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Committee Democrats Strongly Urge House Leadership to Fully Fund WIC
02.12.24 WASHINGTON - On Thursday, House Education and the Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Ranking Member Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), and every Committee Democrat urged House leadership to protect the nutritional health of millions of women and children by fully funding the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). The letter was co-signed by Rep. Grijalva (AZ-07), Rep… Continue Reading
Committee Democrats Release New Report on WIC Funding Cliff
01.17.24 WASHINGTON - Today, Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) released a new report—On the Brink: The Case for Permanently and Fully Funding the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants & Children (WIC). The report outlines the devastating consequences for millions of women and children if Congress fails to provide the funding necessary to serve all families seeking WIC services. “The recognition of how important nutrition is to the health and well-being of pregnant … Continue Reading
Ranking Member Scott Votes “NO” on Republican Bill to Make School Meals Less Healthy
12.13.23 WASHINGTON - Today, Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby" Scott delivered the following floor remarks in opposition to House Republicans’ H.R. 1147, which would ignore the latest child nutrition science and add whole milk and reduced-fat milk to school meal offerings. View Ranking Member Scott’s floor remarks on YouTube. “School meals are critical in reducing child hunger and providing children with the healthy foods they need. Milk, offered as part of these meals, can help deliver essential nutr… Continue Reading
Ranking Member Scott, Vice Ranking Member Hayes Statements on Biden Implementation of Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022
12.13.23 WASHINGTON - Education and the Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) and Vice Ranking Member Jahana Hayes (CT-05) released the following statements after the Biden administration released a final rule codifying the provisions of the Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022, which Congress passed last year. Ranking Member Scott (VA-03): “All families in America should be able to keep their children fed and healthy. Regrettably, the devastating shortage of infant formula la… Continue Reading
Ranking Member Scott Applauds Biden Administration for Expanding Access to Free School Meals
09.25.23 WASHINGTON - Today, Ranking Member Scott applauded the Biden administration after the Department of Agriculture announced a final rule to strengthen the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) and expand children’s access to free school meals. CEP allows the nation’s highest poverty schools and districts to serve breakfast and lunch at no cost to all enrolled students without collecting household applications. Instead, schools that adopt CEP are reimbursed according to the percentage of students c… Continue Reading
Committee Republicans Vote to Undermine Health Care Protections, Fuel Culture Wars, and Make School Meals Unhealthy
06.06.23 WASHINGTON - Today, Committee Republicans advanced four bills that would further politicize our classrooms, undermine essential health care coverage protections, and make school meals unhealthy. “Ultimately, these four bills fall short of our promise to protect students, strengthen child nutrition, and ensure access to affordable, quality health coverage,” said Ranking Member Scott. “If we are serious about fulfilling our promise of helping students, we can work together to end gun violence in… Continue Reading
Ranking Member Scott Statement at GOP Markup of Bills to Undermine Health Care, Fuel Culture Wars, and Make School Meals Unhealthy
06.06.23 WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) delivered the following opening statement at today’s full committee markup of H.Res. 461, H.R. 1147, H.R. 2868, and H.R. 2813. “Thank you, Dr. Foxx, and good morning. “I had hoped that we would be able to start this Congress by passing bipartisan priorities that support the American people. But, regrettably, today, Committee Republicans are calling up another set of bills that neglect our responsibilities to students, workers, and fa… Continue Reading
Ranking Members Scott, Bonamici Praise Biden Push to Expand Free Access to School Meals
05.09.23 WASHINGTON - Yesterday, Education and the Workforce Committee Ranking Member Bobby Scott (VA-03) and Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Ranking Member Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) wrote to the Department of Agriculture in support of its proposal to expand children’s access to free school meals by strengthening the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). “We commend the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA or the Department) for its efforts to ensure that students in hi… Continue Reading
Ranking Members Scott, Bonamici Praise Proposal to Provide Expanded, Healthier Food Options for WIC Participants
02.17.23 WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Ranking Member Bobby Scott (VA-03) and Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Ranking Member Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) wrote to the Department of Agriculture in support of its proposal to improve food assistance for participants in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). “The WIC program has proven vital to infants, children, and pregnant and postpartum women by promoti… Continue Reading
Ranking Member Scott Praises Biden Proposal to Provide Healthier Meals for Children
02.03.23 WASHINGTON - Today, Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Biden-Harris administration issued a proposed rule to improve nutrition standards for child nutrition programs and align them with the latest Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs). “I am pleased that the Biden-Harris administration is making progress toward the evidence-based nutrition standards that our children need to grow up healthy. We know that providing nutritious food for chi… Continue Reading
