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Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today introduced a Constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court’s Citizens United v. FEC decision, which struck down a century's worth of campaign finance safeguards, allowing untraceable dark money to flood politics and putting corporations and billionaire-funded super PACs front and center in our elections. The… Read more »

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Chester, PA — Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) on Wednesday visited Moshannon Valley Processing Center, a privately operated immigration detention facility in Philipsburg, PA, to conduct oversight following allegations of civil rights abuses and the recent death of a Chinese national while in ICE custody at the facility. After approximately an hour of waiting and… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), Chair of the Congressional Youth Mentoring Caucus and co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth, last week joined Rep. Don Bacon, co-chair of the Foster Youth Caucus, in introducing the Foster Youth Mentoring Act. The bill aims to address the critical need for mentoring programs that support our  most… Read more »

Chester, PA — Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today was joined by Reps. Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) and Sarah McBride (DE-AL) at the Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art in Chadds Ford to highlight the risks of dismantling agencies like the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which includes the National… Read more »

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today joined Congressman Pat Ryan (NY-18) and Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) in introducing the Stopping the Fraudulent Sale 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 online. Some technology companies have… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today released the statement below following the final passage of President Trump’s so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill” in the House of Representatives.  “Today, House Republicans passed President Trump’s deeply flawed spending bill, despite the fact that it would cause the biggest wealth transfer in our nation’s history from… Read more »

Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today released the following statement on the third anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Supreme Court decision about the impacts it has had on reproductive health care across the United States. “On the third anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, the American people… Read more »

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) last week pressured Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner to address long standing hazardous living conditions at Benjamin Banneker Plaza in Chester. Despite ongoing communications to rectify the conditions, municipal inspections and public reporting have confirmed that residents continue to endure inhumane and… Read more »

Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, today released the following statement on the Trump administration’s decision to deploy military personnel against civilian demonstrators in Los Angeles. “In the aftermath of ICE’s aggressive and militaristic detention activities, the White House’s… Read more »