Top 35 Quotes by Bobby Scott

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

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

There is nothing Federal about local volunteer fire departments.

Mandatory minimums have been shown to be discriminatory and waste the taxpayers' money.

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.

We can play politics, or we can reduce crime.

These funds will ensure that ports will be able to pay for adequate security measures to protect all Americans against terrorist attacks from our seaports.

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.

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.

So, the struggle for equal educational opportunity continues.