Jun 6, 2026
The integrity of the programs matter because the taxpayers are not going to support them when they're filled up with fraud.
Austin Scott
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Austin Scott is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Georgia's 8th congressional district since 2011. Throughout his tenure, he has served on various committees, focusing primarily on agricultural issues, which are vital to his district's economy. Scott has been an advocate for policies that support farmers and promote rural development in Georgia. He has also been involved in efforts to preserve historical sites within the state, emphasizing the importance of protecting Georgia's rich cultural heritage.
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July 21, 2026
Seems to me the Senate is actually controlled by the parliamentarian, not the Republicans over there.
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by number of sources- Thank you very much, Mr. Ross. And, as always, it is indeed a pleasure to be with you on these special orders. I want to agree with our distinguished majority whip, who has distinguished himself in his years of leadership here, who has been fighting this fight for so long. And our whip pointed out an important point that is registering with the American people, and that is this: There is great concern all across the breadth and the depth of this country concerning the degree of foreign ownership of our country. Mr. Ross, we have time and time again been on this floor pointing out the danger of foreign investment that we are overwhelmingly dependent upon. We are not critical of being an open, free society in which we are open for investors from all around the world to come and participate in our great economy. We are certainly not against the trade policies that involve all of the globalization. That is very important. We are very much involved and in support of opening up free markets so that our goods and our products are being traded. But, Mr. Ross, it is a dangerous, dangerous situation when we are overwhelmingly now dependent for our wherewithal on foreign interests.…3 sources2006govinfo.gov
- Thank you very much. It is always a pleasure to come down and to be able to communicate with the American people with my distinguished members of our Blue Dog Coalition. What I would like to do as a part of this discussion tonight is to certainly communicate why we need to institute and maintain what we have instituted or reinstituted, and that is PAYGO, to pay our bills as we go. Let me see if I can just set the stage to show the American people just how precarious a position we are in both from a national security standpoint as well as an economic security standpoint. As we stand right now, the national debt is a staggering $9.13 trillion. That is almost $10 trillion of national debt. And just to show you how serious this is, we are accumulating this debt at an astounding rate of $1.4 billion every single day. That amounts to nearly $10 billion every week that we are adding to our national debt. And then we compound that. This debt is not free. We must pay interest on this debt. And the interest on this debt last year alone was an astounding $430 billion. So I can put that in perspective. Just the interest that we pay for borrowing this money is four times more than what we pay for education, for the health of our children, for our veterans and homeland security combined. Folks, that's mighty, mighty dangerous ground for this country to be on. That is one of the foremost reasons why we must change this direction, or else we are going off the cliff.2 sources2008govinfo.gov
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Jul 9, 2025
We want to bring people to Georgia to experience our state and the great things it has to offer.
Jul 9, 2025
Establishing the mounds as a National Park will ensure that they are protected and preserved for years to come, allowing generations of Americans and Georgians to enjoy our state's rich history and cultures.
Jun 24, 2025
Mr. Speaker, I am laughing because I honestly don't even know if a billionaire lives in my district. The idea we would be up here, doing a bunch of tax cuts for billionaires, as they have continued to repeat, I guess they think if they say…
Apr 28, 2025
When the Dems expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, they made that percentage match 90-10%. So the federal government is paying 90% of the Medicaid expansion.
Apr 23, 2025
Nobody would be kicked off Medicaid as long as the governors decided that they wanted to continue to fund the program.
Jul 24, 2024
FIA supports efforts to improve the research and development capabilities of the CFTC. This includes legislative efforts, such as those led by Representative Austin Scott, that would provide the CFTC transaction authority to engage in…
Jul 24, 2024
It is an honor to be with you today and to work with this Committee as you craft a reauthorization of the CFTC.
Jul 24, 2024
I believe an appropriate approach would be a simple and straightforward reauthorization bill, one that provides the Congressional stamp of approval of this agency's important mission, and legal authority.
Jul 24, 2024
I am fortunate to represent a wide array of stakeholders in the listed, cleared and regulated derivatives industry.
Jul 22, 2024
The Department of Agriculture has also forecast farm income would slide $25.5 billion from 2023.
Jul 22, 2024
There is not a single commodity that our guys are going to be cash-flow positive on.
Jul 22, 2024
agriculture is the number one industry in the majority of states in this country.
Jul 22, 2024
Lower crop prices are leaving agricultural equipment sellers with an excess of unsold tractors and combines.
Jul 22, 2024
Farm income over the 2021 to 2023 period represents the highest level of farm income in the last 50 years.
Jul 22, 2024
It is not Trump's trade war. It is a war that has been levied against the citizens of America.
Jul 9, 2024
These liberal activists I personally believe are funded by the Chinese Communist Government...
Jul 9, 2024
Most of the farmers that I know want to use a system that is good for the environment.
Jul 9, 2024
I think that the states do a much better job of it than bureaucratic overlords in the Federal agencies.
Jul 7, 2024
We believe the Agency's data needs are such that an additional comment period extension is warranted.
Jul 7, 2024
We believe it is imperative that the Agency work closely with the registrants and the Acephate Task Force.
Jul 7, 2024
We are deeply troubled with the approach EPA has taken in the PID by proposing to cancel all uses of Acephate except for tree injections.
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