Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC Representative Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) will announce the winners of the Sixteenth Annual Third Congressional District Art Competition at upcoming receptions in Newport News and Richmond. The Third Congressional District Art Competition was open to all High School students in the Third Congressional District of Virginia.

WASHINGTON, DC This week, the Youth PROMISE Act (H.R. 1064/S. 435), introduced in the House of Representatives by Representatives Bobby Scott (D-VA) and Mike Castle (R-DE) and in the United States Senate by Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME), receives a major boost from localities, juvenile justice advocates and Hollywood.

WASHINGTON, DC Last year, Congress enacted the new GI Bill for the 21st Century (the "Post-9/11 GI Bill"), which was introduced in the Senate by Senator Jim Webb and in the House by Representatives Bobby Scott (D-VA) and Harry Mitchell (D-AZ). The 21st Century G.I. Bill restores the promise of a full, four-year college education for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, making them part of the economic recovery.

WASHINGTON, DC Today, Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott issued the following statement regarding the April 26, 2009 shooting at Hampton University:

WASHINGTON, DC Today, the House of Representatives passed S. Con. Res. 13, the conference agreement which establishes the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, by a vote of 233 to 193 (Roll Call No. 216). Voting in f

WASHINGTON, DC Today, Congressman Bobby Scott signed a letter, along with other colleagues on the House Judiciary Committee, to Attorney General Eric Holder requesting that he "... appoint a special counsel for the investigation and possible prosecution of any violations of federal criminal laws related to the interrogations of detainees in the effective custody or control of the United States in connection with counter-terrorism operations or armed conflicts in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States." Memos released by the Obama Administration last week reflect the Bush Administrations legal justifications for its use of various "enhanced interrogation" techniques, including slamming of detainees into walls, stress positions, confinement in boxes, sleep deprivation and water boarding.

RICHMOND, VA - Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) and Congressman Eric Cantor (VA-07) sent a joint letter today to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood in support of the Federal Railroad Administrations inclusion of the Southeast Rail Corridor in the Department of Transportations recent announcement of a High-Speed Rail Strategic Plan.

WASHINGTON, DC On Friday, April 17, 2009 at 10:00 a.m., Representative Bobby Scott will hold a press conference at the Southeastern Tidewater Opportunity Project (STOP), Inc. to discuss the impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on local Community Action Agencies (CAAs) in Hampton Roads. The press conference will take place at 2551 Almeda Avenue, Norfolk, Virginia23513.