Press Releases 2023

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA), and Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA-03) announced $3,000,000 to initiate the Peninsula Regional Flood Risk Management feasibility study for the City of Hampton, VA and the surrounding region.   As part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the lawmakers previously secured $1.5 million for the Virginia Beach and Vicinity Coastal Storm Risk Management Study and nearly $399 million for the Norfolk Coastal Storm Risk Management Project. Today’s announcement builds on that progress by extending the study of flood risk management strategies to the Peninsula.

WASHINGTON – Ranking Member Scott issued the following statement after the Biden Administration announced a proposed rule that would reverse a Trump-era rule that made it harder for workers and families to get affordable, high-quality health insurance. “I applaud the Biden Administration for today’s proposal to rescind the previous Administration’s ‘Association Health Plan’ (AHP) rule and protect consumers from health benefit arrangements that seek to evade important requirements of federal and state law.

WASHINGTON – Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report on the effect of gradually raising the federal minimum wage to $17 per hour by 2028. “The clear conclusion from the Congressional Budget Office’s report is that the benefits of the Raise the Wage Act of 2023 for workers far outweigh the potential costs.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement: “I was relieved to see the recent successful negotiation that allowed for a halt in fighting, the release of more than 100 Israeli hostages, and increased humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza. Like many, I am very troubled by reports of heavy losses of Palestinian civilian lives in this war.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bobby Scott issued the following statement after voting for theConference Report to Accompany H.R. 2670, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024: “The FY24 NDAA provides a well-deserved pay raise and support to servicemembers, guarantees the defense of the American people, and invests in our national security.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after House Republicans voted to authorize an impeachment inquiry against President Biden: “This past fall, House Republicans held a hearing on whether or not to impeach President Biden and their own witnesses said there was no evidence to support an impeachment. Despite that testimony, they remain intent on impeaching President Biden not only without evidence, but without even articulating any credible allegations.

WASHINGTON – Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) delivered the following remarks during the debate of H. Res. 927, Condemning antisemitism on university campuses and the testimony of University Presidents in the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. “I condemn antisemitism in all forms. Moreover, calls for the genocide of Jewish people has no place in reasonable discourse, and I condemn them. I did not think such a statement should be necessary, but in today’s context, it is necessary.

Washington, D.C. – Today, Representatives Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) and Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03)applauded two separate $500,000 grant awards to strengthen Virginia’s passenger rail network. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Rail Administration’s Corridor Identification and Development Program awarded grants to support construction of the Charlotte, North Carolina to Washington, D.C. Corridor and the east-west Commonwealth Corridor.