DAVID SCOTT - CONGRESSMAN, REPRESENTING GEORGIA'S 13TH DISTRICT

News List
  • How to Request Tickets to the 2009 Presidential Inauguration
    Nov 11, 2008  - Thank you for your interest in the Presidential Inauguration to be held at the United States Capitol Building on Tuesday, January 20, 2009.  Due to the historic nature of this Inauguration, we have received an unprecedented number of ticket requests.  My offices in Washington, D.C., Jonesboro and ... More
  • Congressman David Scott Commemorates Veteran's Day
    Nov 11, 2008  - Congressman David Scott (GA-13) commemorates Veteran’s Day during his travels abroad with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. Congressman Scott is among the first members of congress to travel abroad after the historic election of President-Elect Barack Obama. While in Italy Congressman Scott will part... More
  • Congressman Scott Continues Oversight of Financial Markets
    Oct 20, 2008  - Congressman David Scott will return to Washington to continue important work on the current financial crisis. Congressman Scott is a member of the House Financial Services Committee, which will hold hearings on financial regulation on Tuesday, October 21st. “Our economic crisis is hurting averag... More
  • Scott Recognizes America’s Workers With Disabilities During National Disability Employment Awareness Month
    Oct 14, 2008  - Congressman David Scott (GA-13) has announced his support of National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Each year the month of October is chosen as the time to raise awareness of the high unemployment rate facing people with disabilities who are ready, willing and able to work. In his work in G... More
  • Congressman Scott Supports Economic Assistance for Homeowners
    Oct 3, 2008  - Today, Congressman David Scott voted to support final passage of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (H.R. 1424). “Two things changed this week to help me decide to vote for the final version of this economic assistance bill,” stated Congressman Scott. “First, I was able to work wit... More
  • Congressman Scott Announces the HOPE for Homeowners program
    Oct 2, 2008  - Congressman Scott is pleased to announce the opening of the HOPE for Homeowners program (H4H), a federal relief effort designed to provide hardworking homeowners with a way to refinance their homes and avoid foreclosure. As a member of the House Financial Services Committee, he helped draft the Hous... More
  • Representative Scott Announces Funding for Gang Resistance Training in Clayton County Schools
    Oct 2, 2008  - U.S. Representative David Scott (GA-13) announced today that the Bureau of Justice Assistance has awarded $150,000 in grants to Clayton County Public Schools for the Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.) program. “Violent crimes have been on the rise in Clayton County since 2000 an... More
  • Don’t Miss the October 15, 2008 Deadline to File for YOUR Economic Stimulus Payment!
    Oct 1, 2008  - What is it? It's an economic stimulus payment that is not taxable and it won't reduce your 2007 or 2008 refund or increase the amount you owe when you file your 2008 return.   Who is eligible? The majority of people who file a 2007 income tax return qualify, and many who don't regularly file... More
  • Congressman Scott Calls For A Broad Review of Exports to Iran
    Sep 30, 2008  - Yesterday, Representative David Scott (D-GA) and Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Howard Berman called for a Government Accountability Office (GAO) investigation into the alarming growth of U.S. exports to Iran. The GAO study was requested in response to an Associated Press (AP) report earlier thi... More
  • Scott Announces Defense Funding for Georgia
    Sep 24, 2008  - Today, U.S. Representative David Scott released the following statement on the House passage of H.R. 2638, the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance and Continuing Appropriations Act. This act funds the federal government for the first part of FY2009, and contains fully year funding for the Dep... More