DAVID SCOTT - CONGRESSMAN, REPRESENTING GEORGIA'S 13TH DISTRICT

News List
  • South Fulton Resident Named Top Child Care Provider in the United States
    Oct 11, 2007 - This week, Fairburn resident Kimberly Byrd was recognized as one of the eighteen best child care providers in the country. Earlier this year, Mrs. Byrd was also featured as a “Provider of the Week” on the award-winning PBS program A Place of Our Own. This daily television series, devoted to the need... More
  • Congressman Scott Denounces President Bush's Peachcare Veto
    Oct 3, 2007 - Today the President vetoed a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), also known as Peachcare. “The President’s veto is just wrong. Thousands of Georgia’s children deserve healthcare. They don’t deserve partisan games to be played over this vital issue,” Congres... More
  • Congressman Scott’s Statement on the National Disability Employment Awareness Month
    Oct 2, 2007 - Today Congressman David Scott (GA-13) issued the following statement in honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month: In 1945, Congress enacted a law declaring the first week in October of each year as “National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week,” in order to educate the American pub... More
  • Congressman and Mrs. Scott Award Scholarships to 10 Area Students
    Oct 2, 2007 - Yesterday, Congressman David Scott (GA-13) and Mrs. Alfredia Scott announced the selection of 10 area students to receive scholarship awards in the amount of $1,000 through the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Spouses Scholarship program. Congressman and Mrs. Scott honored these outstanding young p... More
  • Congressman Scott Participates in NATO Meetings
    Oct 2, 2007 - Today, Congressman David Scott announced that he will join the NATO Parliamentary Assembly October 5-9, 2007 in Reykjavik, Iceland. Congressman Scott and other members of the U.S. delegation will meet with their legislative counterparts from NATO’s 26 member nations. The meetings will focus on NATO... More
  • Congressman David Scott Lauds Higher Education Bill
    Sep 27, 2007 - Today, President Bush signed H.R. 2669, the College Cost Reduction and Access Act into law. With overwhelming bi-partisan support from both the House and Senate, this proposal marks a victory for the House Democrats’ New Direction for America platform for the 110th Congress. “For far too many Americ... More
  • Congressman Scott Supports Public Housing Revitalization
    Sep 26, 2007 - Today, Congressman David Scott helped pass legislation for the HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2007. The improvements to the HOPE VI public housing revitalization program provide retention of public housing units, prevention of re-screening of returning residents, protection of resid... More
  • Congressman Scott Praises the Approval of Peachcare
    Sep 25, 2007 - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives considered a bipartisan, bicameral agreement to reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), also known as Peachcare, for an additional five years. CHIP provides health coverage to American children whose parents do not qualify for Medicaid, bu... More
  • Congressman David Scott comments on the continuing controversy surrounding the town of Jena, Louisiana
    Sep 21, 2007 - STATEMENT ON “JENA 6” WASHINGTON. Congressman David Scott comments on the continuing controversy surrounding the town of Jena, Louisiana. “I take pride in how many young people have become involved with the Jena 6 case. It is so important the next generation understands the importance of tolerance a... More
  • Congressman David Scott Supports Federal Housing Administration Reform
    Sep 19, 2007 - MORTGAGE RELIEF ON THE WAY WASHINGTON, DC—Yesterday, Congressman David Scott helped pass legislation that seeks to revitalize the Federal Housing Administration, which was established to provide a reliable source of affordable mortgage loans for first-time homebuyers. The bill will enable the FHA t... More
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