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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.
I thank Mr. Armstrong for his help in moving this bill forward. Mr. Speaker, this legislation is supported by a bipartisan coalition of groups, including, #cut50, the Campaign for Youth Justice, the Juvenile Law Center, the National Legal…
We are prepared to close if the gentleman from Georgia has no further speakers.
I thank my learned colleague for his input. It certainly would be refreshing to see anything pass the Senate these days. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern), the distinguished chairman of…
Yesterday, the Rules Committee met and reported a rule, House Resolution 1107, providing for consideration of H.R. 2574, the Equity and Inclusion Enforcement Act, and H.R. 2694, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, under closed rules. The…
For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Woodall), my distinguished colleague from the Rules Committee, pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During…
By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 1107 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 1107 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order…
It's essential that Postal Service leadership demonstrate nonpartisanship and not cronyism or favoritism.
During the coronavirus pandemic, the Postal Service's value to this Nation is greater than ever.
``I'm writing to you today after having skipped a day of my high blood pressure medication for the first time.'' ``I have not seen a Postal Service carrier in my neighborhood for a week or more, not received mail for 10 days. The last…
I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I include in the Record an article, ``Quit Interfering and Save the Postal Service,'' by the former chair of the Board of Governors of the Postal Service, David Fineman. [Aug. 5, 2020]…
Statement for the Record by Pamela Roberts, Citizenship and Family Unification Staff Attorney.
Foreign adversaries cannot actually influence our elections by submitting massive counterfeit ballots, but the FBI and our intelligence services have repeatedly warned that those adversaries are actively trying to sow mistrust of our…
The President is spreading disinformation about mail-in ballots, because he is afraid that if more people vote, he and his party will lose.
They shouldn't have to choose between risking their lives and exercising their right to vote.
I thank Mr. Perlmutter for yielding me the time. I am proud to rise in support of this rule and the underlying legislation. I believe that each of the underlying bills that we consider in this rule will benefit not only people across the…
I thank Mr. Morelle for yielding to me, and I second his remarks regarding Russian bounty. I am proud to rise in support here today of H.R. 2. H.R. 2 will make meaningful, long-overdue investments in our roads, bridges, airports, ports…
On this busy legislative day, I would like to focus my attention on both the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act and the Emergency Housing and Relief Act. The sickening police murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks…
I introduced the Disabilities Voting Rights Act, which was included in H.R. 1, to try to get our State and Federal officials to invest in mail-in voting and making polling locations more accessible.
She said that, you know, she is really concerned as a healthcare professional that the lack of adequate mail-in voting is going to trigger another wave of coronavirus in our region.
One thing that was absolutely clear was the need for additional resources, for scanning, printing, and processing these ballots.
We have lost over 100,000 lives to this pandemic--that we know of--and people on the front lines are still waiting for the PPE they need to protect themselves and our communities. Every single day, healthcare providers, States, and first…
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