Philadelphia, PA – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) is today celebrating the grand opening of a new community schoolyard at the F. Amedee Bregy School in South Philadelphia. The project is in partnership with Trust for Public Land (TPL), the School District of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Water Department, and other local and national funders. Scanlon delivered $425,000 in federal… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today joined Rep. John Sarbanes (MD-03), Co-Chair of the Task Force on Strengthening Democracy, in introducing the Inaugural Fund Integrity Act to establish limits on donations to inaugural committees and require donations and disbursements to be disclosed.
While federal campaigns have clear regulations for financial contributions… Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today joined House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Chair Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) and 116 members of Congress in calling out Speaker Johnson for his fatalistic view of gun violence and the Republican leadership’s tired ‘thoughts and prayers without action’ response to the gun violence crisis.
“Families of every faith in… Read more »
Washington, DC — Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today released the following statement in response to the House’s vote to elect Congressman Mike Johnson (LA-04) as Speaker of the House of Representatives:
“After 22 days of paralyzing Congress with chaos, dysfunction, and extremism, House Republicans finally elected a speaker. In electing Speaker Mike Johnson, former President… Read more »
Philadelphia, PA — Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) is announcing that Southeastern Pennsylvania has been selected as a Regional Technology and Innovation Hub (Tech Hub) for life sciences. Led by the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern PA, the Greater Philadelphia Region Precision Medicine Tech Hub will focus on an expanded view of precision medicine by building on… Read more »
Philadelphia, PA - Congresswoman Scanlon (PA-05) today applauded the Biden Administration’s decision to award $750 million to fund the Mid-Atlantic Clean Hydrogen Hub (MACH2), a renewable hydrogen production facility that will generate clean energy, create jobs, and boost Pennsylvania’s economy.
The Mid-Atlantic Clean Hydrogen Hub will produce, distribute, and use hydrogen to power… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) issued the following statement after House Democrats voted to avert a lapse in federal funding and resulting shutdown:
“Once again, Democrats have proven to be the party of governing — committed to putting the American people first. For months, House Democrats have insisted on passing a clean government spending bill,… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - With three days remaining until a potential government shutdown, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today warned that House Republicans - who are blocking budget action by House and Senate Democrats - and Senate Republicans - are risking serious consequences for PA-05 families.
“Pennsylvania families shouldn’t be forced to pay the price for House… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) this week joined Representatives Mark Amodei (NV-02), Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), and Jake Ellzey (TX-06) in introducing a bipartisan resolution to designate October 25, 2023 as Public Radio Music Day.
Every week, more than 25 million American listeners tune in to their local radio stations to discover and enjoy music… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today joined Congressman Pat Ryan (NY-18) and Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) in introducing the Stopping the Fraudulent Sales of Firearms Act, a bill to prevent gun sellers from circumventing technology companies’ terms of service by making it illegal to fraudulently sell firearms and ammunition… Read more »
