Press Releases

WASHINGTON – Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) reached a tentative six-year agreement.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement: “Today’s orderly proceedings to certify the 2024 presidential election, overseen by Vice President Kamala Harris, stands in stark contrast to the violent insurrection we all witnessed four years ago. On January 6, 2021, a violent mob attacked the U.S. Capitol and tried to overthrow the results of a free and fair election

NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement on the passing of the 39th President of the United States Jimmy Carter: “I join those across our nation and the world mourning the passing of President Jimmy Carter. A deeply principled and family man, he dedicated his life to public service — not only to his fellow Americans, but to humanitarian causes around the world.

NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after President Biden commuted the sentences of 37 individuals on federal death row. Those individuals will have their sentences reclassified from execution to life without the possibility of parole: “I have long advocated for reforms to make our justice system more fair and effective, and that includes ending the use of the death penalty which has not been shown to reduce crime.

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement: “I voted to prevent a costly Musk-Trump-MAGA shutdown that would have damaged our economy and furloughed thousands of workers in Hampton Roads right before the holidays. The bill we voted on today contains investments in community health centers and shipbuilding, including a pay raise for shipyard workers building nuclear submarines.

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, issued the following statement: “Congressional Democrats and Republicans worked together for weeks to craft a government funding bill that would provide long overdue hurricane and disaster relief to Virginia and other states

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after voting for the final passage of H.R. 5009, the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025: “The FY25 NDAA provides support to servicemembers, guarantees the defense of the American people, and invests in our national security.

WASHINGTON – Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the economy added 227,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate ticked up slightly from 4.1 to 4.2 percent. Under the Biden-Harris Administration, the economy has grown steadily, adding 16.4 million jobs since President Biden took office. 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.