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Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, today delivered opening remarks at a subcommittee hearing on Republicans’ misguided attempt to advance a balanced budget amendment, just as they add trillions of dollars to the national debt by gifting their billionaire buddies generous handouts on the backs of ... Read More »

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) last week led Reps. Jared Huffman (CA-02), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Lucy McBath (GA-07), Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10) and 37 House Democrats in urging the Department of Education to halt efforts to transfer special education programs under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services... Read More »

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) and Rep. Danny Davis (IL-07), Ranking Member of the Ways & Means Subcommittee on Work and Welfare, today led 73 House Democrats in raising objections to Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano regarding a proposed change that would limit eligibility for disabled adults and children receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits.... Read More »

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today released the following statement after President Trump and House Republicans shut down the government instead of working with Democrats to protect Americans’ health care. “Let me be very clear: The federal government officially ran out of funding at midnight – after Republicans in Congress canceled votes and went on vacation, rather t... Read More »

Hearing follows months of the Trump Administration’s abuse of FCC regulatory authorities and attempts to control the free press—including efforts to censor Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, and others. Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) yesterday joined House and Senate Democrats in hosting a spotlight forum on the Trump Administration’s unprecedented efforts to use the Federal... Read More »

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today joined more than 100 of her colleagues in introducing a resolution calling on Congress to condemn all forms of political violence and to reject forms of rhetoric that demonize political opponents regardless of political ideology. The call to action, led by Reps. Marc Veasey (TX-33) and Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), comes amid the appal... Read More »

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today introduced a Constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court’s Citizens United v. FEC decision, which struck down a century's worth of campaign finance safeguards, allowing untraceable dark money to flood politics and putting corporations and billionaire-funded super PACs front and center in our elections. The Democracy for All... Read More »

September 2, 2025 Dear neighbor, From a gut-wrenching meeting with laid-off workers on a frigid winter night, to the triumphant christening of a new maritime training vessel under a brilliant summer sky, we’ve navigated from stormy weather to fair winds and following seas with the Philadelphia Shipyard. My first meeting with shipyard workers was memorable. Just weeks after I was sworn into Congre... Read More »

Chester, PA — Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) on Wednesday visited Moshannon Valley Processing Center, a privately operated immigration detention facility in Philipsburg, PA, to conduct oversight following allegations of civil rights abuses and the recent death of a Chinese national while in ICE custody at the facility. After approximately an hour of waiting and multiple rounds of conversat... Read More »

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), Chair of the Congressional Youth Mentoring Caucus and co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth, last week joined Rep. Don Bacon, co-chair of the Foster Youth Caucus, in introducing the Foster Youth Mentoring Act. The bill aims to address the critical need for mentoring programs that support our most vulnerable young people. “Fo... Read More »

Chester, PA — Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today was joined by Reps. Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) and Sarah McBride (DE-AL) at the Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art in Chadds Ford to highlight the risks of dismantling agencies like the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which includes the National Weather Service (NWS),... Read More »

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today joined Congressman Pat Ryan (NY-18) and Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) in introducing the Stopping the Fraudulent Sale of Firearms Act, a bill to prevent gun sellers from circumventing technology companies’ terms of service by making it illegal to fraudulently sell firearms and ammunition online. Some technology companies have taken step... Read More »

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today released the statement below following the final passage of President Trump’s so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill” in the House of Representatives. “Today, House Republicans passed President Trump’s deeply flawed spending bill, despite the fact that it would cause the biggest wealth transfer in our nation’s history from everyday America... Read More »

Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today released the following statement on the third anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Supreme Court decision about the impacts it has had on reproductive health care across the United States. “On the third anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, the American people are seeing t... Read More »

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) last week pressured Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner to address long standing hazardous living conditions at Benjamin Banneker Plaza in Chester. Despite ongoing communications to rectify the conditions, municipal inspections and public reporting have confirmed that residents continue to endure inhumane and hazardous l... Read More »