Press Releases

 – Today, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon released the following statement regarding her “no” vote on the Senate border appropriations bill. “A few months ago, I had the opportunity to go to our southern border, meet with border patrol agents, advocates on the ground, a woman separated from her children, and tour detention… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon offered the following remarks on the House floor during debate on the rule of the bill to address the humanitarian crisis at our southern border. "Madam Speaker: "A few months ago, I had the opportunity to go to our southern border, meet with border patrol agents, advocates on the ground, a woman… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon released the following statement to address reports regarding the future of Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES), its workforce, and the surrounding community: “Immediately following the incident at PES last week, our office joined a call with representatives from PES, Mayor Jim Kenney’s office,… Read more »

 — In a letter to Department of Education Secretary Betsy Devos and Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon calls attention to the mental health crisis disproportionately affecting Latina/x students in the Philadelphia region and nationwide. This letter, co-signed by 28… Read more »

 — Today, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon joined fellow Pennsylvania Congresswomen Susan Wild, Madeleine Dean, and Chrissy Houlahan in introducing a bill to require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide legal assistance to women veterans to help address some of their unique, unmet needs. The… Read more »

Last week, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), along with Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Chair Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Immigration and Citizenship Vice Chair Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), and House Judiciary Vice Chair Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), wrote to Acting Department of… Read more »

Today, former White House Counsel Don McGahn defied a Congressional subpoena at the direction of the President and failed to appear before the House Judiciary Committee. Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon, Vice Chair of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement following his absence from the scheduled… Read more »

 – Today, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon announces her co-sponsorship of several pieces of legislation to invest in our nation’s schools. “When we discuss our need to invest more money in infrastructure, that conversation cannot be limited to our roads and bridges,” Congresswoman Scanlon said. “Our nation’s schools need… Read more »

 – Today, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon announces the winners of the 2019 Congressional Art Competition, which was open to high school students from Pennsylvania’s fifth district. Over 130 students from 13 schools throughout the district submitted original pieces of artwork, in various mediums, for the competition. Through the… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon, Vice Chair of the House Judiciary Committee, offerred these remarks during the Committee's markup to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress. "It is easy to lose focus when the White House and our colleagues across the aisle engage in 'what-aboutism' or what is the… Read more »