Today, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-5) pressed Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Peter Gaynor for answers following the announcement of disbursement of the clinical drug Remdesivir, one of the few promising treatments for COVID-19. Two weeks ago, Gilead Sciences, the maker of Remdesivir, announced that it was donating 607,000 doses (or enough to treat approximately 78,000 patients) of the life-sav...
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Following a request from Representatives Mary Gay Scanlon and Joe Neguse, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has added the nation’s first responders to the list of those eligible for high priority COVID-19 testing. Earlier this month, Representative Scanlon joined a bipartisan letter, along with 33 other members of Congress, to Vice President Mike Pence and CDC Director Robert Redfield requesting first responder testing priority. First responders who show symptoms of COVID-19 ...
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Today, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon and Senator Bob Casey led a group of members of the Pennsylvania delegation to express concern as to how the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are choosing to allocate the first $30 billion of the Public Health and Social Services Relief Fund created under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. This letter, also signed by Representatives Brendan Boyle, Dwight Evans, Madeleine D...
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PHILADELPHIA, PA -- Today, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon successfully secured a $630M contract for the Philly Shipyard which will bring nearly 1,200 jobs back to the region. This effort, led by Congresswoman Scanlon, has been a year-long effort of negotiations and advocacy with senior leadership at the Department of Transportation (DOT), including Secretary Elaine Chao and Rear Admiral Mark H. Buzby, and members of the Administration. Congresswoman Scanlon has worked in lockstep with local lab...
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Today, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon led a letter to United States Postal Service Postmaster General Megan J. Brennan inquiring about access and distribution of safety supplies to postal workers and letter carriers during COVID-19. Recent media reports have noted shortages of hand sanitizer, disinfecting wipes and cleaners, masks and gloves at postal facilities across the country. “I have confirmed through personal observation, conversations with stakeholders and social media posts that such sh...
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EAST LANSDOWNE, PA — Today, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-5) called on the White House to immediately launch a coordinated and comprehensive federal effort to address critical medical supply chain issues limiting the supply of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) needed to battle the coronavirus pandemic. In a letter addressed to President Trump, Administrator Peter T. Gaynor, Secretary Alex Azar, Rear Admiral John P. Polowczyk, and Coordinator Peter Navarro, Congresswoman Scanlon advocated ...
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Today, Representative Mary Gay Scanlon led a bicameral, bipartisan letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to request approval to convert Glen Mills School into a Federal Emergency Station to meet Southeastern Pennsylvania’s unprecedented medical needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. This letter was co-signed by Representatives Dwight Evans, Madeleine Dean, Chrissy Houlahan and Brian Fitzpatrick, alongside Senators Bob Casey and Pat Toomey. This effort has received support from Delaware,...
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Today, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) voted in support of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act of 2020 (CARES Act) which passed the U.S. Senate on March 25. The CARES Act as passed contains legislation authored by Congresswoman Scanlon that provides vital labor protections for professionals who provide care to people with disabilities. Congresswoman Scanlon released the following statement in support of this critical legislation: “We have an obligation to respond to thi...
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EAST LANSDOWNE, PA — Representatives Mary Gay Scanlon and Brendan Boyle, and State Senators Vincent Hughes and Tim Kearney, announced today that they have successfully broken down the regulatory barriers preventing over 130 small craft distilleries in Pennsylvania from producing needed medical supplies such as hand sanitizer which has all but disappeared from local shelves in recent weeks. The federal and state lawmakers have worked in tandem with Rob Cassell, a Philadelphia based distillery ow...
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Today, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-5) released the following statement, urging President Trump to use his authority under the Defense Production Act to address the dire shortage of medical supplies and equipment: “We are at a tipping point in the midst of this global pandemic and we need the President to act. President Trump’s refusal to use the Defense Production Act to address the dire shortage of much-needed emergency medical equipment is putting lives in our district and across the c...
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