WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Scott Opening Statement at Hearing on Antisemitism Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott delivered the following remarks at today's full committee hearing entitled "Antisemitism in Higher Education: Examining the Role of Faculty, Funding, and Ideology." "Thank you, our witnesses, for being with us tod more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Scott Statement on SCOTUS Greenlighting the Mass Firing of Education Department Employees Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, issued the following statement after the Supreme Court granted the Trump Administration's request to temporarily pause an order by a federa more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following floor remarks on June 25, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, meet Tariff Bear. He is cute, soft, and cuddly. He is only triple the cost of a normal bear like him. He is here to show us how this administration's tariffs are raising costs on families' favorite toys, clothes, and shoes because toys like him ar more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following floor remarks on June 26, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise to talk about an issue that is hurting our country that we aren't talking about enough, and that is the uncertainty of this administration's student visa process. We have students doing groundbreaking research that are being forced to leav more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott Statement on SCOTUS Greenlighting the Mass Firing of Education Department Employees * As originally released by the Committee on Education & Workforce, Democrats (link is external) WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, issued the following statement after the Supreme Court granted the Trump Administration's request to tem more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott, Murray Reintroduce Child Care for Working Families Act * As Republicans deliver fresh tax breaks for billionaires and kick Americans off their health care, Democrats continue their fight to help families find and afford child care. WASHINGTON - Today, Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, and Vice Chair Patty Murray (D-WA), Senate Ap more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Scott, Murray Reintroduce Child Care for Working Families Act As Republicans deliver fresh tax breaks for billionaires and kick Americans off their health care, Democrats continue their fight to help families find and afford child care. * Today, Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Educ more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Kaine Slam Republican Attempts to Defund Public Broadcasting * Rural communities often rely on public media as their only source of local news. In FY24, Virginia received $99.4 million for public broadcasting, more than any other state in the nation. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) slammed efforts by congressional Republicans to defund publ more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Kaine Slam Republican Attempts to Defund Public Broadcasting * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) slammed efforts by congressional Republicans to defund public media and revoke more than $1.07 billion in previously-appropriated funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, including $100 million for Virginia. This move would cut federal support fo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Wittman Applauds Committee Passage of Legislation that Protects Virginia Sportsmen * WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), Vice Chairman of House Natural Resources Committee, applauded committee passage of his legislation, the Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act, which would ensure access to affordable tackle and ammunition for sportsmen and women while reinforcing inv more PR