Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today voted to reauthorize the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), which would invest in our nation’s workforce development programs and help fill job openings in PA-05 with qualified workers. Three amendments offered by Scanlon will ensure that youth have access to job training and meaningful employment… Read more »

Havertown, PA – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today joined Delaware County officials and members of local law enforcement to discuss the county’s plans for new Mobile Crisis Teams to respond quickly and appropriately to mental health emergencies. Scanlon recently secured $650,000 in federal funding for the program. It is one of 10 Community Project Funding awards Scanlon… Read more »

Philadelphia, PA – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today joined Philadelphia leaders to announce $1 million in new federal funding she recently secured to support a workforce training program for formerly incarcerated Philadelphians. It is one of 10 Community Project Funding awards Scanlon delivered for her district through the Fiscal Year 2022 federal government funding… Read more »

Media, PA – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today joined local officials to highlight $475,000 in federal funding she recently secured to support a new micro-grant program in Delaware County. The Delaware County Community Partnering Program is specifically designed to provide outreach to historically underserved communities. It is one of 10 Community Project Funding awards… Read more »

Darby, PA – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today joined Darby Free Library staff, board members, and volunteers, along with local officials, to celebrate the $981,562 in Community Project Funding she recently secured to support renovations to Darby Free Library’s historic structure. It is one of 10 Community Project Funding awards Scanlon delivered for her district through… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today voted for legislation expediting the delivery of urgently needed security aid to the people of Ukraine as they continue to repel Russia’s unprovoked invasion. Reviving a game-changing World War II program, the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act will streamline the shipment of weapons systems, ammunition, and other… Read more »

Lansdowne, PA – On Monday, April 25, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) visited Lansdowne Theater to announce $1.5 million in Community Project Funding she recently secured for the theater. It is one of 10 Community Project Funding awards Scanlon delivered for her district as part of the Fiscal Year 2022 federal government funding package passed by Congress in March. Senator Bob Casey… Read more »

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 »