Press Releases 2022
May 10, 2022
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Chair of the House Education and Labor Committee Congressman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), Chair of the House Appropriations Committee Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), and Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) introduced the Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act; comprehensive legislation to put hard-earned wages back in workers’ pockets and crack down on employers who unfairly withhold wages from their employees. This bill would give workers the right to receive full compensation for the work they perform, as well as the right to receive regular paystubs and final paychecks in a timely manner.
May 6, 2022
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Earlier today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the establishment of the Chesapeake Bay States’ Partnership Initiative and an investment of an additional $22.5 million in conservation assistance to support voluntary conservation efforts. Earlier this year, Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), co-chair of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Taskforce, led a letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and President Biden urging the creation of such an initiative and underscoring the need for increased investment.
Issues:Chesapeake Bay
May 6, 2022
WASHINGTON, DC – Chairman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the economy added 428,000 jobs in April and the unemployment rate remained the same at 3.6 percent. “Today’s jobs report reflects another outstanding month of job growth and economic recovery. Under President Biden’s economic agenda and the investments Congress made through the American Rescue Plan, our economy has added 8.3 million jobs and the unemployment rate has fallen to 3.6 percent. Moreover, a recent report by the Department of Labor suggests that workers are leaving their jobs for better career opportunities in record numbers.
May 3, 2022
WASHINGTON – On Thursday, Chairman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) will host a webinar—in coordination with the Office of Federal Student Aid and the Student Borrower Protection Center—to provide constituents with the resources and information they need to seek Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). The PSLF program was designed to offer a pathway to loan forgiveness for eligible borrowers employed by a federal, state, local, or tribal government or nonprofit organization.
May 3, 2022
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after media reports of a draft U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling: “Every woman, regardless of her background or socioeconomic status, deserves the right to make her own medical decisions. That is why I was proud to vote for the Women’s Health Protection Act last fall to protect reproductive rights at the federal level. These reports make it abundantly clear why the Senate must immediately pass that bill and send it to President Biden’s desk
Issues:Civil RightsHealth Care
May 3, 2022
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – TODAY, May 3rd, Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) will be joining Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02) for a tour of the USS George Washington and to discuss recent suicides and working conditions aboard the ship while it has been homeported at Newport News Shipbuilding for its midlife refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH). At least seven sailors stationed aboard the George Washington have committed suicide over the course of its RCOH.
May 2, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Chairman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott and U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh visited Thomas Nelson Community College and The Apprentice School and hosted a roundtable with students, higher education professionals, and local business leaders to discuss the importance of workforce development programs.
April 26, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), the Chairman of the House Committee on Education and Labor, received the 2021 Legislator of the Year Award from the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers. Chairman Scott was presented the award at the Boilermakers’ Annual Legislative Education Action Program (LEAP) Conference. “I am honored to receive this year’s Legislator of the Year award,” said Congressman Scott.“Through the last few years, unions and Congress have met both the urgent challenges spurred by COVID-19, as well as our long-standing priorities to improve the lives of workers.
April 21, 2022
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – TOMORROW, FRIDAY, April 22nd, Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) will mark Earth Day 2022 by convening a roundtable on climate and resilience at the Chrysler Museum of Art. The Museum has partnered with Old Dominion University’s Institute for Coastal Adaptation & Resilience to present a photography exhibition entitled Waters Rising: A View From Our Backyard. Communities across the Hampton Roads region are particularly vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change due to sea-level rise and land subsidence.
Issues:Energy & Environment
April 19, 2022
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Today, Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) met with Dr. George Parker, Superintendent of Newport News Public Schools (NNPS), Jacky Barber, Principal of Sedgefield Elementary School, and other NNPS officials to discuss how funding from the American Rescue Plan is helping students and schools recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The American Rescue Plan delivered $2.1 billion to K-12 school districts across Virginia and more than $82 million to Newport News Public Schools to help schools reopen safely, stay open safely, and make up for lost learning time. After the meeting, Congressman Scott toured classrooms to learn about school programs that were supported by the American Rescue Plan.