Mary Gay Scanlon

Latest speeches

1. ‘“Subject to the Jurisdiction Thereof’: Birthright Citizenship and the Fourteenth Amendment, Part II” · U.S. House of Representatives · 2 September 2026

   • Chairman: opening, Trump v. Barbara critique

     “Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It seems that my Republican colleagues believe that no matter how false or bizarre a claim, repeating it over and over again will somehow make it true. What else can explain the hearing that they've scheduled…”

     Watch from 16:26

   • Ranking Member Scanlon: defense of birthright citizenship

     “And you don't have to take my word for it. The Supreme Court resoundingly agreed just two and a half months ago in its decision on this issue in Trump v. Barbara. The 14th Amendment guarantees that all persons born…”

     Watch from 17:18

   • Chairman Jordan: sanctuary jurisdictions, crime, and migration incentives

     “Thank you, Mr. Chairman. You know, there's just—how many times can we say the same thing? The Supreme Court ruled. Professor Weinberg, the witness to your left, Mr. Cuccinelli, wrote in his testimony, quote, "Barbara is binding, it will remain…”

     Watch from 1:44:59
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2. “Sanctuary Policies, Tragic Consequences” · U.S. House of Representatives · 1 September 2026

   • Democratic critiques: ICE tactics, private prisons, and sanctuary as public safety

     “So, you know, it turns on its head this idea that immigrants are taking American jobs when you are actually detaining people and using their forced labor to cut Americans out of jobs. It's immoral on so many grounds. But…”

     Watch from 1:52:00

3. H.R. 9436 – To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulation concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective. [Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act of 2026]; H.R. 4795 – Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026; H.R. 1501 – Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025; H. Res. 1490 – Providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms, and for other purposes. · U.S. House of Representatives · 31 August 2026

   • Q&A: lobster fishery, right whales, and ropeless gear

     “Thank you, uh, Mr. Chairman. Um, you know, the two bills before us seem to be doubling down on what we're seeing both from this administration and from this House majority, which is a very one-sided approach to natural resources,…”

     Watch from 41:49

   • Q&A: lobster fishery, right whales, and ropeless gear

     “And that does seem to be one of the essential problems with this type of legislation, this type of approach by this administration, which is prioritizing the desires of those who are going to make money off it and not…”

     Watch from 44:02

   • Q&A: lobster fishery, right whales, and ropeless gear

     “Okay. Okay. That, it seems like it would be preferable to go with a win-win situation for both the whales and the lobstermen. I guess my last question, Natural Resources Committee deals with our natural resources, it deals with waterways,…”

     Watch from 46:25
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4. H.R. 9773, Permanent Trump Secure Border Act and Ratification of Subcommittee Assignments · U.S. House of Representatives · 21 July 2026

   • Lee (PA) warehouse and family detention amendment and detention conditions debate

     “Thank you. I have found so many of the statements from the other side of the aisle today absolutely astonishing, the way that people can try to justify this detention fantasy that underlies their efforts to justify mass imprisonment of…”

     Watch from 2:34:37

   • Raskin body-camera requirement for ICE agents: germaneness fights and vote

     “Thank you. I just wanted to interject some revisions to the revisionist history we're getting here. So first off, we heard that the reason people were killed in the last two weeks in Houston and in Maine was because there'd…”

     Watch from 3:24:31