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Education Leaders Demand Answers on Trump’s Attempts to Dismantle Museum and Library Services
04.07.25 WASHINGTON - House Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) and Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Ranking Member Alma S. Adams (NC-12) are demanding answers from Institute of Museum and Library Sciences (IMLS) Acting Chair Keith Sonderling following President Trump’s executive order to unilaterally eliminate the agency. “We write seeking document and information from the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences (IMLS) about its resp… Continue Reading
Congressional Democrats Demand McMahon Reverse Abrupt Policy Change Halting Funding for Schools Nationwide
04.07.25 WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA-03), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and Workforce, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriatio… Continue Reading
Ranking Member Scott Hosts Event with Civil Rights Leaders on How to Fight the Trump Administration’s Attacks on Americans
04.01.25 WASHINGTON - Today, Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) hosted a forum with civil rights leaders to discuss how they are fighting the Trump Administration’s systematic attacks on students, workers, and families. This follows weeks of reckless and illegal activity by the Trump Administration to eliminate the Department of Education, fire EEOC commissioners, and strip Americans of their basic civil rights. Watch the full forum on YouTube. “Thank you for being here today and thank y… Continue Reading
Ranking Member Bonamici Opening Remarks at Subcommittee Hearing on AI in K-12 Education
04.01.25 WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) delivered the following opening statement at today’s Early Childhood and Secondary Education Subcommittee hearing entitled, “From Chalkboards to Chatbots: The Impact of AI on K-12 Education. “Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you to the witnesses for being here today. “ I am encouraged that all of the witnesses submitted testimony that recognizes the opportunities and challenges of Artificial Intelligence in K-12 education. “We are at a p… Continue Reading
Scott, Connolly Statement on Trump Destroying Union Rights
03.28.25 WASHINGTON - Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), the Ranking Member of the Committee on Education and Workforce, and Congressman Gerald E. Connolly (VA-11), the Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement on President Trump’s union busting Executive Order: “This executive order is another example of the Trump-Musk Administration’s war on working people. These two billionaires busted unions in their day jobs and now they’re bringing these same … Continue Reading
Scott, Nadler, Murray, Stansbury and Leger Fernández Condemn Unlawful Dismissal of EEOC Commissioners, Demand Immediate Reinstatement
03.27.25 WASHINGTON - Today, Committee on Education & Workforce Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA), Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Representative Melanie Stansbury (D-NM), and Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM) led 236 colleagues in a letter to President Donald Trump in response to his unprecedented and unlawful dismissal of Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC) Commissioners Charlotte Burrows and Jocelyn Samuels. “We… Continue Reading
Top Democrats Urge EEOC to Immediately Reverse Field Office Closures
03.27.25 WASHINGTON - Top Democrats sent a letter to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Acting Chair Andrea Lucas following alarming reports that the Commission unilaterally terminated leases at eight field offices. The letter sent by Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott, House Committee on Education and Workforce, and Reps. Shomari Figures (AL-02), Deborah K. Ross (NC-02), Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Alma S. Adams (NC-12), and Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03), who represent Districts where there is an o… Continue Reading
Ranking Member Scott’s Statement on Trump and RFK Jr. Plans to Eliminate Agencies and Cut Thousands of HHS Workers
03.27.25 WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement in response to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announcement to cut thousands of jobs in accordance with President Trump’s disastrous executive order to unjustly overhaul federal agencies at the expense of families, children, and seniors. “There is nothing efficient about broad cuts that erode the programs that keep Americans safe, healthy, … Continue Reading
Ranking Member Scott’s Statement Following Concerning Reports of States Attempting to Avoid their Title I Obligations
03.25.25 WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement in response to reports of Republican-led states asking the Department of Education’s Secretary, Linda McMahon to consolidate school’s federal aid into a single grant with little to no spending requirements. To see how this action is part of President Trump’s Project 2025 Agenda to benefit billionaires at the expense of workers, students, and families, read pa… Continue Reading
Ranking Member Scott Leads Opposition to the DETERRENT Act
03.25.25 WASHINGTON - Today, Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott spoke in opposition to H.R. 1048, Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act, which imposes unnecessary burdens on universities by requiring them to report gifts of any value from individuals in “countries of concern.” The bill risks overwhelming an already understaffed Department of Education and discriminating against international faculty. Watch Ranking Member Scott… Continue Reading
