Congressman David Scott Issues Statement Urgently Requesting the Georgia General Assembly Reconsider its Inaction on Medicaid Expansion
While I respect the efforts of Georgia Assembly Leaders to make progress towards expanding Medicaid, yet another year of delay means our state will fail to benefit from more than $3.6 billion in federal funds.
Georgia now ranks third nationally… Read more »
Workforce development initiatives underway in Clayton County
By Gary McKillips - Contributing Writer, Atlanta Business Chronicle
While COVID-19 interrupted some of the workforce development initiatives in Clayton County, organizations and individuals continue their efforts to help the unemployed and develop talent for local companies.
Aerotroplis Atlanta Alliance, a… Read more »
By Brian Hill
Published March 24, 2020
ATLANTA - Business has been slowing down lately for Bri and Nick Roxas. The couple told us they work in the funeral industry.
“We have switched our appointments over to being virtual,” Bri Roxas explained. “We are meeting people over Skype and stuff like that but… Read more »
By Dana Fowle, FOX 5 Atlanta
Would you like free money to pay your mortgage? Well, read on to see if you qualify. There’s $12 million dollars in help out there, but there’s also a hard deadline to apply for it: March 31st, 2020.
But first, let's go back to 2008, 2009. Banks, Wall Street -- they were getting bail-outs, but families were losing their homes, so in 2010 the US… Read more »
By Jerry Jackson Special to the Clayton News
Aug 13, 2019
JONESBORO - More than 2,000 Clayton County residents came seeking advice and attention from physicians and medical providers who dispensed services at the 15th annual Health Fair hosted by Congressman David Scott Saturday at Mundy’s Mill High School.
The fair offered residents of all ages an opportunity to connect… Read more »
Five students from Douglas County were recognized at a ceremony Saturday hosted by U.S. Congressman David Scott with nominations to attend one of the nation’s military service academies.
Scott, a Democrat, represents Georgia's 13th Congressional District, which covers all of Douglas County. The congressman hosts the ceremony every year and this year nominated 23 students from across the… Read more »
By Tamar Hallerman
WASHINGTON — On many issues, U.S. Rep. David Scott, D-Atlanta, fashions himself as a man in the middle on Capitol Hill, ready and willing to use his moderate credentials to broker agreements across the aisle. The question has always been whether there were any Republicans to meet him halfway.
When it comes to the GOP’s… Read more »
By Denis O'Hayer
U.S. House Republican leaders have launched a drive to push their new healthcare bill through House committees.
The measure, which would repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare), has run into pushback from some Republicans who claim it doesn't go far enough.
But, while Republicans try to work out their internal differences,… Read more »
By John Heltman
November 23, 2016
WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta's ongoing search for a president has taken on a new urgency for those pushing for a person of color to be nominated for the job amid fears that President-elect Donald Trump's selections for the Fed board will not have minorities' interests at heart.
The Fed Up campaign – whose goal is to reverse… Read more »
By Joe Adgie
Updated Nov 11, 2016
JONESBORO — America’s veterans were honored Friday at a moving Veteran’s Day ceremony at Lee Street Park.
The event, which featured U.S. Rep. David Scott as a guest speaker, honored living veterans of every conflict since World War II and every branch of the military.
Joy Day, Jonesboro mayor, said the event was about valuing those that have served… Read more »
