Press Releases

WASHINGTON  – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after voting for the War Powers Resolution to terminate the United States Armed Forces involvement from hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran, unless authorized by Congress. “Today, I voted against President Trump’s reckless and illegal war in Iran. We have already lost American troops, and many others are injured. In their briefing to Congress this week, the Trump Administration could not articulate any credible rationale for the war nor a plan to bring it to an end.

WASHINGTON – Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), led over 85 House Democrats’ opposition to the Department of Education’s proposed rule on federal student loans. The proposed rule, titled “Reimagining and Improving Student Education (RISE),” implements changes that Republicans’ “Big Ugly Law” made to the federal student loan program in the Higher Education Act of 1965, including new graduate loan limits and the elimination of affordable repayment options.

NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Congressman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement on President Trump’s military action against Iran: “President Trump was elected on a promise to end forever conflicts and regime change wars. He has done the opposite. Early this morning, he announced a major military operation against Iran without authorization from Congress. By the President’s own admission, this operation will endanger U.S. personnel and this action risks drawing the U.S. and our allies into a wider conflict. 

WASHINGTON – Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after the Department of Labor (DOL) announced a proposed rule on the classification of independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). DOL’s rule would narrow its interpretation of who is considered an employee under the FLSA. “Today, the Department of Labor proposed a rule that will make it more difficult for workers who have been misclassified as independent contractors to receive overtime pay, fair wages, and other basic rights under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and Workforce, issued the following statement on President Trump’s State of the Union address to Congress: “Over a year into his presidency, we can confidently say that Donald Trump has failed to address Americans’ basic needs. He was elected on a promise to lower costs on ‘Day One.’ Instead, he drove up costs with his chaotic and reckless tariffs.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and Workforce, announced he would bring Rena Bumbray-Graves of Virginia as his guest to Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address. Mrs. Bumbray-Graves is a home care worker and member of SEIU Virginia 512 who has lost her health insurance due to Republicans’ refusal to extend the Affordable Care Act premium tax credits.

WASHINGTON – Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after the Department of Education announced 31 resolution agreements with institutions of higher education to cease their partnerships with The Ph.D. Project. The agreements reportedly also require the institutions to audit partnerships they have with other organizations that “restrict participation based on race.” “In 2025, roughly 24 percent of Business Ph.D. students were Black or Hispanic.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Trump’s sweeping tariffs: “Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs and trade wars have been chaotic and reckless, raising costs for small businesses and adding roughly $1,700 to American families’ expenses since he took office. That is why I have opposed these tariffs and voted just last week to strike down the tariffs on Canada.