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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement: “The most basic responsibility of Congress is to fund the government. Speaker McCarthy and the extreme MAGA Republicans unnecessarily took us to the brink of a government shutdown that would have hurt the economy, especially in Hampton Roads. This bill could have been passed weeks ago without all of the drama.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement: “The continuing resolution that House Republicans failed to pass today was not a serious attempt to avert a shutdown tomorrow night. The bill included extreme cuts to Head Start, food assistance, education, law enforcement and other critical programs for working families.

WASHINGTON – Ranking Member Scott issued the following statement after the Biden Administration announced a final rule that will help hold career programs that receive federal financial aid accountable for ensuring their graduates can secure gainful employment after completing a degree. “The Gainful Employment rule is a critical tool to address low-quality career programs that frequently leave graduates with crushing debt and no meaningful career prospects.

WASHINGTON – Today, Ranking Member Scott issued the following statement on the passing of United Steelworkers (USW) International President Tom Conway. “Throughout his career—and most recently as President of the United Steelworkers—Tom was always on the side of working people.  Whether it was advocating for higher wages, better benefits, safer workplaces, or fairer trade deals, Tom fought to see that workers were treated with dignity and respect.

WASHINGTON – Today, Ranking Member Scott applauded the Biden administration after the Department of Agriculture announced a final rule to strengthen the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) and expand children’s access to free school meals. CEP allows the nation’s highest poverty schools and districts to serve breakfast and lunch at no cost to all enrolled students without collecting household applications. Instead, schools that adopt CEP are reimbursed according to the percentage of students categorically eligible for free meals, which is based on their participation in other specific means-tested programs.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), the Ranking Member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, was appointed to serve as a conferee for the House and Senate conference committee on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2024. “I am honored to be appointed as a conferee to ensure we craft a final NDAA that will support our men and women in uniform, guarantee the defense of the American people, and invest in our national security,” said Congressman Scott.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), the dean of the Virginia Congressional Delegation, issued the following statement on Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton’s (VA-10) decision to not run for re-election: “Jennifer Wexton has dedicated the last two decades of her life serving the citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia as a prosecutor, state senator and now congresswoman.

WASHINGTON – Education and the Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Ranking Member Federica Wilson (FL-24), Representative Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04), and Education and the Workforce Committee Vice Ranking Member Jahana Hayes (CT-05) reintroduced the Opening Doors for Youth Act of 2023 (ODYA)—legislation to address the challenges facing youth who become disconnected from both school and work.