Press Releases

WASHINGTON – Today, House Committee on Education and Workforce Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) sent a letter to Acting Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling and Assistant Secretary Daniel Aronowitz demanding answers about reported settlement negotiations with companies selling junk health plans that use sham employment or partnership relationships to circumvent federal consumer protections and state oversight.

WASHINGTON – Today, Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) sent a letter to Chairman Tim Walberg requesting an immediate hearing to examine the impact of the Trump Administration’s attacks on federal statistical agencies within the Committee’s jurisdiction, including the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service (ERS), the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS or the Bureau).

WASHINGTON – Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the economy lost 23,000 jobs in July, and the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.1 percent. At this point in his term, the economy under President Biden had created 10.2 million jobs, compared to just 590,000 under President Trump's second term. In the 18 months of the present Administration, not a single month has achieved the Biden 4-year average of 321,000 new jobs per month.

WASHINGTON – Today, Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced its proposed rule to deregulate Head Start, undermining the program’s quality standards among other things. “For more than 60 years, Head Start has provided young children with high-quality early education, health and dental care, and healthy meals. It also connects families with services that help lift them out of poverty.

WASHINGTON – Today, Committee on Education and Workforce Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) sent a letter in response to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) Draft Strategic Plan, criticizing EEOC for providing insufficient time for Congress and the public to submit meaningful feedback on the plan. The EEOC has engaged in a troubling pattern of shortchanging engagement with the public on a number of its actions. In its current form, the Draft Strategic Plan will undermine the agency’s enforcement of the nation’s civil rights laws and harm workers.

WASHINGTON – Today, Representatives Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA-03), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and Workforce, Jerrold Nadler (D-NY-12), Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), a senior member and former Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, reintroduced the bicameral Restoring Justice for Workers Act. The legislation will end forced arbitration clauses, protect workers’ ability to pursue work-related claims in court, and allow workers to band together to vindicate their rights. Scott, Nadler, and Murray first introduced the bill in 2018.

WASHINGTON – Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP) proposed an overhaul of the Black Lung Self-Insurance Rule. “Congress established the Black Lung Benefits Act to provide compensation and medical coverage for coal miners who develop black lung disease.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after voting against the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2027. “The NDAA should be a bipartisan effort to address national security threats and support our service members. The House Armed Services Committee advanced a strong bill that includes more than $60 billion for shipbuilding, including funding for one Columbia-class submarine, two Virginia-class submarines, continued incremental funding for CVN 80 and CVN 81, and continued advance procurement funding for CVN 82. The bill also restores collective bargaining rights and expands TRICARE coverage for IVF.