Mary Gay Scanlon: “It is sad and maybe even pathetic how far from that legacy the current division has fallen”

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.

Permanent daylight savings time was repealed within a year because it didn't work.

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…

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