, Chairwoman ...

February 13, 2008
Floor Statements
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Mr. Speaker, I am honored to rise today to congratulate the NAACP on its 99th Anniversary. As the Nation's oldest civil rights organization, the NAACP has for 99 years fought t...

February 12, 2008
Floor Statements
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia:Madam Speaker, I rise today to introduce legislation that would authorize the Secretary of Commerce to sell or exchange National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration property t...

February 7, 2008
Floor Statements
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of the College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007. I would like to thank Chairman GEORGE MILLER, Ranking Member MCKEON, Chairman HI...

January 23, 2008
Floor Statements
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Madam Speaker, H.R. 3971 is entitled the Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2008. It will reauthorize the Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2000 which actually expired on Decemb...