Chairman Scott Statement on House Passage of Government Funding Bill
12.23.22 WASHINGTON - Chairman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the House passed the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) omnibus spending bill. “Today, the House passed a government funding package that will improve the lives of students, workers, and families. “I am particularly pleased the package makes sizable investments in early childhood through post-secondary education. The bill seeks to improve access to early learning and child care programs by increasing funding fo… Continue Reading
Scott Statement on Child Nutrition Provisions in the Omnibus Government Funding Legislation
12.20.22 WASHINGTON - Chairman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the release of omnibus government funding legislation for Fiscal Year 2023. “Over the last two years, we had a real opportunity to help improve the lives of children and families by passing a comprehensive child nutrition reauthorization. My committee took this opportunity seriously, and advanced the Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act, a comprehensive, science-driven reauthorization of federal child nutrit… Continue Reading
Scott Statement on Proposed Improvements to WIC Food Packages
11.17.22 WASHINGTON - Chairman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service announced proposed updates to strengthen food assistance for participants in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children. “The Food and Nutrition Service’s (FNS) proposed rule makes critical improvements to the Special Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). By advancing a science-based review of… Continue Reading
Chairman Scott Applauds National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health
09.28.22 WASHINGTON - Chairman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) released the following statement ahead of the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. In 1985, then-Virginia Senator Robert C. “Bobby” Scott chaired the Joint Subcommittee on Hunger and Malnutrition in the Commonwealth and commissioned a report on hunger in Virginia. “I applaud President Biden for organizing the first White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health in more than a half a century. We know that, even … Continue Reading
Committee Passes Bills to Protect Workers from Heat Stress, Address and Prevent Child Hunger
07.27.22 WASHINGTON - Today, the Education and Labor Committee advanced two bills—the Asunción Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2022 (H.R. 2193) and Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 8450)—to protect workers from heat stress on the job and address and prevent child hunger. The Asunción Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2022 would direct the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to establish an enforceable standard that protects workers in jobs at risk f… Continue Reading
Chairman Scott Opening Remarks at Mark Up of Bills to Protect Workers from Heat Stress, Address and Prevent Child Hunger
07.27.22 WASHINGTON - House Education and Labor Committee Chairman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) delivered the following opening statement at today’s Committee Markup of H.R. 2193, the Asunción Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2022, and H.R. 8450, the Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act. "Today, the Committee is marking up legislation to protect workers from heat-related illness and death, and help address and prevent child hunger. "The first bill, the Asunción Valdivia Heat Illness … Continue Reading
What People Are Saying: Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act
07.22.22 WASHINGTON — On July 20, House Education and Labor Committee Chairman Bobby Scott (VA-03) and Civil Rights and Human Services Subcommittee Chair Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) introduced a comprehensive, evidence-driven reauthorization of federal child nutrition programs that meets the needs of children and families. The Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 8450) builds on Congressional Democrats’ work to expand school and summer meal programs, increase access to federal nutrition programs like the S… Continue Reading
Nutrition Leaders Introduce Comprehensive Proposal to Address and Prevent Child Hunger
07.20.22 WASHINGTON - Today, Chairman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) and Civil Rights and Human Services Subcommittee Chair Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) introduced a comprehensive, evidence-driven reauthorization of federal child nutrition programs that meets the needs of children and families. The Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 8450) builds on Congressional Democrats’ work to expand school and summer meal programs, increase access to federal nutrition programs like the Special Supplemental Nutritio… Continue Reading
WATCH: Chairman Scott Leads House Passage of Keep Kids Fed Act
06.23.22 Washington - Education and Labor Committee Chairman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) delivered the following remarks during today’s floor debate on passing the Keep Kids Fed Act (S.2089). View Chairman Scott’s floor remarks on YouTube. “Roughly two years ago, our communities experienced an unprecedented surge in child hunger, spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic. Just weeks into the pandemic, more than one in every three households with children, and nearly half of all mothers with young childr… Continue Reading
What People Are Saying: Keep Kids Fed Act of 2022
06.23.22 WASHINGTON — On June 21, House Education and Labor Committee Chairman Bobby Scott (VA-03) and Ranking Member Virginia Foxx (NC-05), along with Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Ranking Member John Boozman (R-AR), announced an agreement to help school and summer providers keep kids fed. The Keep Kids Fed Act (H.R. 8150) will provide important funding and flexibility for communities to provide children healthy meals this summer and provide … Continue Reading