Democratic Leaders Demand Reversal of Unlawful EEOC Commissioner Firings
03.25.25 WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (MD-08), House Committee on the Judiciary, and Ranking Member Gerald E. Connolly (VA-11), House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, are demanding the immediate reinstatement of Commissioners Charlotte Burrows and Jocelyn Samuels following their unlawful and unprecedented termination from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). “Their fi… Continue Reading
Committee Labor Leaders Demand Answers Following NLRB Member Wilcox’s Reinstatement
03.24.25 WASHINGTON - Full Committee Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), HELP Subcommittee Ranking Member Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10), and Vice Ranking Member Greg Casar (TX-35) demanded answers from National Labor Relations Board Chairman Kaplan, after he carried out an illegal order by President Trump to fire Member Gwynne Wilcox, only to allow her to return to her Senate-confirmed position after the intervention of a federal judge. The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 (NLRA) established t… Continue Reading
Committee Democrats Take Action to Hold the President Accountable for His Effort to Dismantle the Department of Education
03.21.25 WASHINGTON - Led by House Education and Workforce Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), Committee Democrats are taking swift action to challenge President Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Department of Education (ED). Committee Democrats introduced a Resolution of Inquiry (ROI) to demand transparency and information from the President and Secretary of Education regarding the Administration’s efforts to dismantle ED and its potential impact on students nationwide. The Resoluti… Continue Reading
Ranking Members Scott and Connolly Call for an Immediate Halt to the Illegal Dismantling of ED
03.20.25 WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Robert C. “Bobby” Scott, Ranking Member of the Committee on Education and Workforce, and Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to the Secretary of Education Linda McMahon urging the Department of Education to put the wellbeing of American families and students ahead of tax cuts for billionaires and halt the illegal shutdown of the Department, reinstate all unlawfully terminated employees, and protect ed… Continue Reading
Ranking Member Scott’s Statement on Trump Dismantling ED
03.20.25 WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement in response to President Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Department of Education (ED). To see how this action is part of President Trump’s Project 2025 Agenda to benefit billionaires at the expense of workers, students, and families, read page 352 of Project 2025 here. “Abolishing a federal agency requires an act of Congress. President Trump’s exec… Continue Reading
Ranking Member Scott Statement on the Joint Session of Congress Presidential Address
03.04.25 WASHINGTON - Today, Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Joint Session of Congress Presidential Address. “Four years after inciting a mob to attack the United States Capitol, President Trump returned to these historic halls to continue his mission: sow chaos and enrich himself and his billionaire friends at cost to the American people. “To date, President Trump has yet to offer any reasonable or concrete solutions to the real problems Amer… Continue Reading
Ranking Member Scott Seeks Answers on DOGE's Access to Sensitive Data
02.25.25 WASHINGTON - House Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) is demanding urgent action after reports that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk, has gained unauthorized access to sensitive data at the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Education, and Labor. Ranking Member Scott raised serious concerns that DOGE's actions could violate the Privacy Act of 1974, which protects Americans' personal data. In his letters, R… Continue Reading
Scott Statement on Trump’s Radical Reinterpretation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act
02.20.25 WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after President Trump’s Department of Education released a Dear Colleague threatening to withhold funding from schools for common practices beyond what the Supreme Court has considered. “In Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court decided that ‘separate but equal’ had no place in our school system. While the decision was lauded as a victory to right co… Continue Reading
Ranking Members Scott, Omar Demand Answers from Trump Administration on Destruction of Valuable Workplace Safety Documents, Putting Workers’ Lives at Risk
02.14.25 WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, and Ranking Member Ilhan Omar (MN-05), House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections demanded accountability from the Trump Administration’s Department of Labor (DOL) amidst concerning reports that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has removed and potentially destroyed several key documents related to worker-safety. These documents may have been destroyed simply because … Continue Reading
Ranking Members Scott, Raskin, and Connolly Demand Accountability for Unlawful Firing of NLRB Member Gwynne Wilcox
02.13.25 WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (MD-08), House Committee on the Judiciary, and Ranking Member Gerald Connolly (VA-11), Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, demanded President Trump reverse his unlawful firing of National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Member Gwynne Wilcox and that he produce documents and communications showing who was involved in this decision to violate federal law. Wit… Continue Reading