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CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — A Southside Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic was planned to help address the increasing veteran population in the Tidewater region, however, lawmakers are now casting doubt if that will be possible due to recent job cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs. Chesapeake’s new VA Outpatient Clinic on North Battlefield Boulevard in Greenbrier is expected to open April 17. The 196,000 square foot, two-story facility, developed by Las Vegas-based The Molasky Group, was built to provide outpatient services such as primary care, mental health and eye clinic services.

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Rep. Bobby Scott hosted a roundtable discussion Tuesday on possible cuts to Medicaid. President Trump and House Republicans’ proposed budget includes up to $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid. “”House Republicans and President Trump have made their intentions clear,” Scott said. “They’re going to try to cut the Medicaid program.”

Elon Musk’s blitz through the US federal government has triggered a “constitutional emergency”, a senior Democrat has warned, demanding the launch of an impartial investigation into billionaire tycoon’s access to sensitive data. Robert C “Bobby” Scott, ranking member of the House committee on education and workforce and the Democratic leader on the committee, sounded the alarm over a “void of oversight” as the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge), led by the world’s richest man, accesses information within a string of agencies including the Departments of Education, Labor, and Health and Human Services.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Rep. Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) of the House Committee on Education and Workforce condemned President Donald Trump’s recent decision to fire Gwynne Wilcox, the first Black woman to serve on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), calling it an illegal act that undermines the integrity of the independent federal agency.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Congressman Bobby Scott delivered new funds to the Peninsula Agency on Aging on Thursday. Nearly $300,000 will be used to support the Home Delivered Meals program and safety check-ins with older adults. The funds will also pay for two new vans for those programs along with more modern methods to keep meals fresh for everyone enrolled.

HAMPTON, Va. — Depending on where you live in Hampton Roads, we know flooding can be an issue for families. Wednesday Congressman Bobby Scott presented over $1.3 million in funding to reduce flood risk. Our News 3 reporter Kelsey Jones went to Buxton Avenue. This is one of many neighborhoods in Hampton that easily floods. Families who live in Buxton say they hope the money will fix this harsh reality.