Press Releases

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 »

Washington, DC—Representative Scott Perry (R-PA) issued the following statement after a series of procedural votes in support of H.Res. 828, a privileged resolution that calls for articles of impeachment to be brought against Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen. The resolution was referred to the House Judiciary Committee for further consideration. “As has become… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Representative Scott Perry (R-PA) today voted in favor of the bipartisan 21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 34), a once-in-a-generation, transformational bill to change the way the United States treats both physical and mental diseases. The medical innovation package will bring hope for patients and accelerate cutting-edge treatments for rare diseases. It will also include the most… Read more »

York, PA—U.S. Representative Scott Perry (R-PA) issued the following statement after a federal judge blocked an Obama Administration rule to mandate overtime pay to more than 4 million salaried workers: “Local governments, non-profit organizations and small retailers throughout Pennsylvania are breathing a collective sigh of relief today. Since the announcement of this rule, I’ve heard… Read more »

The 58th Presidential Inauguration Swearing-in Ceremony will be held at the Capitol on Friday, January 20, 2017. Each Congressional office receives a limited number of tickets for the Ceremony, for which I'm pleased to take requests from residents of Pennsylvania's 4th Congressional District. Click HERE to be directed to the request form.  Read more »

York, PA—Representative Scott Perry (R-PA) issued the following statement on the FBI's decision to reopen its investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s email arrangement: “There’s a growing belief that America has two standards of justice: one for the well-connected and one for the rest of us. As a result, many Americans have lost faith in institutions like the FBI.… Read more »

Washington, DC – The House Committee on Homeland Security’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency held a hearing Thursday morning entitled, “Identifying the Enemy: Radical Islamist Terror.” The hearing was centered on threat of radical Islamist terrorism, the importance of identifying the threat for what it is, and ways to defeat it. Violent Islamist extremism is regarded… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Representative Scott Perry (R-PA) today introduced legislation to give state governments approval over the resettlement of refugees. The Allow State Sovereignty Upon Refugee Entry (ASSURE) Act is a response to the recently-announced plan from the Obama Administration to drastically increase the number of refugees accepted by the United States to 110,000 in the fiscal year… Read more »

On one day, Saturday, September 17, 2016, the following happened:  a powerful bomb exploded in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan injuring 29 people; a bomb detonated in a trash can near the boardwalk in Seaside Park, NJ as a charity 5K race was about to begin; and nine people were stabbed at a mall in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The next day, two men found a backpack containing… Read more »

“The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) decision to approve the City of Harrisburg’s sinkhole mitigation plan is welcome news. The affected families endured unacceptably dangerous conditions for years.  This initial funding will cover the acquisition and demolition of the first 25 homes on the 1400 block of South 14th Street between Cloverly Terrace and Magnolia Street. The… Read more »