Today, Representative Mary Gay Scanlon joined Representatives Elaine Luria (D-VA) and Robert J. Wittman (R-VA) in leading a letter to Rear Admiral Charles W. Rock, Commander of the Navy Region Mid-Atlantic, in support of federal firehouses adopting an Alternative Work Schedule.
In recent years, many federal firehouses have adopted an… Read more »
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Today, Representative Mary Gay Scanlon introduced the Justice for Student Borrowers Act, which would prohibit predatory lending practices by private student loans lenders.
Currently, nearly 86% of private student loan lenders bury in their loan documents provisions that strip student borrowers of their right to… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon delivered a big win for jobs in Pennsylvania’s fifth district with the House of Representatives’ passage of the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
“This version of the NDAA reinforces what so many of us in our district know -- that fully funding the production of the… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon has released a podcast version of the Mueller Marathon, the public reading of the Mueller Report by members of Congress which took place in May.
This podcast, organized for listeners by the table of contents outlined in the report, features the voices of nearly 25… Read more »
In an effort to ensure that Hahnemann continues to keeps it doors open to serve those most in need, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), alongside U.S. Representatives Brendan Boyle (D-PA-2), Dwight Evans (D-PA-3) and Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-5), is calling on Hahnemann Hospital and St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children owner Joel Freedman… Read more »
– 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 »
