Bobby Scott
Bobby Scott
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth30 April 1947
CountryUnited States of America
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Each year over 2,500 commercial vessels enter the Port of Hampton Roads alone, so adequate funding for port security is a significant issue for those of us who live in Richmond and Hampton Roads.
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During the same period, the annual number of prisoners returning to communities has also increased several fold.
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Some young athletes are using the drugs with the belief that they can become great in their sport and gain money and fame.
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If we have a crunch, we can only deal with it by cutting spending. We cannot deal with it any other kind of way.
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Many sentences are excessively long because mandatory sentencing policies do not allow sentencing judges the discretion to distinguish between hardened criminals and those amenable to rehabilitation and preparation for successful re-entry.
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Obviously, we have work to do to complete the promise of the Brown decision and Dr. King's dream for our nation.
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We have to change directions back to the period of time when we made the tough choices, eliminated the deficit and created the surplus.
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The after-school programs that have been disparaged are the kinds of things that will actually reduce gang involvement.
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Taking a look at this issue is something we really need to do. This disparity cannot continue.
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The promise of equal educational opportunity envisioned by the Brown decision remains unfulfilled.
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So, the struggle for equal educational opportunity continues.
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While there are many obstacles that deter students from going to college, finances by no means should be the deciding factor.
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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.
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In fact, the Harvard study data indicates that 70 percent of African American children attend schools that are predominately African American, about the same level as in 1968 when Dr. King died.