The Federal prison population has increased more than 7-fold over the past 20 years. Bobby Scott federalfoldincrease Change image and share on social
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 chancecrimedesperately share on social
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 browncountrycourt Change image and share on social
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. Bobby Scott affordattendcollege share on social
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. Bobby Scott administrationbadlybush Change image and share on social
I think we should worry about Social Security first and then tax cuts second. Bobby Scott cutsecuritysocial Change image and share on social
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 ampleassistanceboy share on social
Studies have shown that inmate participation in education, vocational and job training, prison work skills development, drug abuse, mental health and other treatment programs, all reduce recidivism, significantly. Bobby Scott abusedevelopmentdrug share on social
It is difficult to overstate the importance of the Civil Rights Act. Bobby Scott actcivildifficult Change image and share on social
