Chester, PA – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today announced that Pennsylvania will receive more than $2.6 billion from the historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to strengthen roads, bridges, and tunnels across the Commonwealth.
“Decades of underinvestment have left the roads, bridges, and tunnels that Pennsylvania families rely on every day in poor condition: causing longer… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today introduced the Health and Location Data Protection Act to ban data brokers from selling some of the most sensitive data available about everyday Americans: their health data and location data. Joining Rep. Scanlon in introducing the bill are Reps. Anna Eshoo (CA-18), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Nydia Velázquez (NY-07),… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) this week voted to pass the Mental Health Matters Act, a comprehensive proposal to confront Pennsylvania’s ongoing mental health crisis and help students, families, and educators thrive. The proposal takes wide-ranging steps to support the behavioral health of children and school staff, strengthen school-based behavioral… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today voted to pass a robust public safety package of four bills rooted in two of Democrats’ most cherished values: safety and justice. Included in the package is Rep. Scanlon’s Mental Health Justice Act, a bill to provide resources for state and local governments to make trained mental health professionals available to respond… Read more »
Chester, PA — Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today announced that families in Pennsylvania’s 5th Congressional District will soon see more affordable prescription drugs for Medicare recipients and lower health insurance premiums made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act.
“For too long, families in PA-05 have been forced to choose between paying for life-saving… Read more »
Chester, PA – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today announced that school meal programs, as well as child and adult day care providers, in Pennsylvania will receive an estimated $85 million in additional funding for the 2022-2023 school year through the Keep Kids Fed Act.
In June, Rep. Scanlon voted to pass the Keep Kids Fed Act to ensure that schools can continue… Read more »
Chester, PA — The following statement was issued on Friday, August 26, 2022, by Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon’s spokesperson, Carina Figliuzzi:
“In preparing her annual Financial Disclosure Report, Rep. Scanlon discovered that certain transactions in her husband's retirement account, which is managed by a financial advisor who has discretion over the account, had not been reported… Read more »
Chester, PA — Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today issued the following statement on President Biden’s student loan debt forgiveness plan to cancel $10,000 of federal student loan debt for borrowers making under $125,000 annually, cancel up to $20,000 of federal student loan debt for Pell Grant recipients, extend the pause on student loan payments until December 31, 2022, and… Read more »
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today voted to send historic legislation to the President’s desk. The Inflation Reduction Act will deliver landmark investments to lower Pennsylvania families’ health care costs, create nine million good-paying union jobs, combat the climate crisis, and dramatically reduce the deficit.
“Today, I proudly voted to fight… Read more »
Chester, PA — Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today joined Senators Tom Carper (D-DE) and Chris Coons (D-DE) along with Representatives Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE-AL), Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Madeleine Dean (PA-04), Dan Meuser (PA-09), and Dwight Evans (PA-03) in sending a letter to the United States Postal Service (USPS) Pennsylvania and Delaware… Read more »
