Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after voting against H. Con. Res. 40 “Instead of taking real action to support law enforcement officers and address gun violence to keep them and our communities safe, the House voted on a meaningless, non-binding resolution that curiously left out any mention of federal law enforcement.

WASHINGTON – Today, on the 69th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark 1954 decision in Brown v. Board of Education, Ranking Member Bobby Scott (VA-03), House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerry Nadler (NY-12), and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) reintroduced two key pieces of legislation to help achieve equal education in America

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, received the Champion for Children Award from the First Focus Campaign for Children for his leadership during the 117th Congress on issues impacting children. First Focus Campaign for Children specifically highlighted his work to expand access for affordable child care and improve access to healthy school meals.

WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Education and the Workforce Committee Ranking Member Bobby Scott (VA-03) and Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Ranking Member Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) wrote to the Department of Agriculture in support of its proposal to expand children’s access to free school meals by strengthening the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP).

WASHINGTON – Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the economy added 253,000 jobs in April, as the unemployment rate ticked down from 3.5 percent to 3.4 percent. Since taking office, President Biden has created 12.7 million jobs.

WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA-03), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, reintroduced their Child Care for Working Families Act, comprehensive legislation to tackle the child care crisis and ensure families across America can find and afford the high-quality child care they need.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) delivered the following remarks during the floor debate on House Republicans’ Default on America Act (H.R. 2811): “Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise today to oppose the reckless Default on Our Debt Act. Unfortunately, those on the other side of the aisle have taken the full faith and credit of the United States hostage and has offered a terrible deal for the American people: either they’ll inflict cruel cuts to vital programs for working families or they’ll destroy the economy.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, House Education and the Workforce Committee Ranking Member Bobby Scott (VA-03) and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), along with a group of bipartisan Members, announced the introduction of the National Apprenticeship Act of 2023. The bill would create nearly one million new Registered Apprenticeship, youth apprenticeship, and pre-apprenticeship opportunities over the next five years by investing more than $3.8 billion over five years.