Bobby Scott Quotes

• The Federal prison population has increased more than 7-fold over the past 20 years.

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• The first year of the Bush administration we used up all of the surplus and ended up just with the Social Security and Medicare surplus, and each year worse than the year before.

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• The most money we have ever been able to get appropriated for the juvenile justice bills was $55 million a year, about one-tenth of what was necessary.

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• There is nothing Federal about local volunteer fire departments.

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• Today, education is perhaps the most important function of state and local governments.

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• We can play politics, or we can reduce crime.

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• While there are many obstacles that deter students from going to college, finances by no means should be the deciding factor.

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• Unfortunately, the elimination of incentives such as parole, good time credits and funding for college courses, means that fewer inmates participate in and excel in literacy, education, treatment and other development programs.

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• We live in an information and knowledge-based economy.

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• Unequal funding resources also results in unequal educational opportunity when you consider studies that show that one half of low income students who are qualified to attend college do not attend because they can’t afford to.

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• We can be more inclusive.

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• We can fight Big Industry.

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• While we must ensure that these dangerous new drugs and precursors do not get in the hands of children or others who would use them improperly, we must also be aware that these same drugs have legitimate uses.

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• We can continue our progress as a Nation toward the promise that all people are created equal and that our Nation will treat every person in that spirit.

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• It is virtually impossible to compete in today’s global economy without a college degree.

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  Tags in Degree, Compete, Impossible

Bobby Scott (35)

Birth:	30th April, 1947
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Lawyer, Politician

About

Bobby Scott was born in Washington, D.C. and grew up in Newport News, Virginia. He is an American politician. He is the U.S. Representative for Virginia's 3rd congressional district, serving since 1993. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Scott graduated from Harvard College with an A.B. in government and Boston College Law School with his Juris Doctor. He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. Scott is a former member of the National Guard and Army Reserve. Scott was a lawyer at a private practice from 1973 to 1991.

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