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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.�

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.�He

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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] .