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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.

Oct 26, 2023

Mr. Speaker, my heart is breaking for the parents, children, friends, and neighbors in Lewiston, Maine, who woke up today to the unfathomable grief of yet another mass shooting. We do not have to live like this. My constituents know it…

Congressional Record · 2023-10-26
Oct 3, 2023

Madam Speaker, funding the Federal Government is not a game. The American people who elect us to Congress depend on us to solve real problems. They don't send us here to play politics with their lives and our country's future. The…

Congressional Record · 2023-10-03
Oct 3, 2023

Madam Speaker, I yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern), the distinguished ranking member of the Committee on Rules. Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, let me say to the gentleman from Pennsylvania that nobody…

Congressional Record · 2023-10-03
Oct 3, 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 218, noes 208, not voting 7, as follows: [Roll No. 517]…

Congressional Record · 2023-10-03
Oct 3, 2023

Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania for yielding the customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, over the past month, House Republicans have plunged this Chamber into chaos…

Congressional Record · 2023-10-03
Oct 3, 2023

Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 208, nays 218, not voting 7, as follows: [Roll No. 518] YEAS--208 Aderholt Alford Allen Amodei…

Congressional Record · 2023-10-03
Oct 3, 2023

Madam Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentlewoman from New Mexico (Ms. Leger Fernandez), a distinguished member of the Rules Committee.

Congressional Record · 2023-10-03
Oct 3, 2023

Madam Speaker, I wish that our colleagues across the aisle were as concerned about the fact that this bill would increase our dependence on Russian oil, Russian oil that is being used to fund their illegal, inhumane war against the…

Congressional Record · 2023-10-03
Sep 29, 2023

Madam Speaker, the last time the Republicans shut down the government in 2018-2019, we had to run food drives to feed TSA workers who were required to show up but were not paid. Some of them lost their jobs when they lost their cars…

Congressional Record · 2023-09-29
Sep 29, 2023

Madam Speaker, I thank the ranking member for yielding. We are 37 hours, 6 minutes and 25 seconds away from a shutdown, an unnecessary and devastating government shutdown after wasting weeks on rightwing messaging points and bills. Here…

Congressional Record · 2023-09-29

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