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WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA-03), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security on the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on the United States Senates confirmation of Elena Kagan as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States:
WASHINGTON, DC Today, President Obama took the first step toward ending the unfair federal crack cocaine law by signing into law the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010.Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-3) led the effort in the House of Representatives to pass this historic legislation and has led the effort in the Congress to address the crack cocaine and powder cocaine sentencing disparity since his arrival. He issued the following statement in connection with the signing today:
July 28, 2010
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July 28, 2010Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Mr. Speaker, the Lobbying Disclosure Enhancement Act makes several straightforward, commonsense amendments to the enforcement provisions of the Lobbying Disclosure Act....
July 28, 2010
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July 28, 2010Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Mr. Speaker, S. 1789, the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, is a bipartisan compromise that was negotiated and drafted by Democratic and Republican members of the Se...
July 28, 2010
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July 28, 2010Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Madam Speaker, I take great pride in the fact that Virginia is home to the Patient Advocate Foundation and that the Nation's most vulnerable citizens have such...
July 28, 2010
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July 29, 2010Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate a storied institution of faith in the Third Congressional District. This year, Saint John's African Methodist Episcopal (A.M....
WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, issued the following statement on passage of S. 1789, the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010:"Today, S. 1789, the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, historic bipartisan legislation, was passed by the House of Representatives. This bill will reduce the100-to-1 sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine in federal law to 18-to-1.
July 27, 2010
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July 27, 2010Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Mr. Speaker, the STALKERS Act of 2010 makes a number of changes in the United States Code with respect to the offense of stalking....
July 27, 2010
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July 27, 2010Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2780 will assist the Secret Service to perform their protective duties.Current Federal law prohibits individuals from entering or remaini...
July 27, 2010
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July 27, 2010Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Mr. Speaker, the goal of H.R. 5143 is to examine the criminal justice system in its entirety in order to make recommendations for appropriate reform to the Pres...