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Ranking Member Scott Statement on Universities Capitulating to the Trump Administration’s Illegal Demands
02.20.26 WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after the Department of Education announced 31 resolution agreements with institutions of higher education to cease their partnerships with The Ph.D. Project. The agreements reportedly also require the institutions to audit partnerships they have with other organizations that “restrict participation based on race.” “In 2025, roughly 24 percent of Business Ph.… Continue Reading
Ranking Member Scott: DOL’s PBM Rule Should Go Further to Improve Transparency and Affordability
01.30.26 WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after the Department of Labor (DOL) proposed a new rule regarding pharmacy benefit manager fee disclosures under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). “Working families across the country are facing skyrocketing health care costs and exorbitant drug prices. I have long been concerned that pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are not complying with … Continue Reading
Congressional Democrats Slam Trump for Weaponizing the Federal Government, Harming Children, Seniors, and Working Families
01.28.26 WASHINGTON - Congressional Democratic committee ranking members today demanded a reversal of the Trump Administration’s illegal funding freeze for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), and the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) programs in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York. The letter, signed by House Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott, D-Va., House Ways and Means Committee Rank… Continue Reading
ICYMI: Scott Scrutinizes EEOC for Abandoning Mission to Protect Workers from Discrimination
01.27.26 WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce scrutinized the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) led by Chair Andrea Lucas regarding its recent moves which signal that the EEOC is straying from its mission to protect workers from employment discrimination and promote equal opportunity in the workplace. “It is imperative that, under your leadership, you discontinue the path of derailing the importance of disparate impact … Continue Reading
Ranking Member Omar Opening Remarks at Subcommittee Hearing on Mine Safety and Health Administration
01.22.26 WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Ilhan Omar (MN-05) delivered the following opening statement at today’s Workforce Protections Subcommittee hearing entitled, “Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Mine Safety and Health Administration.” “Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good morning, everyone. Thank you so much, Assistant Secretary Palmer, for being here today. “Since its inception in 1977, the Mine Safety and Health Administration, or MSHA, has strived to protect America’s miners from occupational … Continue Reading
Scott Statement on Trump Administration’s Politicization of Science in Nutrition Guidance for Americans
01.07.26 WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after the Trump administration announced the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans. “The Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) advises the public on the healthiest eating practices and determines the nutritional quality of meals served in schools. Today, the Trump administration’s released brief dietary recommendations that lack specificity and prioritize sc… Continue Reading
Ranking Member Scott Slams ED for Approving of Iowa’s K-12 Funding Waiver, and Hamstring ED’s Authority to Hold States Accountable
01.07.26 WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after the Department of Education (ED) Secretary, Linda McMahon approved Iowa’s request to consolidate some federal aid into a single grant with little to no spending requirements. “The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) includes bipartisan accountability measures to ensure states provide all children with high-quality education that is not… Continue Reading
House and Senate Immigration Leaders Rebuke Trump DHS Proposal That Would Punish Immigrant Families for Lawfully Accessing Health Care and Food Assistance
12.22.25 WASHINGTON - House and Senate immigration leaders submitted a formal regulatory comment to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) opposing the Trump Administration’s proposed “Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility” rule, warning that the proposal unlawfully rewrites longstanding immigration law and would deter immigrant families from accessing basic health, nutrition, and housing assistance they are legally entitled to receive. The proposed rule would circumvent Congress to alter the meani… Continue Reading
Ranking Member Scott Statement on Education Department Ending Funding for Minority Serving Institutions
12.19.25 WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel’s (OLC) issued an opinion on the constitutionality of the Department of Education’s Minority Serving Institution Program. “A college degree remains the surest path to financial stability. This is particularly true for low-income students and students of color whose educational and workforce opportunities have historically been limited by interge… Continue Reading
Democratic Health Leaders Demand Answers on Trump’s Shady Drug Deals
12.18.25 WASHINGTON - Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR), demanded transparency from major pharmaceutical companies on their announcements with the Trump Administration on the cost of certain medications, including anti-obesity medications. Democrats delivered on l… Continue Reading
Labor Caucus Opposes Trump Administration’s Farmworker Wage Cuts
