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Scott to address Fayette Democratic Women

Congressman David Scott will address the July breakfast meeting of the Fayette Democratic Women this Saturday. Scott is the U.S. representative for the 13th District of Georgia, representing part of the City of Atlanta and portions of eleven counties: Clayton, Fulton, Gwinnett, DeKalb, Rockdale, Henry, Newton, Walton, Fayette, Butts and Spalding.Ê

Scott is a member of the influential Financial Services Committee, the Capital Markets and Housing Subcommittees, and the Agriculture Committee. He is a part of the leadership in Congress, as Region Whip and as co-chairman of the Democratic Group on National Security. He is the lead sponsor on the following legislation in Congress:

• The Access to Healthcare Insurance Act, extending affordable healthcare coverage.

• The Extension for Unemployment Benefits and the Overtime Pay Protection Acts.

• The Moment of Silence Act for reflection or prayer at the start of each school day in the nation’s public schools.

• The Retired Pay Restoration Act, giving veterans both retirement and disability pay.

In addition, Scott is working on free trade agreements that keep jobs in this country while opening up new markets abroad for American businesses.ÊHe continues to bring significant amounts of federal dollars to the 13th Congressional district for education, housing, transportation, health care, senior citizens, the military and economic development.

He served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1974 to 1982 and the Georgia Senate from 1983 until his election to Congress in 2002. As a Georgia State Senator, he authored the Moment of Silence or Prayer law and the law giving breast cancer patients and their physicians the right to determine their length of stay in the hospital and their level of medical treatment.

The Fayette Democratic Women meet the second Saturday of each month at 9 a.m. for breakfast at the Right on Thyme Restaurant in Fayetteville. Breakfast costs $3. For more information, contact president, Heidi Becker, at fayettedemocraticwomen@yahoo.com or 770-846-8659.

Also, the Fayette County Democratic Committee will hold its monthly business meeting on Tuesday, July 13 at Right on Thyme Restaurant in Fayetteville at 7 p.m. The Fayette County Democratic Committee invites all Democrats from Fayette County to attend. The group meets monthly in Fayetteville. For further information, please contact Karin Barber, Secretary, at fayettedemocrat@yahoo.com.