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Washington, D.C. -- The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs passed U.S. Representative Scott Perry’s (PA-4) bipartisan legislation to reduce wasteful spending at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today by voice vote. The Department of Homeland Security Stop Asset and Vehicle Excess Act, or the “DHS SAVE Act” (H.R. 366), requires the Under Secretary of… Read more »

York County, PA—U.S. Representative Scott Perry announced he will host his next public town hall meeting. The town hall will be held on Saturday, March 18, 2017 at Red Lion Area Junior High School, 200 Country Club Rd, Red Lion, PA 17356 in the ‘Cafetorium’ from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. “For me to effectively represent our constituents in Congress, I regularly need – and seek - all… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Representative Scott Perry (R-PA) offered the following statement in response to the unveiling of the plan to replace the Affordable Care Act: “The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is broken; it has increased the cost of health insurance for millions, caused many to lose their health insurance, and hurt the majority of hard working people trying to earn a living. For every… Read more »

WASHINGTON – In response to the security breaches at John F. Kennedy (JFK) airport in New York late last month, Representative Scott Perry (R-PA) will introduce legislation to institute accountability and oversight for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). “Keeping Americans safe on U.S. soil, especially at our airports, has been one of my top priorities,” said Perry. “After… Read more »

WASHINGTON – In the wake of recent bomb threats made toward Jewish Community Centers across the Nation, including both York and Harrisburg, Congressmen Scott Perry and Lou Barletta co-led a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly requesting these threats be investigated as acts of domestic terrorism. “The recent threats of violence against Jewish Community… Read more »

"I'm deeply saddened to learn of the shooting deaths in Olathe, Kansas. This kind of violence has no place in our society. My heart and prayers are with the entire Kansas City metro area and all those impacted by this horrific incident." Read more »

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Scott Perry’s (PA-4) bipartisan legislation to reduce wasteful spending at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) passed the U.S. House by voice vote on Tuesday. The Department of Homeland Security Stop Asset and Vehicle Excess Act, or the “DHS SAVE Act” (H.R. 366), requires the Under Secretary of Management for DHS to improve management of its… Read more »

"We went to the polls in November knowing the next President of the United States would fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court. President Trump's nominee to the Court, Judge Neil Gorsuch of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, has been praised by Republicans and Democrats alike for his ethics, fairness and impartiality. His 2006 nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals met with zero… Read more »

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 »