112th Congress
December 13, 2011
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 313, a bill that does not make us any safer. In our zealousness to make drug laws as tough as possible, we are now considering an expan...
Issues:Crime
December 8, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03,) Ranking Member of the House The Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, issued the following statement following the Pres...
Issues:CrimeGun Safety
December 7, 2011
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Mr. Speaker, this bill will place over 40 chemical compounds on Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act at a time when only eight of these substances can even be found in th...
Issues:Crime
December 2, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott issued the following statement on the November 2011 Jobs Report that showed the private sector added 120,000 jobs and the national unemployment rate...
Issues:Economy and Jobs
November 23, 2011
RICHMOND, VA Congressmen Eric Cantor (VA-07) and Bobby Scott (VA-03) today joined community volunteers at the Central Virginia Food Bank. FeedMore and the Federation of Virginia Food Banks invited the Congressmen to volunteer and help raise awareness about hunger in our local communities.
November 18, 2011
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Mr. Speaker, we've heard a lot about the Members on the other side of the aisle trying to take credit for the fiscal responsibility in the 1990s....
Issues:Federal Budget
November 17, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott issued the following statement on the Fiscal Year 2012 Department of Agriculture and Related Agencies Appropriations bill:...
Issues:Federal Budget
November 17, 2011
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Mr. Speaker, the supporters of this legislation have spoken at length about how nice it would be to balance the budget and how dangerous deficits are....
Issues:Federal Budget
November 16, 2011
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Mr. Chairman, H.R. 822 will harm public safety. That's why law enforcement organizations such as the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the Major Cities Chiefs Assoc...
Issues:CrimeGun Safety
November 15, 2011
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Madam Speaker, this bill undermines public safety, and that's why law enforcement organizations oppose the bill. It's said that this is no national law established by this legislation....
Issues:CrimeGun Safety