Scott Statement on President Biden’s Visit to Hampton Roads

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), the Ranking Member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, released the following statement after President Biden’s speech today in Virginia Beach.

“I am grateful that President Biden visited Hampton Roads earlier today to let our community know about all the work that Congressional Democrats and the Biden Administration have done to expand access to health care and lower the costs of care and prescription drugs. President Biden again made it clear that this Administration will continue fighting to lower costs for families and protect Social Security and Medicare. President Biden and Congressional Democrats’ agenda stands in stark contrast to the extreme MAGA agenda of House Republicans who have used their new majority to protect corporations, the wealthy and well-connected. They also seem more than willing to bring the nation to the brink of an economic disaster by not honestly working with the President and Congressional Democrats to raise the debt ceiling, which was increased four times under President Trump without fanfare. 

“Unfortunately, I could not join the President during his visit because as the Ranking Member of the Committee on the Education and the Workforce, I was introducing the bipartisan Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, a critical bill that will ensure workers  the unfettered right to form a union and collectively bargain - legislation that President Biden has said is one of his top priorities. I am looking forward to moving this bill forward to level the playing field for America’s workers and continuing our fight to lower costs for families in Hampton Roads and across the country.” 

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