Press Releases

WASHINGTON – Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Office for Civil Rights (OCR), finalized a rule that prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability. “People with disabilities have the right to participate fully in their community.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded $5,622,328 in grant funding to two Community Health Centers in Hampton Roads. The Peninsula Institute for Community Health was awarded $3,476,851 and the Portsmouth Community Health Center was awarded $2,145,477. Funding for the HHS Health Resources and Services Administration’s Health Center Program was included in the recently enacted FY2024 Consolidated Appropriations Act.

WASHINGTON – Education and the Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Ranking Member Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10)   released the following statement after the Biden Administration issued a final rule that reverses a Trump-era rule aimed at sabotaging the Affordable Care Act by making it harder for workers and families to get affordable, high-quality health insurance.

WASHINGTON  – U.S. Representatives Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) and Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10) sent a letterto U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland urging the Department of Justice to immediately address rampant sexual assault that took place at the recently closed Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Dublin, California. “FCI Dublin has garnered a reputation as a facility where staff commit widespread sexual assaults with impunity and there exists a pervasive culture of abuse,” the letter states.

NEWPORT NEWS  – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement on the passing of Congressman Donald Payne, Jr. (NJ-10): “I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of my friend and colleague, Congressman Donald Payne, Jr.

WASHINGTON– Ranking Member Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after the Biden Administration released a final rule to improve nutrition standards for child nutrition programs and align them with the latest Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs). “Students should be served healthy meals at schools based on nutritional science and expert guidance, not based on political considerations or special interests.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representatives Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), Jared Huffman (CA-02), and Jamie Raskin (MD-08) led their colleagues in applauding the Biden administration for rescinding Donald Trump’s discriminatory faith-based regulations and finalizing updated regulations to protect religious freedoms and other civil rights for all people participating in federally funded social services.

WASHINGTON – Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Biden-Harris Administration issued a final rule that would raise the salary threshold for salaried workers to automatically qualify for overtime compensation.  According to the Department of Labor, the rule would guarantee overtime pay for most salaried workers earning less than $58,656 per year, extending overtime protections for roughly an additional 4 million Americans.