12.02.25 WASHINGTON - Yesterday, Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Member, Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), Workforce Protections Subcommittee Ranking Member Ilhan Omar (MN-05), along with Labor Caucus Co-Chairs Reps. Steven Horsford (NV-04), Debbie Dingell (MI-06), Mark Pocan (WI-02), and Donald Norcross (NJ-01), and Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (MD-08), and Immigration, Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Ranking Member Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) led over 20 House … Continue Reading
House Democratic Health Leaders Blast the Trump Administration’s Latest Scheme to Gut Health Care
11.24.25 WASHINGTON - Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA), and Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) blasted the Trump Administration for another unworkable attempt to undermine the nation’s health care system and hike costs on millions of people: “The White House’s new scheme to gut the expanded ACA premium tax credits is nothing more than the greatest hits of Re… Continue Reading
Ranking Member Scott Statement on ED Offloading Core Responsibilities
11.18.25 WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, issued the following statement after the Department of Education (ED) announced it signed six additional interagency agreements. “The Trump Administration cannot close a federal agency without an act of Congress. Nevertheless, the Trump Administration is intent on breaking the law and dismantling the Department of Education (ED). Today’s announcement is part and parcel of the Trump Administr… Continue Reading
House Health Leaders Urge Trump Administration to Stop Health Insurance Companies from Improperly Denying Claims
11.18.25 WASHINGTON - Today, House health leaders urged the Trump Administration to tackle wrongful claim denials by group health plans and insurance companies and secure coverage for working people under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)—the largest source of health insurance in the U.S. This letter comes after troubling reports of health plans and corporate middlemen conducting arbitrary, improper, and mass denials of health claims. Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), Hou… Continue Reading
Education Leaders Sound the Alarm on Trump Administration Lack of Support for HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs
11.12.25 WASHINGTON — House Education leaders raised concerns with Department of Education (ED) Secretary Linda McMahon about recent Reductions in Force (RIFs) that would leave the Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) nearly empty. This would leave ED unable to properly support Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), and Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs). The letter was sent by Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), House Committee on… Continue Reading
Committee Democrats Urge Trump Administration to Reverse Firings
10.27.25 WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce led Committee Democrats in urging Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director, Russell Vought, to reinstate thousands of unlawfully terminated employees at the Department of Education (ED) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). These civil servants and the rest of the country, who depend on the critical programs at ED and HHS, discovered these firings would occur through a … Continue Reading
Democratic Committee Leaders Condemn Trump Administration’s Illegal Mass Firings of Federal Workers During Shutdown
10.21.25 WASHINGTON — Today, Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, joined by 20 Democratic Ranking Members of House Committees, wrote to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director - and Project 2025 Architect - Russell Vought demanding an immediate end to the Trump Administration’s unlawful reductions in force (RIFs) being carried out during the ongoing government shutdown. The letter follows a recent federal court ruling that temporarily blocked … Continue Reading
Ranking Member Scott Calls for GAO to Investigate Partisan Firings During Government Shutdown
10.17.25 WASHINGTON — Today, Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), of the House Committee on Education and Workforce, urged the Government Accountability Office (GAO) Comptroller General Gene Dodaro to investigate President Trump’s use of Reduction in Force (RIF) actions during the government shutdown. The letter follows attempts from President Trump to lay off thousands of federal employees based not only on funding lapses, but also on whether their work aligned with the President’s political… Continue Reading
ICYMI: Ranking Member Scott Hosts Forum on the Trump Administration’s Ongoing Attacks on the Disability Community
10.16.25 WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) hosted a third civil rights forum, this time with disability rights leaders to discuss how to fight the Trump Administration’s attacks on disabled Americans. October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, in which we recognize the decades-long fight for equal employment opportunities for people with disabilities. The discussion was moderated by Dante Allen, Former Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration d… Continue Reading
Ranking Member Scott Statement on Latest Round of Mass Layoffs at ED and HHS
10.10.25 WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after the Departments of Education and Health and Human Services confirmed its employees have received reduction-in-force notices. “Today, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought announced mass layoffs of government employees, including employees at the Departments of Education and Health and Human Services. Since February, the Trump Admin… Continue Reading