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January 5, 2012
WASHINGTON, DC Although the House of Representatives remains out of session, Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA) returned to Washington to work and discuss solutions to create and grow jobs with his House...
Issues:Economy and Jobs
December 20, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC Today, the House of Representatives blocked an up or down vote on the Senate's bipartisan bill that would have extended for two months the payroll tax holiday and federal unemployment insurance ...
December 20, 2011
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia:Mr. Speaker, some have suggested that we're choosing between 1 year and 2 months. The fact is that by rejecting the Senate bill, which would have created certainty for 2 months, ...
December 16, 2011
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Mr. Speaker, I am honored to rise, on behalf of Congressman ROB WITTMAN, Congressman SCOTT RIGELL, and myself, to call attention to a group of young students from Hampton, Virgi...
December 15, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC Today, the House of Representatives passed the conference report on the Fiscal Year 2012 National Defense Authorization Act. Voting No on final passage, Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement:
Issues:Defense & National Security
December 13, 2011
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 313, a bill that does not make us any safer. In our zealousness to make drug laws as tough as possible, we are now considering an expan...
December 8, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03,) Ranking Member of the House The Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, issued the following statement following the Pres...
Issues:Gun Safety
December 7, 2011
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Mr. Speaker, this bill will place over 40 chemical compounds on Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act at a time when only eight of these substances can even be found in th...
December 2, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott issued the following statement on the November 2011 Jobs Report that showed the private sector added 120,000 jobs and the national unemployment rate...
Issues:Economy and Jobs
November 23, 2011
RICHMOND, VA Congressmen Eric Cantor (VA-07) and Bobby Scott (VA-03) today joined community volunteers at the Central Virginia Food Bank. FeedMore and the Federation of Virginia Food Banks invited the Congressmen to volunteer and help raise awareness about hunger in our local communities.