Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – Since 2000, Washington has diverted billions of dollars that, under federal law, must go to victims of child abuse, domestic violence, sexual assault, and other crimes. Congress uses this money for other government spending — despite the fact that federal law says money deposited into the Crime Victims Fund may only be used to assist crime victims.  Legislation… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC– The U.S. House of Representatives took an important first step Thursday towards protecting the American people from ISIS and other Islamic terrorists looking to exploit our refugee program and conduct attacks in the U.S.  ISIS repeatedly has stated its intent to embed its operatives into the flow of Syrian refugees seeking entrance into Western Europe and… Read more »

President Obama says ISIS is contained, but the scale and coordination of the attacks in Paris and the recent downing of a civilian airplane in Egypt show it clearly is not. ISIS is a cancer. And a cancer cannot be contained; it must be eradicated. The attacks in Paris proved - once again - that not only is ISIS capable of exploiting refugee flows and infiltrating / attacking the West,… Read more »

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Scott Perry (PA-4) was named to the Conference Committee tasked with negotiating the differences between transportation bills passed by both the U.S. House and Senate. The House bill was approved yesterday and reauthorizes and reforms federal highway, transit, and highway safety programs for the next six years. The Senate passed its bill… Read more »

“President Obama’s own State Department has said the Keystone Pipeline would create American jobs and substantially reduce our reliance on energy from unstable foreign sources. This project has the support of a bipartisan majority of Congress, many unions and our ally Canada. By rejecting this common sense proposal, the President has prioritized catering to special interests over creating… Read more »

The U.S. House passed legislation today to strengthen the transportation infrastructure that Americans rely on every day. The Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform (STRR) Act of 2015 reauthorizes and reforms federal highway, transit, and highway safety programs.  This bipartisan legislation included two amendments from U.S. Representative Scott Perry (PA-4) to improve… Read more »

Today I supported Paul Ryan for Speaker of the House. I look forward to working with him on our shared goals of enhancing individual freedom and opportunity for all Americans.  I don’t agree with Paul Ryan on every issue, but he’s been an effective leader on developing conservative solutions to our Nation’s unsustainable debt crisis and many other critical issues. He was the… Read more »

This is why people are sick of Washington and why I joined the House Freedom Caucus. Here we have a two-year budget deal that was negotiated behind closed doors between a handful of leaders without any input from other Members of Congress. I had about 36 hours to review a 144 page bill; and if I don't have any input on this agreement, then neither do the people of the 4th District. I've… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee unanimously approved a bipartisan surface transportation bill Thursday to reauthorize and reform federal highway, transit, and highway safety programs. The Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform (STRR) Act of 2015 (H.R. 3763) included two amendments from U.S. Representative Scott Perry (PA-4) to… Read more »

“I joined with a supermajority of the House Freedom Caucus last night to support Paul Ryan's bid to become the next Speaker of the House. Paul Ryan is the most conservative candidate for Speaker who could secure the necessary votes within the Republican Conference.  Ryan has been a leader on developing conservative solutions to confronting our Nation’s unsustainable debt and… Read more »