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December 20, 2011
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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
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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...
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
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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...
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
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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...
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
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.
November 18, 2011
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Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Mr. Speaker, we've heard a lot about the Members on the other side of the aisle trying to take credit for the fiscal responsibility in the 1990s....
Issues:Federal Budget
November 17, 2011
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Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Mr. Speaker, the supporters of this legislation have spoken at length about how nice it would be to balance the budget and how dangerous deficits are....
Issues:Federal Budget