Mary Gay Scanlon

Most worrying to me is the lack of an acceptable centralized and dedicated plan for the January 6 events and the absence of a process for developing similar plans for future events.

Thank you for the opportunity to Chair today's hearing to discuss the importance of immigrant physicians in our healthcare system.

I thank my colleague from the Rules Committee for yielding. Mr. Speaker, for as long as our country has existed, the United States Postal Service has played a critical role in the function of our country. Whether delivering news or bills…

I thank the chairman for yielding. Madam Speaker, sexual harassment and violence in the workplace are a corrosive and pervasive threat to the success and dignity of all workers, but particularly women. And forced or mandatory arbitration…

I thank my colleague from the Rules Committee for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of today's rule. The America COMPETES Act is a bold and important bill that would help make our economy more competitive, more dynamic, and…

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen an unprecedented rise in gun violence across the entire country. While most conversations about gun violence are quickly overwhelmed by extremist rhetoric, one of the strategies to…

Since coming to Congress, my office has focused on forging closer connections between the jobs that we are developing in our region and the people who live here. I have been proud to support a number of workforce training programs that…

Everyone from the Koch brothers to the Obama Justice Department saying we are over-incarcerating people in this country

I introduced Elijah Cummings' PREP Act, legislation that would ensure that incarcerated individuals receive educational opportunities.

January is School Board Director Recognition Month, and I want to take a moment, as a former school board member and school board president, to recognize the contributions of these unpaid but essential community servants. In the best of…

One of the highlights of congressional action last year was the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and we are already seeing the impact in my district, Pennsylvania's 5th, and the greater Philadelphia region. Just before the holidays…

I rise because we have seen a continuous assault on voting rights and election integrity in recent years, pushed by partisan operatives, foreign governments and, most disturbingly, some of our own elected officials. Over the weekend, the…

Last Friday was a big day for infrastructure in the Philadelphia region. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was in Philly to announce the first tranche of funding for bridges under the new law, including $1.6 billion for Pennsylvania…

Our ability to provide adequate and nutritious food to consumers is a matter of national security.

Concentration and consolidation in our food supply chain has been shown now to pose a serious threat to our food markets.

I am proud to help bring this bill to the floor and to push for its consideration in the Senate. Pennsylvania--and Philadelphia, which I represent--is the birthplace of our democratic Republic, but it is now ground zero in the battle for…

January 14 marks the first time in 6 months that families will not receive an expanded child tax credit payment, a program to support children and families that Congress passed last spring with the American Rescue Plan. For the last 6…

As chair of the Congressional Youth Mentoring Caucus, I rise to recognize National Mentoring Month, a time to celebrate the impact of mentoring and raise awareness about the critical need for caring adults to become mentors, as our youth…

I completely agree that protecting Medicare from cuts is a bipartisan issue, and we are happy to engage on that. Unfortunately, if there is a complaint about how this bill is coming up at this time, that is something that was pushed by…

I would just remind our colleagues we are here today to talk about a rule to bring the Protecting Our Democracy Act to the floor. That is a bill that would prevent criminal behavior by Presidents, not by illegal aliens, so I would just…

Today, the Rules Committee met and reported a rule, House Resolution 838, providing for consideration of H.R. 5314, the Protecting Our Democracy Act, under a structured rule. It provides 1 hour of debate equally divided and controlled by…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 838 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 838 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…

For decades Congress has based economic policy on trickle-down economics, eviscerating America's middle class in the process. But today, we reject that approach. The Build Back Better Act invests in American families, not hedge funds, in…

As I indicated, there are some in the Republican Conference who want to kick 13 Republicans off their committees for voting for an infrastructure bill that will benefit their constituents, but when a Member of Congress publicly celebrates…

I am prepared to close if the gentleman is prepared to close. I reserve the balance of my time.