Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. Casa, Inc. limiting the ability of federal judges to issue national injunctions: “The Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority has again delivered a decision that further erodes the ability of an equal branch of the federal government to check the abuse of power of President Trump and his administration. While the Court did not address the merits of the President’s executive order ending birthright citizenship, contrary to the plain language of the 14th amendment of the Constitution, this decision effectively ends the ability of federal judges to stop illegal executive actions through national injunctions.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, issued the following statement after James E. Ryan, the President of the University of Virginia resigned. “The University of Virginia (UVa) has consistently been recognized as one of the nation’s premier public universities because of its commitment to academic excellence.  However, today’s decision of UVa President James E. Ryan to resign because of the Trump Administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ) threat to withhold federal funds is an attack on due process, the independence and integrity of ‘academic freedom’ in higher education, and the UVa’s effort to address its own history.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Supreme Court’s ruling in Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, in which plaintiffs sought to weaken a provision in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that requires private health plans to cover preventive care services at no cost. “Access to preventive care saves lives. By detecting health problems early on, preventive care helps us address serious diseases—such as colon cancer and high cholesterol—before they become complicated and more expensive to treat.  For more than a decade, over four million people in my home of Virginia have been able to count on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to access these services without having to pay anything out of pocket.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 3944, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Bill for FY 2026. “While they are some provisions I support in the FY2026 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Bill, ultimately, this legislation fails to prioritize care for our veterans or adequately fund military construction.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after voting to table H.Res. 537, an impeachment resolution against President Donald Trump.  “I voted twice to impeach Donald Trump after a record of him committing high crimes and misdemeanors was established. Yesterday’s vote to table articles of impeachment on President Trump’s actions in Iran bypassed any standard impeachment process, formal fact-finding, due process or evidentiary hearings. Impeachment requires a majority of the U.S. House of Representatives and two-thirds of the U.S. Senate to vote to convict and remove him.

NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Congressman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement on President Trump’s unilateral military action against Iran: “The President has attacked another nation without congressional authorization. There was no apparent imminent Iranian threat against the United States. Furthermore, the President’s own Director of National Intelligence testified before Congress earlier this year that the U.S. intelligence community assessed Iran was not building a nuclear weapon.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner, Tim Kaine (both D-VA), and Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA-03) sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin urging the agency to reverse its decision to terminate two major Community Change Grants in Virginia. The cancelled grants – approximately $40 million – would have supported dozens of community projects aimed at strengthening flood resilience, reducing pollution, and improving energy efficiency in Hampton and across Southwest Virginia.

WASHINGTON – Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) decision that the Trump Administration’s Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) violated the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 by withholding appropriated funds that were intended to support relevant services.