Press Releases 2022

NEWPORT NEWS – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement:“After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, we promised to pursue all of those responsible and bring them to justice. Tonight’s announcement by President Biden about the successful counterterrorism operation that resulted in the death of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri shows that the work to hold those responsible for that horrific day continues. I commend the Biden Administration and all those in our armed services and intelligence community who have worked tirelessly during the last two decades to pursue these terrorists and secure our national security."

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), a Vice Chair of the House Democratic Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1808, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022: “Assault weapons are manufactured for the sole purpose of killing many people quickly. They have been used in mass shootings all over the country. There is no constructive use for these weapons and they should be banned.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), the Chairman of the House Committee on Education and Labor, was named this year’s recipient of the Advocacy Award at the 2022 Melwood Ability Awards event. Melwood is a non-profit organization – based in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia area – that advocates for people with disabilities. Melwood is also one of the largest employers of people with disabilities in the country. “I have spent my career in public service advocating for civil rights, and that includes advocating for people with disabilities,” said Congressman Scott. “Nearly a quarter of the disabled population lives in poverty, which is more than twice its portion of the general population. Access to competitive integrated employment is the key to remedying that.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4346, the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act: “I was proud to vote for the CHIPS and Science Act, which will lower costs for American families and will create good-paying jobs here in America.  Only 12 percent of semiconductor chips are currently being manufactured domestically, down from 37 percent in the 1990s, and many foreign competitors are investing heavily to dominate this critical national security industry. The current shortage of semiconductor chips has been a key driver of inflation and led to massive increases in costs of many consumer goods, including automobiles.

WASHINGTON – Today, in a House Committee on Education and Labor markup, Chairman Bobby Scott (VA-03) led Committee passage of legislation to help address and prevent child hunger by reauthorizing federal child nutrition programs. The Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act builds on the Committee’s work to expand school and summer meal programs, increase access to federal nutrition programs like the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), and prevent and address child hunger. “One of the key lessons reaffirmed by our response to the COVID-19 pandemic is that, when we invest in child nutrition programs, we help reduce child hunger.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, in a House Committee on Education and Labor markup, Chairman Bobby Scott (VA-03) led Committee passage of legislation to protect indoor and outdoor workers against occupational exposure to excessive heat. “Workers in this country still have no legal protection against one of the oldest, most serious, and most common workplace hazards: excessive heat. Heat illness affects workers in our nation’s fields, warehouses, and factories, and climate change is making the problem more severe every year,” said Education and Labor Committee Chairman Scott.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 8373, the Right to Contraception Act:  “The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization upended 50 years of legal precedent and rolled back the rights of women all over the country. Justice Thomas released a concurring opinion in the Dobbs decision where he made clear that other basic freedoms such as the right to same-sex marriage and the right to use contraception should also be revisited by the Court.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Chairman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) and Civil Rights and Human Services Subcommittee Chair Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) introduced a comprehensive, evidence-driven reauthorization of federal child nutrition programs that meets the needs of children and families. The Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 8450) builds on Congressional Democrats’ work to expand school and summer meal programs, increase access to federal nutrition programs like the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), and prevent child hunger.