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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.

Mar 6, 2019

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, the reforms in H.R. 1, the For the People Act, will remove barriers to our democracy that drown out the voices of too many Americans. H.R. 1 will put the people back in…

Congressional Record · 2019-03-06
Mar 6, 2019

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 311, insert after line 8 the following new subtitle (and conform the succeeding…

Congressional Record · 2019-03-06
Mar 6, 2019

Mr. Chairman, my first amendment is amendment No. 6. This straightforward amendment would establish a committee of election security experts to review grant requests to ensure that funds for election security infrastructure are best spent…

Congressional Record · 2019-03-06
Mar 6, 2019

Mr. Chairman, the intent of the amendment is to establish a committee that parallels the three existing committees and, therefore, would use the same properties as those committees for appointment, et cetera. The gentleman who argued…

Congressional Record · 2019-03-06
Mar 6, 2019

Mr. Chair, I urge a ``yes'' vote on the amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Pennsylvania (Ms. Scanlon). The amendment was agreed to…

Congressional Record · 2019-03-06
Mar 6, 2019

Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the fact that we share a common concern about our election security and an interest in using the best technology to protect that security. The intent here is to make sure that we are spending congressional…

Congressional Record · 2019-03-06
Mar 6, 2019

Mr. Chair, my next amendment is Amendment No. 7. The amendment would require the Federal Election Comission to conduct a study to specifically assess whether the small donor match cap and the 6-to-1 ratio contained in H.R. 1 is…

Congressional Record · 2019-03-06
Mar 6, 2019

Mr. Chair, I would just close by saying, once again, the intent of this is to study and make sure we have the best possible system going forward. I know that Representative Sarbanes and others have studied the existing mechanisms out there…

Congressional Record · 2019-03-06
Mar 5, 2019

I urge this committee to fund these critical programs and agencies at levels appropriate to accomplish their important work.

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Mar 5, 2019

Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 9 o'clock and 32 minutes p.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until tomorrow, Wednesday, March 6, 2019, at 10 a.m. for…

Congressional Record · 2019-03-05

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