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July 26, 2023
WASHINGTON – Today, as temperatures around the world hit record highs, Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott, House Committee on Education and the Workforce, along with Reps. Judy Chu (CA-28), Raúl Grijalva (AZ-07), and Alma Adams (NC-12), introduced legislation to ensure the safety and health of workers who are exposed to dangerous heat conditions in the workplace. Senators Sherrod Brown (OH) and Alex Padilla (CA) introduced identical companion legislation in the Senate. 

July 26, 2023
WASHINGTON – Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Biden-Harris administration released a new rule to strengthen mental and physical health parity requirements.  “Access to high-quality mental health care and substance use disorder treatment are essential to our overall health and well-being. Mental illnesses are closely linked to physical health problems, such as diabetes, stroke, and heart disease, while, conversely, chronic physical illnesses can increase the risk of mental illnesses. 

July 25, 2023
WASHINGTON – Today, Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA), House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, introduced the Raise the Wage Act of 2023. The Raise the Wage Act would gradually raise the minimum wage to $17 by 2028 and give roughly 28 million Americans a long-overdue raise. “No person working full-time in America should be living in poverty. The Raise the Wage Act will increase the pay and standard of living for nearly 28 million workers across this country. Raising the minimum wage is good for workers, good for business, and good for the economy. When we put money in the pockets of American workers, they will spend that money in their communities,” said Scott.

July 19, 2023
WASHINGTON – Today, extreme MAGA Republicans in the House voted to pass their Scapegoating Not Solutions Act, a mean-spirited proposal that threatens to take away education funding from a school if any its facilities are used to temporarily house asylum seekers and undocumented immigrants. Republican politicians falsely claim this bill is intended to keep students safe and address learning loss. Regrettably, this resolution does neither of those things. Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) delivered the following remarks during today’s floor debate on the bill. “Mr. Speaker, I speak in opposition of H.R. 3941, the Scapegoating Not Solutions Act.

July 18, 2023
WASHINGTON – Today, House Committee on Education and the Workforce Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), Rep. Susan Wild (PA-07), and Rep. Susie Lee (NV-03) reintroduced the Direct Creation, Advancement, and Retention of Employment (CARE) Opportunity Act of 2023. The legislation invests more than $1.8 billion over five years in training and increasing opportunities for our nation’s direct care workers.

July 14, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 2670, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024: “This legislation, as originally passed by the House Armed Services Committee, made important investments in shipbuilding and national security, and it would have given a well-deserved pay raise to our servicemembers. It is extremely disappointing that the historically bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act has been hijacked by extreme MAGA Republicans.

July 11, 2023
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA) and Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) announced the introduction of a bipartisan health care package comprised of four bills introduced by Committee Members. The package works to increase cost transparency for employers and patients, lower premiums and reduce health care spending, and increase competition by removing incentives for provider consolidation.

July 7, 2023
WASHINGTON  – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis.  “Civil rights and public accommodation laws serve an important function in the marketplace to ensure individuals, no matter their race, color, national origin, sex, including LGBTQ+ status, religion, and disability, can access goods and services without discrimination from businesses.  The Supreme Court’s decision undermines that fundamental principle to create an exemption to anti-discrimination laws.
Issues:Civil Rights

July 7, 2023
WASHINGTON – Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the economy added 209,000 jobs in June and the unemployment rate ticked down from 3.7 percent to 3.6 percent. This is significantly higher than the Trump administration's pre-pandemic average of 182,000 jobs created each month. Since taking office, President Biden has created just over 13.2 million jobs, which is more jobs created in 29 months than any previous President has created in a single, 48-month term.

July 7, 2023
WASHINGTON – Today, Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) applauded the Biden administration for announcing multiple actions to lower health care costs, including limiting short-term plans, promoting transparency in health care, and strengthening the No Surprises Act. “Today, the Biden administration announced its plans to reverse the previous administration’s rule to expand short-term, limited duration health plans.