Press Releases

NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement on this morning’s clemency actions announced by President Biden. Of the five pardons and two commutations issued by the President today, three are individuals Congressman Scott personally advocated for to the White House.

NEWPORT NEWS, VA - Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement: "I agree with President Biden and the American Bar Association. The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) became the 28th Amendment to the U.S.  Constitution when Virginia was the 38th state to ratify in 2020.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 30, the so-called “Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act." “I have long stood with survivors of domestic violence, which is why I have been a strong supporter of the Violence Against Women Act. However, this Republican messaging bill would put domestic violence victims at greater risk.

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.