DI has documented statements by Bobby Scott on 2026 Midterm Elections, Education, and Iran War, among other topics. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.
Role at the time: U.S. Representative, Virginia 3rd district
Condemned
Statement summary
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott voted Yea on H.Con.Res. 93, the House resolution directing the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.
“On Agreeing to the Resolution: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.”
A yea vote supported directing the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran, opposing continued U.S. involvement in the war without congressional authorization.
Role at the time: U.S. Representative for Virginia at the statement date.
Condemned
Statement summary
Rep. Bobby Scott said in a March 5 statement that he voted against Trump's war in Iran, which he called reckless and illegal. He said the administration could not articulate a credible rationale or a plan to end the war and that American troops had already been lost.
“By illegally launching this war, President Trump has made us less safe.”
The case asks about support for the war in Iran. Scott calls the war reckless and illegal and says it made the country less safe, so we used Condemned.
Role at the time: Ranking member of the House Education and the Workforce Committee
Condemned
Statement summary
Scott calls the admissions ruling a setback for access to higher education and diverse learning environments.
“Regrettably, the Supreme Court’s decision to end the consideration of race as a factor in college admissions is a significant setback in our effort to eliminate disparities in access to higher education and ensure diverse learning environments for all students.”
Scott calls the Court decision ending the challenged race-conscious admissions practices a setback for educational access and diverse learning environments.
An issue tracker recording where members of Congress and 2026 midterm candidates stand on the unauthorized Iran war, based on their votes on war-powers resolutions, campaign statements, and public remarks.
Roberts' majority rejects the universities' use of racial classifications. Sotomayor and Jackson argue that limited race-conscious admissions can advance equality. Their disagreement concerns constitutional meaning, individual treatment and the consequences of ignoring existing inequality.
