Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Scott Perry (PA-4) is proud to announce his committee assignments for the 115th Congress.  He will continue to serve on the Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security and Transportation and Infrastructure committees. “These assignments are a tremendous opportunity for me to serve the people of the 4th Congressional District,” said Rep. Perry. “Whether… Read more »

The United States has the most generous refugee policies in the world and a culturally diverse, open country unlike any other. We want that proud tradition to continue. Yet ISIS continues to embed fighters within the refugee flows bound for Europe to carry out terrorist attacks and clearly encourages its followers to do the same in the United States.  There's no "Muslim ban."… Read more »

"We must secure our borders - period. The American people demand action on this issue and Washington has failed for too long. The President's actions today are a good first step. We must utilize all existing laws, tools and technologies at our disposal to address this problem, once and for all." Read more »

York, PA –U.S. Rep. Scott Perry (PA-4) today unveiled bipartisan legislation to ensure the Crime Victims Fund is used only to assist crime victims, rather than paying for unrelated federal projects. Congress created the Crime Victims Fund in 1984, based on a simple idea: Money collected by the federal government from those who commit crimes should be used to help those victimized by… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Scott Perry (PA-4) has introduced bipartisan legislation to reduce wasteful spending at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The Department of Homeland Security Stop Asset and Vehicle Excess Act, or the DHS SAVE Act, requires the Under Secretary of Management for DHS to improve management of its vehicle fleet. In October 2015, the DHS Inspector… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Scott Perry (PA-04) today introduced a bill that seeks to balance the federal budget via an amendment to the U.S. Constitution and confront the debt crisis that threatens the economic security of every American. Forty-nine states currently are required annually to balance their budgets. To secure passage of a constitutional amendment, a bill must… Read more »

Washington, D.C - Representative Scott Perry (R-PA) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed H. Res. 11, a bipartisan resolution to reject the recent anti-Israel United Nations resolution: “The United Nations has proven again and again to have an obvious anti-Israel bias and isn’t the appropriate forum for resolving disputes between Israel… Read more »

York, PA—Representative Scott Perry (R-PA) issued the following statement after Friday’s UN Security Council vote on an anti-Israel resolution and today’s explanation from Secretary of State John Kerry on the decision for the US to abstain from the vote: “The United States for years – regardless of what political party occupied the White House – rightly has opposed one-sided or… Read more »

YORK, PA – U.S. Representative Scott Perry (R-PA) issued the following statement regarding Russia’s alleged attempts to interfere in the U.S. presidential election. “We must investigate fully and, if necessary, push back forcefully against any cyberattacks on our democratic process. Russia’s alleged interference in our recent presidential election must be taken seriously. Any… Read more »

Washington, DC—U.S. Representative Scott Perry (R-PA) today voted in favor of a short-term Continuing Resolution (CR) (H.R. 2028) to continue funding for federal programs and services until April 28, 2017. The CR maintains the spending levels put into place under the Budget Control Act of 2011. The legislation maintains existing policy and funding provisions and doesn't include… Read more »