Fight efforts to end birthright citizenship and defend the Fourteenth Amendment's citizenship guarantee.

And we will do everything in our power to fight that vision as a Congress, as a government, as a nation.

Scanlon committed to doing everything in her power to oppose efforts to end birthright citizenship and the broader vision she says those efforts represent.

Ranking Member Scanlon’s Opening Statement Blasting Republicans for Trying to Strip American Children of Their Constitutional Right to Citizenship | U.S. Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon
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Scanlon, as ranking member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, delivered opening remarks at a hearing on continued efforts to undermine the 14th Amendment's birthright-citizenship guarantee. She said the text and history establish that birth in the United States generally guarantees citizenship and said Democrats would use the committee to fight efforts to roll that back.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official statement shows Scanlon actively opposing renewed attempts to restrict birthright citizenship and defending the Fourteenth Amendment guarantee during her current House term.

delivered same_term A for effort

Ranking Member Scanlon’s Opening Statement Blasting Republicans for Trying to Strip American Children of Their Constitutional Right to Citizenship | U.S. Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon
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The Supreme Court held that children born in the United States to parents unlawfully or temporarily present are subject to U.S. jurisdiction and are citizens at birth under the Fourteenth Amendment's Citizenship Clause. The case concerned President Trump's Executive Order No. 14160 restricting birthright citizenship.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official Supreme Court opinion confirms that a major federal effort to restrict birthright citizenship was defeated during Scanlon's current term, aligning with the constitutional guarantee she pledged to defend.

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Trump v. Barbara, 25-365, Slip Opinion
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%