Press Releases 2024
June 25, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Congressional Offshore Wind Caucus announced its new bipartisan leadership slate ahead of its first meeting led by the new co-chairs with industry and policy stakeholders later this week.
June 25, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded $20 million to Langley Square II Apartments in Hampton, Virginia under the Department’s Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP). This grant was funded under the Inflation Reduction Act, which was passed by Congressional Democrats and signed into law by President Biden in August 2022. GRRP supports significant energy efficiency and climate resilience renovations in more than 2,200 homes across the nation at properties housing low-income individuals, families, and seniors.
Issues:Energy & Environment
June 25, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bobby Scott joined Congressman John Sarbanes (MD-03) and fellow Chesapeake Bay Watershed Task Force Co-Chairs Representatives Rob Wittman (R-Va.) and Andy Harris (R-Md.), as well as Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.), sent a letter to the Principals’ Staff Committee of the Chesapeake Executive Council emphasizing the need for continued commitment to the goals of the 2014 Chesapeake Watershed Agreement, a landmark accord that established goals and outcomes for the restoration of the Bay, its tributaries and the lands that feed them. The bipartisan letter was signed by 25 other Representatives and Senators who represent districts across the watershed.
Issues:Chesapeake Bay
June 20, 2024
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA), U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Patty Murray (D-WA), Jack Reed (D-RI), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Representative Mark Pocan (D-WI) introduced the Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2024, bicameral legislation that would nearly double the Pell Grant maximum award, index the maximum award for inflation, and make other changes to expand the award for working students and families. The Pell Grant program is the cornerstone of federal financial aid for postsecondary education, serving over 6 million undergraduate students.
June 17, 2024
WASHINGTON – Today, House Committee on Education and the Workforce Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby” Scott (VA-03), and Representatives Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-07) and Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement in response to the academic achievement report of English learners in the United States, entitled "K-12 Education: How States Identify English Learners, Including Those with Disabilities," conducted by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).
June 14, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after voting against the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025: “The annual NDAA has always been enacted with bipartisan support to address national security threats our country faces. The House Armed Services Committee passed a strong bipartisan bill that would grant a well-deserved pay increase for servicemembers, increase investments in shipbuilding, expand access to childcare for military families, and reaffirm America’s commitment to our allies and partners as we continue to face threats around the globe.
June 12, 2024
WASHINGTON – As co-chairs of the U.S. Philippines Friendship Caucus, Congressmen Bobby Scott (VA-03) and James Moylan (GU-AL) introduced H.Res.1290 - Recognizing June 12, 2024, as this year's observance of "Philippines Independence Day" and the 126th anniversary. While this resolution recognizes their resiliency and fight for freedom throughout history, it also reaffirms the United States relationship with the Philippines and commends our shared values and mutual defense.
Issues:Foreign Affairs
June 11, 2024
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representatives Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA-03), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, Jerrold Nadler (D-NY-12), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), a senior member and former Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, reintroduced their bicameral Restoring Justice for Workers Act, legislation to end forced arbitration clauses and protect workers’ ability to pursue work-related claims in court
June 7, 2024
WASHINGTON – Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the economy added 272,000 jobs in May, and the unemployment rate ticked up from 3.9 to 4.0 percent. "Four years ago, the world faced an unprecedented global pandemic, which caused the U.S. economy to lose nearly 22 million jobs within just two months.
May 30, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement: “It is a somber day when a former president is convicted of numerous felonies, but it also shows that no one is above the law.”