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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.

Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) submitted the following statement to the House Armed Services Committee.  "Chairman Rogers, Ranking Member Smith, and Members of the Committee, as you begin to draft the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, I ask that you consider a number of priorities that would benefit not just my congressional district and the Commonwealth of Virginia, but the entire nation.

WASHINGTON – Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Biden-Harris Administration unveiled initial details of a new set of plans that would provide student debt relief for tens of millions of borrowers across the country. The plans, if implemented, would provide debt relief to over 30 million Americans when combined with actions the Biden-Harris Administration has already taken to cancel student debt over the past three years.

WASHINGTON – Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the economy added 303,000 jobs in March, and the unemployment rate ticked down from 3.9 to 3.8 percent. Since President Biden took office, the economy has added 15.2 million jobs. And initial unemployment insurance claims have remained below former President Trump’s pre-pandemic average for 20 consecutive weeks.