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NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement: “Two weeks ago, Virginia’s voters stood up to Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans’ unprecedented attempt to redraw congressional maps in the middle of the decade in an effort to rig the midterms. And now the Virginia Supreme Court has overridden the will of Virginia’s voters with this unprecedented interpretation of the Virginia Constitution, preventing Virginia from responding to partisan and racially discriminatory gerrymandering all over the country.
Issues:Voting Rights
WASHINGTON – Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the economy gained 115,000 jobs in April, and the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.3 percent. “Rather than making life more affordable, the Trump Administration has prioritized tax breaks for the wealthy and corporations while leaving workers behind.
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement:
WASHINGTON — Today, House Committee on Education and Workforce Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA-03) and Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC-05) announced that they will introduce the Transparency in Billing Act. The bill would require accurate billing practices by hospitals, ensuring that group health plans pay for appropriately billed services.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and U.S. Representative Bobby Scott (VA -03), today celebrated more than $16 million in Department of Transportation funding for the Portsmouth Port and Industrial Commission’s agricultural export facility to add storage silos, advanced conveyance systems, and improved rail access. “The Portsmouth agricultural export facility is vital to both regional and international supply chains, providing critical storage and handling capacity to export whole grain and feed from U.S. farms overseas,” said the lawmakers.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), Co-Chair of the Congressional Voting Rights Caucus, issued the following statement: “The Voting Rights Act has long protected minority communities from disenfranchisement, but over the years conservative Supreme Court justices have steadily weakened those protections. Section 2 remained one of the last major safeguards against maps that dilute minority representation in Congress.
Issues:Voting Rights
WASHINGTON – Today, House Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement on the passing of Congressman David Scott (GA-13): “I am saddened to learn of the passing of Congressman David Scott. David was a dedicated public servant who spent decades fighting for Georgia families, farmers, workers, and communities too often left behind.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement:
“I am shocked and saddened by this senseless and horrific tragedy. I am praying for the entire Fairfax family and their loved ones, most especially Justin and Cerina’s children.
Democratic Health Leaders Urge EBSA to Go Further to Increase Transparency for Health Care Middlemen
WASHINGTON – Today, Democratic House health leaders urged the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) to further strengthen its proposed rule regarding pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). PBMs are middlemen who manage prescription drug benefits on behalf of health plans. The proposed rule partially implements longstanding recommendations of Committee Democrats to require middlemen disclose their direct and indirect compensation. The letter was sent by Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, and Ranking Member Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10), House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.