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On the recordDecember 10, 2019
I loved my job as a public interest lawyer, and I loved volunteering with kids, helping them to get a good start and helping them to understand why our government and our laws are what make our country that shining city on a hill, a beacon of freedom and opportunity to the entire world.
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Mary Gay Scanlon
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Reflects on her past work and the values of American democracy.

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