Ranking Member Scott Votes for First FY24 Government Funding Bill

03.06.24   WASHINGTON- Earlier today, Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), the Ranking Member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, voted for H.Res. 1061, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, a legislative package that includes six of the twelve fiscal year 2024 appropriations bills. This package includes the following funding bills: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies; Energy and Water Development… Continue Reading

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

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