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Mary Gay Scanlon

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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.

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Feb 5, 2019

We need to keep firearms out of the hands of criminals and gun traffickers, keeping weapons of war off the street.

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Feb 5, 2019

This isn't a Second amendment issue. This is a public health crisis.

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Feb 5, 2019

It has been 8 years and hundreds of thousands of lives lost to gun violence since the last time Congress held a hearing on this issue.

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Jan 28, 2019

That bill would put limits on donations to presidential inaugural committees and require public disclosure.

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Jan 28, 2019

H.R. 1 also provides measures to modernize our elections while maintaining security.

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Jan 28, 2019

I am also proud that my first bill, the Inaugural Fund Integrity Act, has been included in this landmark legislation.

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Jan 28, 2019

I am extremely proud that H.R. 1 contains a commitment to restore the Voting Rights Act.

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Jan 28, 2019

Our democracy doesn't work when special interests push gerrymandering and other voter suppression tactics.

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Jan 17, 2019

On Wednesday, the Rules Committee met and reported a rule, House Resolution 52, providing for consideration of H.J. Res. 28, the Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act of 2019 to fund the government until February 28. The rule…

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Jan 17, 2019

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentlewoman from Arizona (Mrs. Lesko), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is for the…

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Jan 9, 2019

It is time for this administration to choose people over politics. As we are talking about the shutdown, the stories of real people are getting lost in the mess created by this administration. I want to share the serious impact of the…

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Nov 13, 2018

Members of the 115th Congress, I am honored to have this opportunity to serve our country. Mr. Speaker, I chose tonight to be sworn in on our Constitution, a document that begins with our uniquely American creed, ``We the people,'' a…

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May 8, 2018

I think the true measure of success is no food insecurity and no poverty.

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Jun 7, 2017

But the statutes--PCII, HIPAA and CISA--are very, very clear in their encouragement of reporting of cybersecurity information during an incident.

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