Press Releases 2024

Scott Statement on Nomination of Chavez-DeRemer for Secretary of Labor

November 22, 2024

WASHINGTON – Today, Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after President-elect Trump nominatedRepresentative Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) to serve as the next Secretary of the Department of Labor. Chavez-DeRemer has served on the Committee on Education and the Workforce and was a cosponsor of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act.

Issues:Committee on Education and Workforce

Scott, Moylan Celebrate House Passage of Resolution Affirming Ties Between the U.S. and the Philippines

November 20, 2024

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WASHINGTON – Congressmen Bobby Scott (VA-03) and James Moylan (GU-AL), the co-chairs of the U.S.-Philippines Friendship Caucus, celebrated the U.S. House of Representatives passage of H. Res. 837. This resolution reaffirms the United States’ commitment to invoke the 1951 U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty if Philippine assets are attacked in the South China Sea. The resolution also calls on the United States and the Philippines to begin joint patrols in the South China Sea, objects to Chinese sovereignty claims to the South China Sea, and continues the Biden Administration’s efforts to implement the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement.

Issues:Defense & National SecurityForeign Affairs

Scott Statement on Nomination of Linda McMahon for Secretary of Education

November 20, 2024

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WASHINGTON – Today, Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after President-elect Trump nominated Linda McMahon to serve as the next Secretary of the Department of Education. McMahon is chair of the board of the America First Policy Institute, which advocates for school choice and the use of public funds — through vouchers and tax credits — for private educational institutions.

Issues:Committee on Education and WorkforceEducation

Scott Named Congressional Champion of Child Labor Protections

November 1, 2024

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NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, was named a 2024 Congressional Champion of Child Labor Protections by the Child Labor Coalition. This honor was given to Congressman Scott for his stand against child labor exploitation and his sponsorship of H.R. 4440, the Protecting Children Act, legislation that calls for innovative and sweeping strategies to combat child labor.

Issues:Committee on Education and Workforce

Scott Statement on the October Jobs Report

November 1, 2024

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WASHINGTON –Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the economy added 12,000 jobs in October, and the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.1 percent. To date, President Biden is the first President on record without a month of job loss in the seasonally adjusted data. Every other administration has seen at least one month of job loss.

Issues:Committee on Education and WorkforceEconomy and Jobs

Scott Slams SCOTUS Ruling Greenlighting Youngkin, Trump & GOP Voter Suppression Tactics

October 30, 2024

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NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), co-chair of the Congressional Voting Rights Caucus and Dean of the Virginia Congressional Delegation, issued the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision reversing U.S. District Court Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles’ order requiring the Youngkin Administration to reinstate more than 1,600 voters who may have been illegally purged from Virginia’s voter rolls in violation of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993:

Issues:Voting Rights

Scott Celebrates $1 Million In Grant Funding for Security for Nonprofits Across Virginia’s 3rd Congressional District

October 29, 2024

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NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) celebrated $1,098,795 in grant funding being awarded to nonprofits in Virginia’s Third Congressional District. This funding was awarded through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) through federal funds for the Fiscal Year 2024 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP).

WARNER, KAINE, AND SCOTT APPLAUD $380 MILLION IN INFLATION REDUCTION ACT FUNDING FOR PORT OF VIRGINIA

October 29, 2024

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and U.S. Representative Bobby Scott (D-VA-03) announced $380,000,000 in federal funding for the Port of Virginia to accelerate its plan to become carbon-neutral by 2040.

Issues:Energy & Environment

Scott Statement on Federal Judge Ordering Youngkin Administration to Reinstate more than 1,600 Voters to Virginia’s Voter Rolls

October 26, 2024

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NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), co-chair of the Congressional Voting Rights Caucus and Dean of the Virginia Congressional Delegation, issued the following statement on U.S. District Court Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles’ order requiring the Youngkin Administration to reinstate more than 1,600 voters who may have been illegally purged from Virginia’s voter rolls in violation of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993: “I am pleased that a federal court has reinstated more than 1,600 voters to Virginia’s voter rolls.

Issues:Voting Rights

Scott Celebrates Missy Elliott, National Medal of Arts Recipients At The White House

October 22, 2024

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WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) was in attendance at a White House celebration honoring the 2022 and 2023 recipients of the National Medal of the Arts. Missy Elliott, a native of Portsmouth, VA, was one of the 2022 National Medal of Arts recipients. “Missy Elliott is a legendary, trailblazing music artist. She is a global superstar as well as an immense source of pride for Virginia and the Hampton Roads region.