Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today issued the following statement in response to former President Donald Trump’s latest indictment on four new federal criminal charges related to his attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
“Once again, a grand jury of ordinary Americans has indicted former President Trump. There is nothing unprecedented… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today joined Congressman Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), and Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee in introducing legislation to create better avenues of recourse for young people who have suffered abuse in correctional facilities.
The Justice for… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, today delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during a hearing on “The Dangers and Due Process Violations of 'Gender-Affirming Care' for Children.”
Find the full clip of Ranking Member Scanlon’s opening… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today joined Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) and Representatives Glenn Ivey (MD-04), Madeleine Dean (PA-04), Barry Moore (AL-02), Laurel Lee (FL-15), and Kelly Armstrong (ND-AL) in reintroducing the Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act. Senators Christopher Coons (D-DE) and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced the legislation in… Read more »
Lansdowne, PA - Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today joined local elected officials and leaders from the Historic Lansdowne Theater Corporation (HLTC) for a kickoff ceremony as they begin a $18 million restoration project on the Lansdowne Theater. The restoration project is expected to take a year, with an anticipated reopening of the theatre for the first time in almost 40… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today joined Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) in announcing $50,000,000 for a neighborhood revitalization grant for Bartram Village in Southwest Philadelphia. The grant will be used to rehabilitate and transform affordable housing at Bartram Village, as well as make investments to create a neighborhood that… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today issued the following statement regarding her “YES” vote on H.Con.Res. 57 – Expressing the sense of Congress supporting the State of Israel.
“For decades and on a bipartisan basis, the House and our country have strongly supported the shared values underpinning the US-Israel relationship while promoting efforts to… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today released the following statement following her "NO" vote on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024.
“For decades, Congress has crafted and passed the National Defense Authorization Act on a bipartisan basis. While major pieces of legislation like this are - of necessity - works of… Read more »
Philadelphia, PA – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), Congressman Brendan Boyle (PA-02), and Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-03) today released the following statement in response to the mass shooting that occurred in the Kingsessing neighborhood of Philadelphia, PA, on the evening of July 3, 2023.
“Over the July 4th holiday, five of our neighbors lost their lives, and four others… Read more »
Yeadon, PA – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today joined Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) in announcing that the William Penn School District is receiving $7,205,005 from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for a high-efficiency upgrade of the Penn Wood High School - Cypress Street Campus. This funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will help the school… Read more »
