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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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.… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
In response to the global outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), I want to take a few moments to share an update with all of you on the steps our office is taking to keep everyone safe.
We will continue to share information with all of you as that information becomes available. Below you will find more information on the protocols we have put in place,… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon introduced the Language Equity in Social Security Act to push back on the Trump Administration’s latest effort to strip Social Security benefits from people with disabilities.
The Trump Administration announced in February 2020 that it would no longer consider “Inability to Communicate in English” as an adverse educational… Read more »
