Mary Gay Scanlon: “Whenever Democrats try to explore how Congress can act to stem this uniquely American carnage, our Republican colleagues…”

This is not supposed to be punitive, but it’s pretty hard to say that this is anything but.

We’ve heard a lot of people having fears about this election, and I just want everybody to know we’ve got this.

I support H.R. 3497, the Medal of Sacrifice Act, which would award medals to honor those who lose their lives while serving as public safety officers. I encourage my colleagues to support it, too.

Why are we jailing, essentially, people who are not a danger to our communities, who are in many cases contributing members to our economy and our communities, folks who are employed and are paying taxes? Why are these folks being put in a…