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Building an America where everyone can succeed. Ranking Member @BobbyScott.
Washington, DC
Joined June 2007
It's great both sides agreed to come to the table and work toward a resolution. This is good news for workers, businesses, and our economy. When workers organize, they win higher pay, better pay, and safer workplaces.
Scoop: Starbucks and the union Workers United have agreed to bring in a mediator for contract negotiations, an effort to revive stalled talks and reach a landmark deal @SBWorkersUnited.
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Public funds should go to public education. The Every Student Succeeds Act ensures that funding for education should be directed to communities most in need.
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EXCLUSIVE: White House budget office has officially rescinded the order authorizing a federal freeze on grants, according to document obtained by The Washington Post.
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Congress has already appropriated money for education. Thankfully, for students, teachers, and schools, that money is *NOT* subject to the whims of someone offended by the facts of history.
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Students are still struggling to make up for lost time in the classroom after COVID. This is not the time to cut funding for preschools, ban books, or attack teachers for doing their jobs. We need sustained federal support to get students back on track.
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Trump just fired two EEOC commissioners that protect American workers from discrimination. This unprecedented move will sow chaos in an independent, nonpartisan organization, and harms workers — leaving them vulnerable to civil rights violations.
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RT @WaysMeansCmte: House Republicans remember they are golfing in Florida at a fancy resort on a Tuesday, right?
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RT @BobbyScott: President Trump’s funding freeze is illegal, has caused chaos and confusion, and will make it more difficult for people to….
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🚨 Trump’s illegal firing of NLRB Member Wilcox hurts workers. Without a quorum, the Board can’t issue decisions to hold union-busting companies accountable, stymying justice for workers fighting for better conditions.
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Rebuilding America's middle class starts with defending workers' right to organize. President Trump's firing of NLRB's GC Abruzzo–who played a critical role in upholding our nation's labor laws– hurts workers and our economy.
Scoop: NLRB general counsel Jennifer Abruzzo has been fired
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See here: @RepMcCormick asking hungry children, some as young as 4, to work if they wish to be fed.
" Would you support getting rid of school lunch for vulnerable kids and breakfast and Head Start, for example, and getting rid of childhood cancer research. Do you support that?". GOP Rep: " When you talk about school lunches, hey, I worked my way through high school."
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Today, the Trump administration will illegally freeze federal grants. That means no Meals on Wheels, food stamps, Head Start. the list goes on. Americans' health & well-being are being jeopardized so Trump can enrich himself & his billionaire buddies.
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RT @AppropsDems: Ranking Member @rosadelauro and Vice Chair @PattyMurray sent a letter to the Acting OMB Director condemning President Trum….
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🚨In the middle of the night, President Trump illegally fired nonpartisan government watchdogs who exist to protect taxpayers from government waste, fraud, and abuse. Read RM @BobbyScott and other top House Democrats’ letter: ⬇️.
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RT @RepJeffries: The House Republican budget plan is an extreme #ContractAgainstAmerica. We will expose this reckless scheme. And fight….
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RT @BobbyScott: President Trump has weakened critical civil rights enforcement protections, which have served to protect, until now, *about….
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Over the past 10 years, OFCCP has obtained over $260m for over 250,900 workers who were discriminated against by federal contractors. In addition to being unjust, Trump’s actions will cost workers money, and employers will not be held accountable for violating workers’ rights.
Trump has revoked an executive order — signed in 1965 by LBJ — that required federal contractors to refrain from employment discrimination and take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity "based on race, color, religion, and national origin."
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Cecile Richards knew that protecting women involves improving access to reproductive healthcare and defending a woman's right to choose. Her leadership at Planned Parenthood made that clear. Her work will have a lasting impact on many generations to come.
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Thank you for your service.
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TL/DR: To help pay for their tax cuts for billionaires and corporations, Republicans want to increase student loan payments for low-income students and public servants.
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