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August 26, 2022
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Congressman Bobby Scott celebrated the anniversary of the 19th Amendment by talking about women's healthcare with providers in Newport News. It’s a conversation he said is much needed. “This is Women’s Equality Day, and health care is one of those areas where there is great inequity, and the Dobbs decision pointed out one of the problems,” Scott said. Friday morning, the Democratic District 3 representative heard concerns from health providers at the Southeastern Virginia Health System. Some issues they pointed out were access to health insurance and medical care.
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June 2, 2022
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NORFOLK, Va. — June marks Pride Month and to celebrate, a local LGBT center got a big boost! Congressman Bobby Scott (D, VA-03) delivered a $1.8 million check in federal funds to the LGBT Life Center in Norfolk on Thursday. The money was secured in the FY22 Omnibus Appropriations Act. The funds will be used to construct a new community center on the Virginia Peninsula and will include access to medical care, counseling, housing and more. Additionally, the new community center will be a safe space for LGBTQ youth and adults to find support and resources.
May 24, 2022
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The Navy needs to do more, and do it faster, to support sailors on USS George Washington after a series of suicides while the carrier is undergoing an overhaul and refueling, Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Norfolk, and Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Newport News, said.
April 19, 2022
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NEWPORT NEWS — Trying on a virtual reality headset in a fifth-grade geology class, U.S. Rep. Robert C. Scott got a chance to see something he had told Newport News School Superintendent George Parker he had wanted to see from COVID-19 relief money: innovation.
He got to watch steam and pale-yellow sulfur racing out of a volcano, tilting his head and spinning around on his heels to get different views of the eruption.
As chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, the Newport News representative has advocated for what’s been the biggest federal aid program for K-12 schools ever.
April 19, 2022
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Students at Sedgefield Elementary got a warm welcome Tuesday morning from Congressman Bobby Scott. Scott toured the school and sat down with school leaders to discuss how the division transitioned back into the classroom.
"The American Rescue Funds constituted the biggest investment in K-12 education in the history of the federal government," he said. "We wanted to see if it was working or not.”
The division credits funds from the American Rescue Plan for helping students and staff safely return to the classroom and catch up on missed learning following months of virtual learning.
New Superintendent Dr. George Parker said the division focused a majority of that money on school safety and addressing learning loss.
April 12, 2022
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NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk International Airport (ORF) will soon see some big upgrades and the federal government is picking up part of the tab. The airport is getting $33 million in funding from the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure law. Congressman Bobby Scott toured Norfolk International alongside Airport Authority executive director Robert Bowen to get a first-hand look at how airports officials plan to use millions of dollars in federal funding. “The Norfolk airport is almost 75 years old and obviously a lot of things have reached past their useful life,” Scott said. “If we're going to have a functioning airport, you have to make the ongoing investments and this law will make those investments possible."
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March 28, 2022
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PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — When you pay into your retirement plan with part of your paycheck each week, you might never think that money may one day just disappear. But for millions of grocery store employees, factory workers and truck drivers across the country that became a strong – and scary – possibility. “I don’t know what I would have done, personally,” said Keith Bragg, who has worked at Nabisco for 46 years and has been receiving reduced pension funds since 2016. “You’ve got to remember, everything that we did was centered around having a defined pension and making smart decisions as you’re moving toward retiring,” Bragg said.
October 29, 2021
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“With razor-thin margins in the House and Senate, and a Republican Party intent on obstruction, Democrats in Congress have been forced to make hard choices in search of a final agreement that fulfills President Joe Biden’s agenda. Amid these tough decisions and painful cuts, one proposal has beaten the odds. Historically Black College and Universities (HBCUs), which have been neglected and underfunded for more than 150 years, are poised to receive a historic investment in the Build Back Better Act.
October 13, 2021
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A bill introduced by Rep. Bobby Scott and making its way through Congress should be good for the military, for national defense and for the health of the Chesapeake Bay that’s so important to the economy and quality of life here in Hampton Roads. The legislation authorizing a new Department of Defense stormwater management program had bipartisan backing, with Reps. Elaine Luria, D-Norfolk, and Rob Wittman, R-Westmoreland, among the co-sponsors.
September 15, 2021
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WASHINGTON — A local congressman is taking action to protect the nation's military bases from Mother Nature. A 2018 Defense Department study found 53 of 79 military installations face current threats from flooding. The list includes Langley Air Force Base, Naval Air Station Oceana, Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, and Naval Station Norfolk. Rep. Bobby Scott's (D-Virginia, 3rd District) bill Enhancing Military Base Resilience and Conserving Ecosystems through Stormwater Management (EMBRACE Stormwater Management) Act would implement stormwater best management practices, to reduce flooding on and around military bases, which jeopardizes military readiness, pollutes the Chesapeake Bay, and compounds stress for military families.
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