Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement: “I commend the Biden-Harris Administration for their leadership and months-long work with Egypt and Qatar in reaching a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. President Biden proposed this plan on May 31, 2024, which was unanimously endorsed by the United Nations Security Council. This deal will secure the release of many hostages abducted by Hamas over 15 months ago, including some American citizens.

Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), the Ranking Member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, submitted the following statement for the record on H.R. 28, the "Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act." I rise today to speak in opposition to H.R. 28, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act. Before I discuss the substance of the bill, I want to express my frustration that this is the first education bill my colleagues have decided to focus on in the 119th Congress.

NEWPORT NEWS  – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) announced the City of Chesapeake will receive $1,034,800 in federal grant funding from the U.S. Department Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration. This funding was made possible through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, supported by Congressman Scott and signed into law by President Biden. The funding will be used to support grade crossing related improvements on Norfolk Southern owned infrastructure and Amtrak's DC-Norfolk route in Chesapeake, Virginia.

WASHINGTON – Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after theBureau of Labor Statistics announced that the economy added 256,000 jobs in December, and the unemployment rate slightly ticked down to 4.1 percent from 4.2 percent. Over the past four years, the Biden-Harris Administration has ushered in historic job growth and steadily grown the economy. Since President Biden took office, the economy has added 16.6 million jobs.

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.