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Today Congressman David Scott (GA-13) announced more than $25,000 in scholarships for the top winners of his tenth annual Congressional High School Art Competition.  Congressman Scott honored these outstanding young people and their families during a special ceremony Saturday at the Arts Clayton Gallery in Jonesboro.  “This year’s exhibit was extraordinary.  I am so… Read more »

*A version of this column was submitted to The Hill newspaper, which will soon post it on their Congress blog at this link. Three years since Secretary of State Hillary Clinton famously pushed for a reset of relations between the United States and Russia, the two nations have made progress. International relations being not unlike a dance where both partners like to take the lead,… Read more »

Many seniors in high school are counting the days until they can graduate and start college.  However, their parents may be dreading the coming expenses for tuition.  The cost of college tuition is increasing faster than the rate of inflation and a lot of families do not want to rack up huge student loan debts.  Grants and loans are available to many students.  Yet,… 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 »

Federal and state governments recently settled a major agreement with the country’s five largest mortgage servicers: Ally/GMAC, Bank of America, Citi, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo.  Over the next three years, the settlement funds will be used for: principal reduction and loan modifications - up to $17 billion in direct relief; refinancing at lower interest rates -… Read more »

Today Congressman David Scott (GA-13) announced his nomination of 23 area students to our nation’s prestigious military academies.  Congressman Scott honored these outstanding young people and their families during a special ceremony at the National Archives Center in Morrow, Georgia.  The ceremony featured Chapel Hill High Color Guard of Douglasville and guest speakers from the… Read more »

Update: The Wall Street Journal has a good article about accessing government grants for small business contractors.  Read the article at this link. This week, Congressman Scott recognized the importance of small businesses in creating jobs and rebuilding America's economy: "Small businesses created two-thirds of the new jobs over the last 15 years," Congressman Scott… Read more »

The Congressional Management Foundation (CMF) has recognized Rep. Scott's website for winning a 112th Congress Bronze Mouse Award.  He is the only Member of the Georgia Delegation to have his website be recognized. CMF created the awards in 2001 to recognize and honor the best use of online communications in Congress. The award is part of CMF's latest report -- "112th Congress… Read more »

Today Congressman David Scott (D-GA) announced his sponsorship of the 10th Annual Congressional Art Competition, An Artistic Discovery, for Georgia’s Thirteenth Congressional District.  High school students from throughout Georgia’s 13th District are invited to submit artwork for the competition. Artwork submitted to the competition will be on display March 1 – 25 at the Arts Clayton… Read more »

This column ran in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on December 7, 2011.  Click HERE to read it in the original format .......... Everyone, from the tea party to the Occupy Wall Street movement, knows Congress must get its economic house in order. We can talk about how we got into this mess, but that would not answer the question of how to get out of this mess. Bipartisan… Read more »