Congress finally found a reason to agree on something - student loan rates. Democrats and Republicans passed a bipartisan bill that will keep student loan interest rates low for borrowers. H.R. 1911, the Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act of 2013, passed the House by a vote of 392-31 and on August 9 was signed into law (P.L.113-28) by the President. Congressman Scott supported this compromise. ... Read more »
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 breast cancer exams; HIV/ AIDS screenings... 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 scholarships are the be... Read more »
Today Congressman David Scott is pleased to congratulate the Clayton County Juvenile Court in securing $499,723 in grant funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Forward Promise initiative. Forward Promise is a newly created program by the Foundation that promotes innovative, community-based projects working to strengthen health, education, and employment outcomes for middle school- and h... 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 the risks ... Read more »
Congressman Scott spoke during the debate on passing a Farm Bill without a nutrition title, including the SNAP program. The following are his comments from the Congressional Record. ........ Mr. PETERSON. Mr. Speaker, I am now pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. David Scott). Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia. Thank you very much, Chairman Peterson. Mr. Speaker, ladies and gentl... Read more »
During the debate on the Farm Bill, Congressman Scott spoke in opposition to an amendment which would require the government to review all Americans food purchases in order to review SNAP items purchased. The speech below is taken from the Congressional Record. You can watch a C-SPAN video of the speech at this link: http://www.c-spanvideo.org/clip/4458387 CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1947, FEDERAL AGRIC... Read more »
Plain and simple — the farm bill should not be used as an avenue to increase dairy prices and distort the dairy market. As the House prepares to consider the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act — also known as the farm bill — a new dairy supply management program included in the legislation threatens to push dairy prices higher. The farm bill being brought to the House floor contain... Read more »
On June 13, Congressman Scott spoke from the House floor in opposition to the Coffman amendment (# 37) to the Defense Authorization bill. The amendment would end the permanent basing of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment (2CR) in Vilseck, Germany and return the Brigade Combat Team currently stationed in Europe to the United States, without permanent replacement, leaving one Brigade Combat Team and one Comba... Read more »
Today is Flag Day, which is celebrated annually on June 14th to honor the history of the United States flag. Our flag represents hope, courage and freedom to all Americans. A constituent contacted me once to point out the discrepancy in the US Flag Code in that Mothers Day was an official day to fly the flag, but Fathers Day was not. I introduced a bill to officially commemorate Fathers Day by fly... Read more »
