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March 20, 2025
Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.), the ranking member on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, says President Trump’s plan to dismantle the Department of Education would put students at risk across the country. In a statement, Scott highlighted Trump’s plan to sign an executive order Thursday that would seek to disband the Education Department and return its authority to individual states. Scott argued there are many legal ramifications to doing so, and the action will be challenged in court.
March 19, 2025
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.
Issues:Veterans
March 18, 2025
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.”
Issues:Federal BudgetHealth Care
March 5, 2025
WASHINGTON – Congressional Democrats on Wednesday reintroduced the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, or PRO Act, a sweeping bill aimed at boosting union membership after decades of decline.
The legislation, led this year by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.), would amount to the most significant overhaul to labor law in nearly 80 years, making it easier for workers to organize and bargain union contracts and more costly for employers to violate their rights.
February 7, 2025
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.
February 4, 2025
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.
January 30, 2025
While the Trump administration’s halt on certain federal grants and other financial support goes before a district court judge on Monday, Peninsula city leaders, service groups and care providers say any pause in funding could have a tremendous human impact.
“It’s just been two days of constant communication and trying to decipher what this means,” said Angela Futrell, CEO of the Southeast Virginia Health System.
June 6, 2024
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.
April 24, 2024
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.
April 4, 2024
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — It's been 14 years since President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law. At the time, 50 million Americans did not have health insurance. Now, 40 million are enrolled in the program that covers pre-existing conditions and cuts costs for patients. Congressman Bobby Scott gathered healthcare professionals together to discuss just how much the ACA changed the medical landscape since 2010.