Quotes by Bobby Scott

And what is needed to prevent them from joining gangs was ample recreation for boys as well as girls, jobs and internships for training and money, and assistance to allow their families to live in decent homes. (Bobby Scott)

Another example of the educational inequality is the current debate over publicly financed school vouchers which will provide educational opportunities to a privileged handful, but deprive public schools of desperately needed resources. (Bobby Scott)

Each year over 2,500 commercial vessels enter the Port of Hampton Roads alone, so adequate funding for port security is a significant issue for those of us who live in Richmond and Hampton Roads. (Bobby Scott)

Giving a 10-year mandatory minimum for a second offense fist fight is not going to reduce the chance that someone will be stabbed 16 times when you are not funding any of the programs that are desperately needed to actually reduce juvenile crime. (Bobby Scott)

If we increase spending, we have got to raise taxes or any combination. (Bobby Scott)

In the Brown decision, the United States Supreme Court unanimously struck down the legal and moral footing of racially segregated public education in this country. (Bobby Scott)

It is difficult to overstate the importance of the Civil Rights Act. (Bobby Scott)

It is imperative, therefore, that we continue to recognize that a strong academic foundation is necessary for all students emerging from high school. (Bobby Scott)

No one should be denied the opportunity to get an education and increase their earning potential based solely on their inability to pay for a college education. (Bobby Scott)

Present law has a process to ascertain whether or not a patient is in a persistent vegetative state, and it should not matter what politicians think. (Bobby Scott)