Press Releases

Today, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon sent a letter to Elaine Chao, Secretary of Transportation, encouraging the U.S. Department of Transportation to choose the Philadelphia Shipyard to construct the fleet of U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) National Security Multi-Mission Vessels. This letter received bipartisan support from… Read more »

Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon visited Texas and New Mexico on Saturday with House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD), Congresswomen Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Xochitl Torres Small (NM-02), and Deb Haaland (NM-01). Together, they toured sections of the southern border with Customs and Border Patrol agents, met with local advocates and… Read more »

Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) and fellow Congresswomen Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Xochitl Torres Small (NM-02), and Deb Haaland (NM-01) will visit the border, meet with immigrant advocates, and receive a briefing on border security from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) this… Read more »

Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon announced today that she will be joined by constituents Beverly Wright and Malcolm J. Yates at Tuesday’s State of the Union.   Wright lost her son to gun violence when he was just 23 years old. Since then, she has become an advocate for common sense gun safety and gun violence prevention. Wright is… Read more »

Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), Congressman Joseph P. Kennedy, III (MA-04), and Congresswoman Jackie Speier (CA-14) led a congressional letter signed by 160 of their colleagues to Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan demanding that he not implement the ban on transgender patriots serving in the military. Servicemembers… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon was elected by her colleagues as the Vice Chair of the House Judiciary Committee. “I am beyond proud to have been named to the Judiciary Committee and so honored to have been elected as Vice Chair,” Congresswoman Scanlon said. “Now more than ever, we must work to restore faith in our Democratic… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon led the House Democrats in debate to reopen the government. As part of her responsibilities as a newly appointed member of the House Rules Committee, she managed the rule for the Continuing Resolution on the House floor as Democrats attempt to reopen the government for the… Read more »

This morning, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon was confirmed to the prestigious House Judiciary Committee, following her appointment by the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee. “We’ve seen our foundational values of fairness, civility and opportunity challenged in recent years," Congresswoman Scanlon said. "As a public… Read more »

Philadelphia, PA – Today, Senator Bob Casey and Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon visited Philabundance in South Philadelphia to highlight the impact the federal shutdown is having on families throughout the region. They were joined by Mayor Jim Kenney, Councilwoman Helen Gym, local and regional labor leaders, state legislators, and… Read more »

Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon was appointed to the prestigious House Rules Committee for the 116th Congress. She is the first woman from Pennsylvania to serve on this committee. Read more »