Political Quotes

Mary Gay Scanlon

The Public Record

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.

Dec 16, 2019

I did want to ask unanimous consent, and I am not sure which letter Mr. Perlmutter introduced before, but we do have a letter now that has 500 legal scholars who signed on saying that there is grounds for impeachment in our current fact…

congress.gov
Dec 16, 2019

And when you retrace it, you will find that there were three kind of things on their mind: One was a President who tries to corrupt our elections; two was a President who makes deals with foreign powers in order to alter the course of our…

congress.gov
Dec 16, 2019

the only radical view I am embracing here is the idea that we the people should be governed by a constitution that divides powers between three coequal branches and establishes checks and balances on the President.

congress.gov
Dec 16, 2019

And over 700 historians who have signed a separate letter.

congress.gov
Dec 16, 2019

I move the committee grant House Resolution 755, impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors, a closed rule.

congress.gov
Dec 16, 2019

How can we say then that he should be beyond the reach of the law?

congress.gov
Dec 16, 2019

In fact, we have contemporaneous witnesses, like Ambassador Sondland and others, who said, no, it was clear that what was important to the President was getting this personal political favor.

congress.gov
Dec 16, 2019

The committee did not subpoena the call detail records for any Member of Congress or staff.

congress.gov
Dec 16, 2019

In other words, we had unanimous agreement among our academic scholars that abuse of power is an impeachable offense.

congress.gov
Dec 10, 2019

If President Trump's obstruction, abuse of power, and obstruction of Congress are not impeachable, nothing is.

congress.gov
Dec 10, 2019

I loved my job as a public interest lawyer, and I loved volunteering with kids, helping them to get a good start and helping them to understand why our government and our laws are what make our country that shining city on a hill, a beacon…

congress.gov

Politicians like Mary Gay Scanlon