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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.

Dec 12, 2023

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. The epidemic of gun violence has touched every corner of America, tragically devastating families, tearing apart communities, and scarring schoolchildren. In 2022, nearly 50,000…

Congressional Record · 2023-12-12
Dec 12, 2023

The answer to the problem of gun violence in domestic violence is not more guns--although, it seems that more guns is the common Republican refrain for nearly every problem or issue our country currently faces.

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Dec 12, 2023

Mr. Speaker, I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 215, noes 207, not voting 11, as follows: [Roll No. 711]…

Congressional Record · 2023-12-12
Dec 5, 2023

Mr. Speaker, I rise to speak on the portion of this rule which would once again throw our student loan system into crisis. Congress' failure to address the student debt crisis has left American borrowers with over $1.6 trillion in student…

Congressional Record · 2023-12-05
Nov 30, 2023

Mr. Speaker, election misinformation continues to plague our country as leaders who know better repeat or fail to contradict baseless conspiracy theories and lies about the integrity of our elections. Not only do these lies and conspiracy…

Congressional Record · 2023-11-30
Nov 30, 2023

Mr. Speaker, while gun deaths in the United States far outpace those of other countries and now are the leading cause of death among children under 18, recent CDC data shows a glimmer of hope: Gun homicides are down slightly from 2021. We…

Congressional Record · 2023-11-30
Nov 14, 2023

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Texas for yielding the customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. For the past 6 months, the Republican majority, embroiled in chaos and dysfunction, has wasted valuable…

Congressional Record · 2023-11-14
Nov 14, 2023

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, as I said before, this is a terrible bill. I remind all my colleagues that this is kids' futures that we are talking about. It is the jobs that support American families…

Congressional Record · 2023-11-14
Nov 14, 2023

Madam Speaker, I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 217, noes 209, not voting 8, as follows: [Roll No. 647]…

Congressional Record · 2023-11-14
Nov 14, 2023

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. The fact remains that under Democratic leadership, the House did pass budget bills. It passed the actual bills. What we are seeing here is a string of MAGA bills being brought to the…

Congressional Record · 2023-11-14
Nov 6, 2023

It is barbaric and unacceptable that they were taken.

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