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Mary Gay Scanlon is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district since January 3, 2018. A member of the Democratic Party, she has focused on issues such as education, healthcare, and civil rights during her time in office. Scanlon has been an advocate for policies aimed at addressing gun violence and promoting environmental sustainability.
Before coming to Congress, I organized volunteer lawyers to represent survivors of domestic abuse, so I have seen firsthand both the need for the Violence Against Women Act and the remarkable impact of legal representation in moments of…
For too many communities in southeastern Pennsylvania, the steady toll of gun violence day in and day out is a horrifying reality. Right now, my region is at the epicenter of a staggering uptick in gun violence taking place in the…
It has a perverse financial incentive to have law enforcement target people to get their assets.
It is a program that is designed to deal with the War on Drugs, but it has a perverse financial incentive to have law enforcement target people to get their assets.
Over the last 30 years I have been a poll worker, an election judge, an election protection lawyer, and a civics educator working to protect the right to vote. I have seen firsthand the flaws in our system that prevent Americans from…
I thank the gentleman for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, 20 years ago, I began volunteering to provide election protection services to voters after I saw political operatives try to block Swarthmore College students from voting by posting…
I would just note, as a parent, a former school board member, and education advocate, of course, we all want what is best for our students and what is best for our schools. But I would also suggest that a one-size-fits-all, everybody has…
I would just note that what we saw in Texas this past week was a truly astonishing, unusual snowstorm with frigid cold conditions that are not normal--as the Speaker knows--in Texas, and that happens because of climate change. Because we…
With respect to the gentlewoman's question, with respect to the language in question, it has long been held by our courts that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act does not apply to civil rights laws. The Equality Act looks to treat…
I would just restate that this act does not take away any of the religious freedoms that are already enshrined in multiple laws. It does not change those laws. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
I would just note for the record that over 20 States already have versions of this law, the Equality Act, with respect to participation in sports, as do the Olympics, and we have not seen the kind of behavior that has just been suggested…
Yesterday, the Rules Committee met and reported a rule, House Resolution 147, providing for consideration of H.R. 5, the Equality Act, under a closed rule. The rule provides 90 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair…
For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman and my colleague from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Mr. Reschenthaler), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of…
By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 147 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 147 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…
As we emerge from the darkest months of the COVID-19 pandemic and some pretty brutal weather, I rise today to offer some good news and to celebrate a development that is bringing jobs and economic development to my district, along with a…
Political leaders should not promote conspiracy theories and false equivalencies and must unequivocally reject extremist views.
The threat of domestic terrorism and White supremacist extremism has been a growing concern for decades.
I thank the gentlewoman from New York for arranging this really important Special Order hour. Every day, we are so grateful for the hard work and support of our congressional staff. Many of them are young enough to be my children, but they…
I, too, have to agree with the ranking member of the Rules Committee that this does raise serious questions for our institution and assure him that this is not a move taken lightly, but our colleagues have left us no choice. Historically…
What does it say about the party that they're talking about stripping Liz Cheney of power, when she's trying to hold the ex-President accountable for inciting an insurrection? And they're elevating this new member who is inciting violence…
So, I couldn't agree with you more that ultimate responsibility lies with the president who invited the mob and whipped it up and sent it down the Mall to invade the Capitol.
Morally, Donald Trump and those members of Congress are just as guilty, as the invaders of the Capitol, including the murderers at the Capitol.
On January 6, President Trump launched an attack against the United States Capitol. I, too, urge my colleagues to unite, but to unite in love of country, and to hold this President accountable. What unites our country is respect for the…
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