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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Austin Scott (GA-08), a Member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), today released the following statement upon passage of the Bipartisan Budget Act:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday during a House Agriculture Committee hearing entitled, “State of the Rural Economy,” Rep. Austin Scott (GA-08) questioned Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue on solutions to bring broadband infrastructure to rural America. After the hearing, Rep. Scott released the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Austin Scott (GA-08) and U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs, today introduced the Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act, a bill to require the U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Austin Scott (GA-08) today released the following statement upon the conclusion of President Donald Trump's first State of the Union Address to Congress:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Austin Scott (GA-08), a Member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), today voted in favor of H.R. 695, the Fiscal Year 2018 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, to provide for our troops and bolster our national defense. This is the third time the House has passed the FY18 Defense Appropriations Act. After the vote, Rep.
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) -- President Donald Trump credits rural Americans, and many farmers, with elevating him from a political novice to Commander-in-Chief. From the campaign trail, he promised to boost the agriculture community.
Our DC correspondent Alana Austin reports on the state of agriculture under this new administration.
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, Congressman Austin Scott (GA-08) released the following statement upon voting to end the three-day government shutdown. Congressman Scott also supported the House passed funding bill last Thursday that would have prevented the government shutdown if it had not been blocked in the Senate.
The government shutdown could hurt Robins Air Force Base and the city, according to the 21st Century Partnership and U.S. Congressman from the Eighth District, Austin Scott.
A looming Friday night deadline to reach an agreement on funding the Federal Government has Central Georgia leaders anxious as they say even a short shutdown could hurt.
(Washington, DC) - Yesterday, the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation (CSF) hosted the Welcome Back to Congress Reception on Capitol Hill, which gathered Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus (CSC) Members and Congressional staff with representatives from the sportsmen's community to discuss upcoming priorities for hunting, angling, and fish and wildlife conservation at the federal level.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Georgia U.S. Representative Austin Scott answered questions from Middle Georgians this week in WGXA News' Connect to Congress series.
Viewer Bonnie Snyder asked, "Why do Medicare premium increases wipe out most if not all Social Security cost of living increases?"