Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Scott Perry voted against H.R. 3877 Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019, a bipartisan deal that brazenly ignores fiscal responsibility, busts through federal spending caps and eliminates the federal debt ceiling for the next two years.     “Reckless spending isn’t what my constituents sent me here to support, which is why I won’t support… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Scott Perry offered a new legislative proposal to address the $1 trillion student loan crisis and exploding cost of higher education. H.R. 3786, the Student Loan Reform Act, encourages colleges and universities to co-sign student loans with their student borrowers, which will help drive down the cost of borrowing for students, and encourage universities to… Read more »

Hummelstown, PA - Congressman Scott Perry will host another town hall meeting on Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at the Hummelstown Fire Department, 249 E Main St, Hummelstown, PA from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. “Our Hummelstown town hall is the latest in a series of events that I’ve held as a public official. Town halls have always been one of the great means of gathering… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Scott Perry introduced H.R. 3705, the Saving Workers by Eliminating Economic Tampering (SWEET) Act to bolster Pennsylvania manufacturing jobs and reduce arbitrary costs hikes for taxpayers and consumers of manufactured goods and foods. “South Central Pennsylvania is home to some of the largest food manufacturers in the country and they provide quality… Read more »

Yesterday, State Senator Mike Regan (R-Cumberland/York) and U.S. Representative Scott Perry (R-PA-10, Cumberland/Dauphin/York) held a Roundtable Discussion regarding the issue of Veterans Suicide at the American Legion, PA Department Headquarters, in Wormleysburg, PA.  “The statistics are staring directly at us in the face -- with twenty veterans committing suicide each day and with… Read more »

Harrisburg, PA – Congressman Scott Perry offered the following statement upon the enactment of House Bill 315, criminalizing the barbaric and subjugating practice of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: “I appreciate the combined efforts of the bill’s sponsor, State Representative Tom Murt, and Pennsylvania House Judiciary Chairman Robert W.… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Scott Perry (R-PA) offered legislation to criminalize the barbaric and subjugating practice of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C). The legislative proposal, the Federal Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation Act of 2019, was introduced following a case in Michigan that declared the 1996 federal law unconstitutional. “Over 200 million little girls… Read more »

Harrisburg, PA – Congressman Scott Perry (PA-10) is excited to announce the start of the 10th Congressional District’s Congressional App Challenge (CAC), an “app” competition for local middle and high school students. The CAC highlights the importance of STEM and computer-based skills and the critical role they play in economic growth and innovation. The CAC runs through November 1,… Read more »

Harrisburg, PA - Congressman Scott Perry proudly received a Guardian of Victims’ Rights Award today from Marsy’s Law for Pennsylvania. The recognition follows his stalwart support of victims of violent crime and his endorsement of Pennsylvania’s Marsy’s Law legislation, which provides for a voter referendum on an amendment to the Pennsylvania Constitution that will ensure it enumerates… Read more »

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Scott Perry (R-PA) and Lois Frankel (D-FL) offered a bipartisan resolution condemning the abhorrent practice of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C). H.Res.106 passed the House of Representatives with unanimous support on May 20, 2019, recognizes the horrifying practice as a human rights violation, and calls on the international community to do… Read more »