Press Releases
April 14, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC Today, Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA) and Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) continued the fight to pass HR 589, the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Expansion Act. Reps....
Issues:Economy and Jobs
April 14, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement on his No vote on H.R. 1473, the Continuing Resolution for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2011:...
Issues:Federal Budget
April 7, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) introduced the "Every Student Counts Act," legislation that would reduce the high school dropout rate and prioritize high school gra...
Issues:Education
April 6, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC Representative Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) has announced the beginning of the Eighteenth Annual Third Congressional District High School Art Competition for 2011....
Virginia's Elected Leadership Responds in Bipartisan Way to Defense Department Plan to Realign JFCOM
February 9, 2011
About half of 3,900 JFCOM jobs in Southeast Virginia to be preservedRICHMOND, VA & WASHINGTON, DC Governor Bob McDonnell, Virginias two U.S. Senators and four members of southeastern Virginias de...
Issues:Defense & National Security
February 9, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement on Senator Jim Webbs decision to not seek another term in the United States Senate:...
February 9, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement on the passing of Virginia Supreme Court Justice Leroy Hassell:
February 9, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC Today, Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) and Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-09) introduced legislation in the 112th Congress to expand unemployment compensation for those hardworking Americans who lost their jobs during the histor
Issues:Economy and Jobs
February 8, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC Congresswoman Barbara Lee and Congressman Bobby Scott will join Gregg Rosen of the American 99ers Union and Dr. Heidi Shierholz of the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) to introduce The Emergency Unemployment Compensation Expansion Act, legi
Issues:Economy and Jobs
January 8, 2011
NEWPORT NEWS, VA - Congressman Bobby Scott released the following statement in response to the shooting attackon Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords."My heart and prayers go out to the Giffords family and to the families of her staff and other victims of this horrendous and senseless act.She is a tireless advocate for her constituents as the event she was conducting today indicates."