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Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) this week voted to pass the Mental Health Matters Act, a comprehensive proposal to confront Pennsylvania’s ongoing mental health crisis and help students, families, and educators thrive. The proposal takes wide-ranging steps to support the behavioral health of children and school staff, strengthen school-based behavioral health care, and im... Read More »

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today voted to pass a robust public safety package of four bills rooted in two of Democrats’ most cherished values: safety and justice. Included in the package is Rep. Scanlon’s Mental Health Justice Act, a bill to provide resources for state and local governments to make trained mental health professionals available to respond to 911 call... Read More »

Chester, PA — Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today announced that families in Pennsylvania’s 5th Congressional District will soon see more affordable prescription drugs for Medicare recipients and lower health insurance premiums made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act. “For too long, families in PA-05 have been forced to choose between paying for life-saving medication or insurance c... Read More »

Chester, PA – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today announced that school meal programs, as well as child and adult day care providers, in Pennsylvania will receive an estimated $85 million in additional funding for the 2022-2023 school year through the Keep Kids Fed Act. In June, Rep. Scanlon voted to pass the Keep Kids Fed Act to ensure that schools can continue providing meals for stude... Read More »

Chester, PA — The following statement was issued on Friday, August 26, 2022, by Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon’s spokesperson, Carina Figliuzzi: “In preparing her annual Financial Disclosure Report, Rep. Scanlon discovered that certain transactions in her husband's retirement account, which is managed by a financial advisor who has discretion over the account, had not been reported within the 45-... Read More »

Chester, PA — Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today issued the following statement on President Biden’s student loan debt forgiveness plan to cancel $10,000 of federal student loan debt for borrowers making under $125,000 annually, cancel up to $20,000 of federal student loan debt for Pell Grant recipients, extend the pause on student loan payments until December 31, 2022, and make the exi... Read More »

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today voted to send historic legislation to the President’s desk. The Inflation Reduction Act will deliver landmark investments to lower Pennsylvania families’ health care costs, create nine million good-paying union jobs, combat the climate crisis, and dramatically reduce the deficit. “Today, I proudly voted to fight inflation, slash Pennsy... Read More »

Chester, PA — Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today joined Senators Tom Carper (D-DE) and Chris Coons (D-DE) along with Representatives Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE-AL), Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Madeleine Dean (PA-04), Dan Meuser (PA-09), and Dwight Evans (PA-03) in sending a letter to the United States Postal Service (USPS) Pennsylvania and Delaware District Manager... Read More »

Philadelphia, PA – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) is pleased to announce the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $22.8 million American Rescue Plan Good Jobs Challenge grant to Philadelphia Works Inc. to develop The Coordinated Southeastern Pennsylvania Workforce Development System, a tri-sector workforce training coalition involving health... Read More »

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) voted last week to pass the Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act, a package of 49 disaster-related recovery and response bills that will fund critical drought resiliency infrastructure improvements. Language secured by Rep. Scanlon in the package directs federal agencies to conduct a study on the usefulness of CH-47 Chinooks in res... Read More »

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) this week voted to pass the CHIPS and Science Act, a bipartisan bill to lower costs for American families, end our dependence on foreign manufacturers instead of American-made semiconductors, and turbocharge American R&D to ensure our economic and national security for generations to come. An amendment led by Rep. Scanlon directs the Natio... Read More »

Washington, D.C. – Last week, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon, Co-Chair of the Congressional Access to Legal Aid Caucus, Congressman James P. McGovern, Chairman of the House Committee on Rules and Co-Chair of House Hunger Caucus, and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick, Co-Chair of the Congressional Access to Legal Aid Caucus, convened a panel of experts to discuss how legal aid providers are able to sec... Read More »

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) voted this week to pass two bills to protect Americans’ fundamental rights to marriage equality and contraception in response to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and the suggestion that the justices may seek to overturn other settled civil rights precedents. The Right to Contraception Act and the Respect for Marriage Act... Read More »

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today voted to pass a package of government funding legislation for the Fiscal Year 2023 focused on meeting the needs of American families. The historic investments in the legislation will lower the cost of living, create good-paying American jobs, lift up working families, and support small businesses. Funding secured by Rep. Scanlon for n... Read More »

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today announced that Pennsylvania has been awarded $267.8 million in American Rescue Plan funding through the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) to support small businesses and underserved entrepreneurs as they emerge from the pandemic and spur economic growth across the Commonwealth. On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed th... Read More »