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WASHINGTON – Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Biden-Harris Administration issued a final rule that would raise the salary threshold for salaried workers to automatically qualify for overtime compensation.  According to the Department of Labor, the rule would guarantee overtime pay for most salaried workers earning less than $58,656 per year, extending overtime protections for roughly an additional 4 million Americans.

WASHINGTON – Ranking Member Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after the Biden administration released a final rule to close loopholes and prevent unscrupulous financial advisers from ripping off their retirement clients. “Every hardworking American deserves access to a secure and dignified retirement. Unfortunately, workers today are left wondering whether the retirement investment advice they receive is in their best interest or the financial interest of their advisers.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bobby Scott issued the following statement after voting for H.R. 8035 – the Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024; H.R. 8034 – the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024; H.R. 8036 – the Indo-Pacific Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024; and H.R. 8038 – the 21st Century Peace through Strength Act: “For months, America’s national security interests have been stalled by extremist House Republicans. This has weakened our own national security and prevented us from standing with our allies across the world.

WASHINGTON – Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Department of Education released the final Title IX regulations. “The Education Department’s final Title IX regulations mark a monumental step in our fight to address sexual harassment, assault, and discrimination in K-12 and higher education—all while preserving the rights of the accused. 

WASHINGTON – Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Biden-Harris Administration issued a final rule to strengthen protections for miners against respirable crystalline silica. “Experts have repeatedly stressed that, when inhaled, silica dust can cause a range of serious diseases, including lung cancer, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), chronic kidney disease, and silicosis.

Washington D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Miller (R-WV) introduced the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2024 alongside Congressman Danny K. Davis (D-IL) and Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03). This bill reauthorizes reentry grant programs from the Second Chance Act of 2008 for an additional five years, allowing the government to continue making important investments across the U.S. to bolster reentry services and help people successfully reenter their communities after incarceration.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement: “I remain supportive of Israel’s right to defend themselves and their efforts to defeat Hamas. However, as President Biden has repeatedly said, this must be done in accordance with international law, which includes minimizing civilian casualties to the greatest extent possible. I am disturbed by continued reports of heavy losses of Palestinian civilian lives in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war and the recent Israeli airstrike that killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers last week. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act. “Today, I voted against the flawed reauthorization of Section 702, the government surveillance program that has a documented track record of abuse. While the bill codifies some reforms to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) it simply does not do enough.