Today Congressman David Scott (GA-13), joined by members of the Atlanta Congressional Delegation Reps. Rob Woodall (GA-7), Hank Johnson (GA-4) and Karen Handel (GA-6), urged Amazon to select the Atlanta-metro area as its location for their company’s new headquarters.
Led by Congressman Scott, the Atlanta Congressional Delegation authored a bipartisan letter that emphasizes all of the… Read more »
Today Congressman David Scott (GA-13) released the statement below after the Trump Administration announced its decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program with a six-month delay:
"I am very upset by the President’s actions today on DACA, and I plan to meet with him to get him to change his mind on this decision.
"It is unconscionable to punish… Read more »
Congressman David Scott will host the 13th Annual Thirteenth Congressional District Health Fair on Saturday, August 19, 2017, 9am - 2pm, at Mundy’s Mill High School, located at 9652 Fayetteville Rd., Jonesboro, GA 30238.
The Health Fair will provide vital health screenings and information at no cost from our region’s best healthcare providers and advocacy… Read more »
There is no moral equivalence between the KKK, Neo-Nazis, and white supremacists, and those who are standing up to them for the freedom and equality of all. The President must show leadership in understanding and underscoring the threat these groups pose to our nation. Because as they say in their own words and through their actions wreaking havoc on Muslims, Jews, gays and people… Read more »
Today Congressman David Scott (GA-13) called for more than a nebulous answer on when the United States will risk defaulting on its debt obligations during the House Financial Services Committee hearing with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. Scott raised alarms about how such non-answers inject uncertainty in the markets. Additionally, when pressed by Scott, Sec. Mnuchin failed to… Read more »
Today Congressman David Scott (GA-13) released the following statement on the shooting at a practice for the annual Congressional Baseball Game:
“I was terribly saddened to hear of the shooting that took place at the congressional baseball practice this morning. My thoughts and prayers are with Rep. Steve Scalise, the Capitol Police, congressional staffers and others who were struck… Read more »
Congressman David Scott (GA-13) released the following statement today in recognition of Memorial Day:
“On this Memorial Day, we honor those who have not only served our country, but laid down their lives in the name of liberty. As citizens of this great nation, we live each and every day through prosperity and freedom. We wake up with the peace-of-mind that we are free to make… Read more »
Today Congressman David Scott (D-GA) issued the following statement in response to the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) updated score for the Republican healthcare bill passed by House Republicans earlier this… Read more »
This week the House of Representatives voted on several bills focused on cracking down on child sex trafficking and child abuse.
“In Georgia, the number of human trafficking cases has more than doubled since 2012, from 94 cases in 2012 to 256 cases in 2016,” said Congressman David Scott. “Of those cases, 75% were for sex trafficking, and 30% of those trafficked were… Read more »
Today Congressman David Scott (D-GA) issued the statement below on President Trump’s 2018 budget proposal:
“The President’s budget plan is neither fiscally nor morally responsible. It seeks to balance our nation’s budget on the backs of the poor, disabled, elderly, children, veterans, working families, and farmers of America.
“The Trump budget calls for shocking cuts of more… Read more »
