Press Releases

Jul 13, 2017

Late last night, U.S. Representative Austin Scott (GA-08), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, spoke on the House Floor against an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (FY18 NDAA) offered by U.S. Representative Tom McClintock (CA-04) that would allow for conducting an additional round of Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC).

Jul 12, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Austin Scott (GA-08), a member of the House Committee on Agriculture and Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit, questioned a panel of witnesses during a hearing entitled, "The Next Farm Bill: Technology & Innovation in Specialty Crops." During the hearing, Rep.

Jul 12, 2017

Today, U.S. Representative Austin Scott (GA-08) spoke on the House Floor in support of the Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and his amendment aimed at supporting the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) and combating transnational criminal organizations.

Click here to watch Rep. Scott’s full remarks.

Jun 29, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Austin Scott (GA-08) made the following statement after the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) approved H.R.

Jun 26, 2017

TIFTON, GA – On Saturday, June 24, 2017, Congressman Austin Scott (GA-08) joined House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) and nine other Members in hosting a farm bill listening session at the University of Florida in Gainesville that farmers and ranchers from across the Southeast were invited to attend.

Jun 14, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Austin Scott (GA-08), House Vice-Chairman of the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus (CSC), today released the following statement upon the U.S.

Jun 06, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Austin Scott (GA-08) and a bipartisan delegation of House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Members returned from a four-nation foreign relations visit to the region of East Asia.

Jun 01, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Austin Scott (GA-08), House Vice-Chairman of the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus (CSC), released the following statement on opening day of the historically short three-day federal red snapper fishing season in the Gulf of Mexico:

May 23, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Austin Scott (GA-08) today issued the following statement upon the House passing the No Hero Left Untreated Act (H.R. 1162), a bill which would create a pilot program to explore treatments for veterans experiencing mental health conditions, over-prescription of opioids, and chronic pain. Rep.

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