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Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 660, the Court Security Improvement Act, which will further strengthen security measures for our nation’s courts. “In light of the 2005 deaths of three court officials at the Fulton County Courthouse, we must become more vigilant to the security of the men and women who facilitate court proceedings and ensure the rule of law in our country,” Con... Read more »

Today, the Senate passed H.R. 3703 without amendment by unanimous consent. This measure was introduced by Congressman Scott to address some discrepancies in the current law regarding the new presidential dollar coins. “Even as the new dollar coin is an exciting new form of currency for America, I want to ensure that the beverage and food vending services industry is not faced with dispensing issue... Read more »

Just as the President vetoed the first Children’s Health bill; he again vetoed the second bill, which would have provided 10 million American children health coverage. This veto was the President’s 7th veto in 7 years and is one of two vetoes denying millions of our nation’s children access to healthcare. The President’s decision to veto the second bill came after painstaking negotiations and revi... Read more »

Today Congressman David Scott issued the following statement regarding the ‘Do-not-call’ Improvement Act of 2007. With the support of Congressman Scott, H.R.3541 passed the House of Representatives. “This bill will eliminate the five-year expiration date for telephone numbers currently on the ‘do-not-call’ list and therefore works to protect the rights of families. When a family makes the decision... Read more »

Congressman David Scott released the following statement regarding the 66th Anniversary of the Japanese attack on the U.S. military installation at Pearl Harbor. “On this 66th year after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, we pause as a nation to remember our heroes who fought, suffered and died in battle during this and every other battle of World War II . On this day in 1941, our nation suffere... Read more »

Today, Congressman David Scott praised the passage of H.R. 3915, the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007, from the House Financial Services Committee. The bill will reform mortgage practices in three major areas. First, the bill will prohibit steering of consumers into bad loans and call for licensing and registration of mortgage originators, including brokers and bank loan offi... Read more »

Today Congressman David Scott (D-GA) announced the inclusion of $325,000 for Clayton State University’s development of an archival graduate program in a bill that provides Fiscal Year 2008 funding for the Federal Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education. The House of Representatives is expected to pass the spending bill today which also includes funding for Veterans and Milit... Read more »

Today Congressman David Scott announced that federal funds totaling $459,700 have been awarded to important projects in Fulton County. These awards include $334,700 for Grady Health system to upgrade electronic medical records and $125,000 to assist the county’s Department of Mental Health with creating a jail diversion program. These projects were included in the bill funding the U.S. Departments... Read more »

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Today, the U.S. House of Representatives fell short of the vote needed to override the President’s veto of the bipartisan bill to reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), also known as Peachcare, 273 to 156. “The American people have overwhelmingly supported this bill to reauthorize CHIP and it breaks my heart to know that there are thousands of children who deserve healthcare a... Read more »