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WASHINGTON – Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) and Workforce Protections Subcommittee Ranking Member Alma Adams (NC-12) sent a letter urging Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (NC-05) to hold a hearing on the rise of child labor violations and legislative proposals to address abusive child labor. Nearly 85 years after the passage of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), recent, high-profile news reports have underscored that children are continuing to be illegally employed in dangerous jobs and unsafe working conditions.

WASHINGTON, DC – Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the economy added 339,000 jobs in May, as the unemployment rate ticked up slightly from 3.4 percent to 3.7 percent. Since taking office, President Biden has created 13.1 million jobs, which is more jobs created in 28 months than any previous President has created in a single term.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bobby Scott issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 3746, the budget agreement between President Biden and Speaker McCarthy: “The historical record shows that Republicans have no business lecturing anyone about fiscal responsibility. Every Democratic administration since Kennedy has left for their Republican successors a better deficit situation than the one they inherited, and every Republican administration since Nixon has left for their Democratic successors a worse deficit situation than the one they inherited.

WASHINGTON, DC - Representatives John Sarbanes (D-Md.) and Bobby Scott (D-Va.), co-chairs of the bipartisan Chesapeake Bay Watershed Task Force, today issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s decision in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency, which severely weakens the landmark Clean Water Act and exposes wetlands across the country to pollution without penalty.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) joined fellow House Democrats on the House Floor to demand the Republican majority do their jobs and pay America's bills to prevent a devastating economic default. Remarks as delivered are transcribed below. “Madam Speaker, I rise today to voice my opposition to House Republicans adjourning for the holiday while leaving the American people in limbo.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) introduced the American Offshore Wind Opportunity Act to develop America’s maritime and shipbuilding workforce to meet the growing demand of the offshore wind industry. The legislation requires the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a study to inform public and private investment in shipbuilding and workforce training to support the Biden Administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030. The study would also identify ways that current policies could be strengthened to support American workers.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, House Republicans advanced H.J. Res. 45, which would deny student debt relief for43 million student loan borrowers debt relief, including more than 20.6 million of their own constituents. The resolution could also create chaos for student loan borrowers by potentially forcing them to repay the last four months’ worth of student loan payments. This would trigger a wave of delinquencies and defaults for our most vulnerable borrowers.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the past few days, Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) received three separate awards and honors from the Virginia Parent Teacher Association (PTA), the New Kent County branch of the NAACP and the National Training and Simulation Association (NTSA).