RANKING MEMBER SCANLON'S OPENING STATEMENT BLASTING REPUBLICANS FOR TRYING TO STRIP AMERICAN CHILDREN OF THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO CITIZENSHIP

Washington, Sept. 2 -- Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon issued the following press release:

Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, today delivered opening remarks at a hearing on Republicans' continued efforts to undermine the 14th Amendment's guarantee of birthright citizenship, even after the Supreme Court rejected President Trump's attempt to strip citizenship from children born in the United States. Below are Ranking Member Scanlon's remarks at today's hearing. WATCH Ranking Member Scanlon's opening statement. Ranking Member Mary Gay Scanlon Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government Hearing on "'Subject to the Jurisdiction The...