Today, Representatives Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) and Jamie Raskin (D-MD) introduced the Accessible Voting Act, the House companion to a bill introduced by Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), to expand voting rights for older Americans and Americans with disabilities.
This year, almost a quarter of the electorate will be 65 years old or older and an estimated 14.3… Read more »
Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon secured wins for PA-05 workers, families, and firefighters in the final Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The FY 2021 NDAA passed the House Tuesday evening.
For the second year in a row, Congresswoman Scanlon protected over 4,000 jobs in her district by ensuring the FY21 NDAA included continued advanced procurement… Read more »
"Congressman John Lewis embodied courage, resilience, determination and kindness. He led by example and inspired others to follow. He spoke with compassion and encouraged us to listen. He called out evil but welcomed reconciliation. His life and his legacy will forever be the moral compass of change — a lesson in good trouble.
"But, there are moments when words will never be… Read more »
Today, Representative Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-5) introduced the COVID-19 Student Loan Relief Act of 2020 (CSLRA), a bill that would expand current bankruptcy laws to allow Americans filing for bankruptcy due to the global pandemic to discharge their student loans.
“A college degree should not be a debt sentence, and time and time again student borrowers have been left twisting in the wind,”… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-5) announced that a $7,620,894 federal grant has been awarded to the Delaware County Intermediate Unit (DCIU) in support of its critical Head Start program.
“Every student should have access to quality public education and expanding access to early childhood education for students and families must become a national priority,”… Read more »
Representatives Madeleine Dean (PA-4) and Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-5) wrote a letter to Mr. Matthew T. Albence, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, inquiring about the pandemic response at the ICE family detention facility at Berks Family Center in Leesport, Pennsylvania.
The letter follows news that there are currently zero confirmed cases… Read more »
Today, Representative Mary Gay Scanlon took action to protect Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Housing Counseling Assistance Program which has faced significant challenges due to COVID-19.
In a letter to HUD Secretary Ben Carson, Representative Scanlon led members of Congress in requesting that HUD delay the housing counselor certification deadline for at least one year, in… Read more »
Today, Representatives Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) and Adam Schiff (D-CA) announced their resolution to protect journalists and reaffirm the centrality of press freedom in light of violations committed during recent protests in the wake of the killing of George Floyd.
“A free press is the lifeblood of democracy and the media’s role in covering recent protests calling for racial justice has… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon cosponsored the Justice in Policing Act of 2020, transformative legislation introduced by Congressional Black Caucus Chair Karen Bass (D-CA), Senators Corey Booker (D-NJ) and Kamala Harris (D-CA), and House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) to hold police accountable, change the culture of law… Read more »
We are a country in crisis — we have been for quite some time. For Ahmaud, Breonna, George, their families, and our communities all too familiar with their pain — we must demand justice.
I wanted to share with you the legislative action I am working on as we fight to dismantle systems of hate, hold law enforcement officers accountable, and push for the adoption — and use — of unbiased… Read more »
