Congressman David Scott's
9TH ANNUAL JOBS FAIR
FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 2012, 10AM - 3PM
Georgia International Convention Center
2000 Convention Center Concourse - College Park, GA 30337
Located off Camp Creek Parkway on I-85 and I-285, near Hartsfield-Jackson Airport
Once again, Congressman David Scott is teaming up with more than 100 of Atlanta's major corporations, small… Read more »
Congress passed H.R. 3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act. This bipartisan agreement extends the payroll tax cut for 160 million Americans; continues unemployment benefits for the millions of Americans who lost their jobs; and ensures seniors can continue to see the doctor of their choice under Medicare. President Obama signed H.R. 3630 into law on February 22.… Read more »
UPDATE: On 11/16, the jobs and training related sections discussed below officially passed both Houses of Congress (added to H.R. 674) and will be sent to the President for his signature into law. On this Veterans Day, we take comfort in knowing that our wartime commitment in Iraq will soon end. And while America’s fighting men and women will no longer be in harm’s way in Iraq, new… Read more »
Congressman Scott has joined with House Democrats to introduce plans to create jobs, including the Make It In America proposals. Manufacturing will be a critical sector in our recovery and the Make It In America plan will help businesses to innovate and make products in the U.S.
A documentary on the Make It In America plan was just released. It highlights how the plan will… Read more »
The American Jobs Act (H.R. 12) will help small businesses innovate, grow and create jobs. In the last few months, the American people have witnessed endless gridlock in Congress. Now is the time to work across party lines to boost the economy for the good of the Country. What should Congress do to improve the economy? Share your comments below.
American Jobs Act… Read more »
Nationwide Jobs Fairs, Seminars, Town Hall Meetings on the Economy
This August, thousands of Americans will gather for jobs fairs, town hall meetings, job readiness workshops and seminars around the country as a part of the Congressional Black Caucus’s "For the People" Jobs Initiative. The wide-ranging effort was created to address the national African American unemployment rate of… Read more »
House of Representatives
(a video of the speech can be found here)
Ladies and gentlemen of America and this Congress, our economy is struggling, and nowhere is it struggling more than in the area of unemployment and joblessness, and, correspondingly, with home foreclosures and the value of our housing stock going down. Those are the two very serious points on the compass that we have… Read more »
Congressman David Scott's
8TH ANNUAL 13TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
JOBS FAIR
FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 2011, 10AM - 3PM
Georgia International Convention Center
2000 Convention Center Concourse - College Park, GA 30337
Located off Camp Creek Parkway on I-85 and I-285, near Hartsfield-Jackson Airport
MARTA will provide free shuttles from the College Park station… Read more »
What is the likelihood of a federal government shutdown and how would it affect you?
A bipartisan group of Congressional leaders have been working for weeks to agree on details on funding for the 2011 budget. The current budget year has been funded in short-term increments with less than 6 months to go before the start of fiscal year 2012. There are many questions about what… Read more »
During the district work week, Congressman David Scott is meeting with local business leaders about rebuilding the economy and promoting job growth.
“My top priority is creating jobs - that is why I am spending my district time with local business innovators,” said Congressman Scott. “More than one million private sector jobs were created last year. But there is more… Read more »
