Philadelphia, PA – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today welcomed Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Majority Leader for the U.S. House of Representatives, to the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Alongside officials from the City of Philadelphia and PIDC, Hoyer and Scanlon toured the Navy Yard, met with representatives from two key employers — Philly Shipyard, Inc. and Iovance… Read more »
Chester, PA – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) issued the following statement after public reporting on plans for additional service reductions by Crozer Health:
“Every hospital system has struggled as they respond to the pandemic, but only one in our area has so miserably shortchanged patients and staff while looting the system to profit its owners. Health care is a human… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today joined Congresswomen Jackie Speier (CA-14) and Lauren Underwood (IL-14) in introducing the Congressional Accountability Act (CAA) Enhancement Act to ensure the historic reckoning that began with the passage of the CAA Reform Act in 2018 continues by requiring Members of Congress, not taxpayers, to foot the bill for… Read more »
Philadelphia, PA – On Friday, April 15, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) joined officials from PIDC, the West Philadelphia Skills Initiative, and Philly Shipyard, Inc. to celebrate the latest graduates of the Navy Yard Skills Initiative and announce over half a million dollars in new federal funding to support the workforce program. Scanlon secured $525,000 for PIDC’s Navy Yard… Read more »
Media, PA – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) is hosting her first in-person town hall of the year on Wednesday, April 20 at 6 p.m. on the Penn State Brandywine campus. The event is free and open to the public, but advance registration is required. Residents of Pennsylvania’s 5th Congressional District can register for the event online.
“After nearly… Read more »
Chester, PA – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) is now accepting submissions for the 40th Annual Congressional Art Competition. The competition is open to students, grades 9 through 12, who reside in Pennsylvania’s 5th Congressional District. Participating students are offered an opportunity to highlight their talent and the winner will have their artwork displayed in the… Read more »
Chester, PA – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today praised action by the Biden administration following the announcement of additional steps being taken to crack down on ghost guns and ensure the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has the leadership it needs to enforce existing gun laws.
“Ghost guns, untraceable firearms assembled from kits, are… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – This week, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) voted to secure urgently needed relief for restaurants and other small businesses that have been hardest hit by the pandemic. The Relief for Restaurants & Other Hard Hit Small Businesses Act will deliver $55 billion to replenish funding for restaurants and establish a new program supporting other small businesses… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today was named as a member of the conference committee for the America COMPETES Act by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. As a member of the committee, Scanlon will be part of the negotiation team with the Senate over the House’s America COMPETES Act of 2022, which makes crucial investments in the production of semiconductor chips,… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today applauded the completion of additional bipartisan, bicameral action to hold Russia accountable for its unprovoked, premeditated war against Ukraine following the House and Senate’s passage of legislation banning Russian energy products and suspending normal trade relations with Russia. The legislation will now be… Read more »
