Today Congressman David Scott announced his upcoming 9th Annual 13th Congressional District Health Fair on Saturday, August 17, 2013. This event will feature vital health screenings and information provided at no cost and by the region’s leading healthcare providers and organizations.
Free health screenings include: Prostate cancer PSA screenings; Clinical… Read more »
Congressman David Scott (GA-13) and Mrs. Alfredia Scott honored 10 area students who received a total of $11,500 in scholarship awards through the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Spouses and Foundation scholarship programs. Since 2003, Congressman Scott and his wife, Mrs. Alfredia Scott, have awarded $140,500 in scholarships to 81 students.
“The students honored with these… Read more »
Today, Rep. K. Michael Conaway, Chairman of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, and Rep. David Scott, Ranking Democrat, held a hearing to examine the impact of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) actions on end-users. These are businesses that provide our daily goods and services, and rely upon derivatives contracts to manage… Read more »
Congressmen Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and David Scott (D-Ga.) released a statement after the Goodlatte-Scott Dairy Amendment failed today in the House Committee on Agriculture’s markup of the FARRM Act, commonly referred to as the Farm Bill. The amendment would have struck the dairy market stabilization program that is included in the base text of the FARRM Act and replaced it with a… Read more »
UPDATE - on May 17, Congressman Scott met with the new director of the VA Medical Center in his office. You can watch a news report about it here. Congressman Scott hopes that the new leadership will bring better care to the facility, yet he will still keep reviewing the progress.
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In response to an investigation into recent deaths at the Atlanta Veterans… Read more »
Representatives Larry Bucshon (R-IN) and David Scott (D-GA) introduced H.R. 1427, the “Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act,” a bipartisan bill to protect healthcare consumers. H.R. 1427 provides more information to consumers so they are able to make wise and informed decisions about their personal healthcare needs.
This legislation would make it unlawful for any healthcare professional… Read more »
Today Congressman David Scott announced that he will host his 10th Annual Jobs Fair on Friday, April 19, 2013, at the Georgia International Convention Center (GICC) in College Park. The event will run from 10am to 3pm.
Job seekers who attend may obtain information and be considered for more than 1,992 positions with this year’s participating employers. The… Read more »
Today Congressman David Scott joined nearly 200 students, parents, and teachers to celebrate the 2013 Thirteenth Congressional District Art Competition held at the Arts Clayton Gallery. An expert panel of professional artists evaluated pieces submitted by 76 high school students from across the District and selected the top five winners. Shrooq Afifi, a student at Fayette… Read more »
Congressman Randy Neugebauer (R-TX) joined Congressman David Scott (D-GA) to introduce the National Association of Registered Agents & Brokers Act of 2013 (NARAB II), which would streamline the insurance agent licensing process.
“The NARAB Reform Act will create a more efficient, modern, and workable system of insurance agent licensing,” Congressman Neugebauer said. “That allows… Read more »
Today, Congressman David Scott voted for passage of S. 47, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013. The bill passed the House by a large, bi-partisan margin of 286-138, and will renew and expand the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which had expired in September 2011.
“Today, the House voted to protect all victims of domestic violence across America,” Congressman Scott… Read more »
