Today, education is perhaps the most important function of state and local governments. — Bobby Scott Education Copy Share Image
The Federal prison population has increased more than 7-fold over the past 20 years. — Bobby Scott Increased Copy Share Image
The promise of equal educational opportunity envisioned by the Brown decision remains unfulfilled. — Bobby Scott Brown Copy Share Image
Mandatory minimums have been shown to be discriminatory and waste the taxpayers' money. — Bobby Scott Money Copy Share Image
There is nothing Federal about local volunteer fire departments. — Bobby Scott Departments Copy Share Image
It is difficult to overstate the importance of the Civil Rights Act. — Bobby Scott Civil rights Copy Share Image
It is virtually impossible to compete in today's global economy without a college degree. — Bobby Scott College Copy Share Image
In the Brown decision, the United States Supreme Court unanimously struck down the legal and moral footing of racially segregated public education… — Bobby Scott Brown Copy Share Image
The first year of the Bush administration we used up all of the surplus and ended up just with the Social Security… — Bobby Scott Administration Copy Share Image
No one should be denied the opportunity to get an education and increase their earning potential based solely on their inability to… — Bobby Scott College Copy Share Image
Present law has a process to ascertain whether or not a patient is in a persistent vegetative state, and it should not… — Bobby Scott Law Copy Share Image
We can continue our progress as a Nation toward the promise that all people are created equal and that our Nation will… — Bobby Scott Equal Copy Share Image
Giving a 10-year mandatory minimum for a second offense fist fight is not going to reduce the chance that someone will be… — Bobby Scott Chance Copy Share Image
Another example of the educational inequality is the current debate over publicly financed school vouchers which will provide educational opportunities to a… — Bobby Scott Debate Copy Share Image
Unequal funding resources also results in unequal educational opportunity when you consider studies that show that one half of low income students… — Bobby Scott College Copy Share Image
Studies have shown that inmate participation in education, vocational and job training, prison work skills development, drug abuse, mental health and other… — Bobby Scott Abuse Copy Share Image
And what is needed to prevent them from joining gangs was ample recreation for boys as well as girls, jobs and internships… — Bobby Scott Assistance Copy Share Image
One of the problems with even suggesting that purpose of a Federal law is for law enforcement officers to assist in protecting… — Bobby Scott Assist Copy Share Image
I think we should worry about Social Security first and then tax cuts second. — Bobby Scott Cutting Copy Share Image
If we increase spending, we have got to raise taxes or any combination. — Bobby Scott Combination Copy Share Image
So, the struggle for equal educational opportunity continues. — Bobby Scott Education Copy Share Image
The death penalty is discriminatory and does not do anything about crime. — Bobby Scott About Copy Share Image
Obviously, there has to be a profound change in direction. Otherwise, interest on the national debt will start eating up virtually every… — Bobby Scott Change Copy Share Image
Each year over 2,500 commercial vessels enter the Port of Hampton Roads alone, so adequate funding for port security is a significant… — Bobby Scott Adequate Copy Share Image
In fact, the Harvard study data indicates that 70 percent of African American children attend schools that are predominately African American, about… — Bobby Scott African american Copy Share Image
While there are many obstacles that deter students from going to college, finances by no means should be the deciding factor. — Bobby Scott College Copy Share Image
These funds will ensure that ports will be able to pay for adequate security measures to protect all Americans against terrorist attacks… — Bobby Scott Able Copy Share Image
The most money we have ever been able to get appropriated for the juvenile justice bills was $55 million a year, about… — Bobby Scott Able Copy Share Image
While we must ensure that these dangerous new drugs and precursors do not get in the hands of children or others who… — Bobby Scott Children Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, the elimination of incentives such as parole, good time credits and funding for college courses, means that fewer inmates participate in… — Bobby Scott College Copy Share Image
The destinies of the two races in this country are indissolubly linked together, and the interests of both require that the common… — Bobby Scott Common Copy Share Image
Rather than following through on the proven crime and violence prevention techniques that work, we are back to tough-talking sound byte policies… — Bobby Scott Crime Copy Share Image
