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 »
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution Ranking Member Mary Gay Scanlon and House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler today released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, effectively gutting state anti-discrimination protections for the LGBTQ community.
“Today’s egregious Supreme… Read more »
Washington, D.C. — House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution Ranking Member Mary Gay Scanlon and House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler today released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling in Fair Admissions v. Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions v. UNC restricting the use of race-conscious admissions policies and… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today joined every Democratic member of the House of Representatives in reintroducing the Equality Act, comprehensive civil rights legislation that would prohibit discrimination against members of the LGBTQI+ community in the areas of employment, education, credit, jury service, federal funding, housing, and public… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today joined Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) and Representatives Brendan Boyle (PA-02), Dwight Evans (PA-03), Madeleine Dean (PA-04), and Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) in sending a letter urging the Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration, and the Federal Transit Administration to… Read more »
Chester, PA – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) is proud to announce Ezra Coleman, a 12th grader at Upper Darby High School, as the winner of the 2023 Congressional Art Competition for Pennsylvania’s 5th Congressional District. Their piece, “Guardian of the Garlic Bread,” will be sent to Washington D.C. to hang in the Capitol for one year.
“Art is a powerful platform for free… Read more »
Washington D.C. – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon released the following statement following the House’s passage of H.R. 3746 – the Bipartisan Budget Agreement:
“The Bipartisan Budget Agreement prevents the worst possible crisis – a devastating default on our debt – while rejecting Republicans’ extreme demands to cut critical lifelines for everyday Americans.
“I want to… Read more »
