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WASHINGTON, D.C.- U.S. Georgia Representative Austin Scott said he supports the overall tax overhaul plan on Capitol Hill.
Scott calls the senate-approved plan a win-win for working families.
VALDOSTA -- The 2018 defense spending bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday includes money to keep Warthogs flying.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Austin Scott (GA-08), a Member of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement upon the U.S.
The United States is fortunate to be one of the only countries in the world with an agricultural industry capable of meeting the monumental challenge of feeding not only itself, but also its friends and neighbors around the world.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Austin Scott (GA-08) applauded President Trump’s action to combat drug addiction and the opioid crisis. Rep. Scott was at the White House this afternoon when the President declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency. After the announcement, Rep. Scott released the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, October 17, 2017, Congressman Austin Scott (R-GA-08), along with U.S. Representatives Rick Allen (R-GA-12) and Al Lawson (D-FL-05), hosted a listening session entitled, “The Next Farm Bill: Conversations with Congress.”
Cotton in the farm bill, crop insurance, labor, praise for the peanut program, NAFTA, SNAP, and feral hog management gave three U.S. House Agriculture Committee members something to take back to Washington and ponder as they prepare to mark up the next farm bill.
Opening day of the 2017 Sunbelt Ag Expo featured a Farm Bill Listening Session held in the R.W. Griffin Building and hosted by Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA). Also in attendance were Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA) and Rep. Al Lawson (D-FL) and all are members of the House Agriculture Committee. Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Gary Black served as moderator.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Speaker Paul Ryan today named Congressman Austin Scott, a Member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), to serve on the House-Senate conference committee for the Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The House passed its version of the measure in July with overwhelming bipartisan support.