111th Congress
September 28, 2010
September 28, 2010Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Mr. Speaker, H.R. 5932 directs the Attorney General to establish an Organized Retail Theft Investigation and Prosecution Unit to combat the growing proble...
September 23, 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. Marking the sixth month anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act, Rep. Scott announced that many important consumer protection features of health insurance reform are in effect as of today. Better known as the Patients Bill of Rights, these provisions seek to end insurance company abuses and put consumers and their doctors back in control of their own care.
September 22, 2010
September 22, 2010Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate an institution in Norfolk, Virginia. On Friday, September 24, 2010, Union United Church of Christ will celebra...
September 22, 2010
September 22, 2010Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate an institution in Charles City County, Virginia. On Friday, September 24, 2010, Elam Baptist Church will celeb...
September 16, 2010
September 16, 2010Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate a storied institution of faith in the Third Congressional District. This year, Queen Street Baptist Church is ...
September 14, 2010
September 14, 2010Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the enduring legacy of a faith institution in the city of Portsmouth. This year, Third Baptist Church is celebrati...
August 13, 2010
WASHINGTON, DC Virginia Senators Jim Webb and Mark Warner and Congressmen Glenn Nye, Randy Forbes, Rob Wittman, and Bobby Scott today sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates calling into question the strategic and legal basis for his recommendation to eliminate the U.S. Joint Forces Command.
August 9, 2010
NORFOLK, VA Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scotts issued the following statement this afternoon at a press conference with Governor Robert F. McDonnell and Representatives Randy Forbes (VA-04), Robert Wittman (VA-01), and Glenn Nye (VA-02) following Defense Secretary Robert Gates announcement to eliminate Joint Forces Command in Norfolk:
August 5, 2010
WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA-03), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security on the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on the United States Senates confirmation of Elena Kagan as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States:
August 3, 2010
WASHINGTON, DC Today, President Obama took the first step toward ending the unfair federal crack cocaine law by signing into law the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010.Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-3) led the effort in the House of Representatives to pass this historic legislation and has led the effort in the Congress to address the crack cocaine and powder cocaine sentencing disparity since his arrival. He issued the following statement in connection with the signing today: