Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucuses on Foster Youth and Access to Legal Aid, this week joined Claudia Tenney (NY-24) in introducing the Ensuring Legal Representation for Child Welfare Act, which will help provide legal representation for children in foster care and the child welfare system throughout the country.
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“Republicans will stop at nothing to enact extreme policies that put women’s lives at risk”
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Scanlon (PA-05) joined Reps. Becca Balint (VT-AL), Cori Bush (MO-01), Veronica Escobar (TX-16), and Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) to announce the introduction of the Stop Comstock Act in response to clear Republican intent to misuse the antiquated and… Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) is proud to announce Benjamin Mellinger, a Garnet Valley High School student, as the winner of the 2024 Congressional Art Competition for Pennsylvania’s 5th Congressional District. His piece, “Knuckles and Knots,” will be sent to Washington, D.C., to hang in the Capitol for one year.
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Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) this week joined Representative Jerrold Nadler (NY-12), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Chris Deluzio (PA-17), Becca Balint (VT-AL), and Summer Lee (PA-12), and Senator Peter Welch (D-VT), in leading 41 of their colleagues on a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice… Read more »
As of January 2024, the ACP has provided benefits to 43,000 PA-05 households, reducing broadband costs in the district by roughly $21,170,000 annually
Chester, PA – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today released the following statement on the expiration of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), a Biden-Harris Administration program that has helped millions of low-income… Read more »
Chester, PA — Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today released the following statement in response to former President Donald Trump being found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records to influence the outcome of the 2016 election:
“Today, a jury of Donald Trump’s peers, 12 American citizens, found him guilty on 34 felony counts. It is a sad moment for our nation that –… Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) and Congressman Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) today introduced the bipartisan Help Grandfamilies Prevent Child Abuse Act to better support kinship caregivers – the vast majority of whom are grandparents – who have taken over as primary caregivers for children exposed to substance misuse or other trauma. Companion legislation was also… Read more »
Philadelphia, PA - Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today joined U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan and Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker in announcing $2 million in cleanup grant funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to clean up the 49th Street Terminal. As part of President Biden’s Invest in America agenda, the Bipartisan… Read more »
Washington, DC — Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today joined Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, in introducing the Alternatives to Guardianship Education Act to improve the awareness of guardianship alternatives for health care workers, educators, family members, and court workers and court-related personnel through education… Read more »
“Chairman Jordan is not convening the House Judiciary Committee here today to explore how Congress can reduce violent crime in Philadelphia. He’s bringing his traveling circus to town to divide Americans and distract from the crushing failures of the House majority.”
Philadelphia, PA—Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, will participate this… Read more »
