Press Releases

Today, on the 12th Anniversary of the Iraq War, Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI-02) and Congressman Scott Perry (R-PA-04) launched the Congressional Post-9/11 Veterans Caucus. The Congressional Post-9/11 Veterans Caucus will serve as an informal group of Members, both Democrats and Republicans, dedicated to issues related to Veterans of America’s most recent military engagements and… Read more »

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rightly describes a nuclear-armed Iran as one of the gravest security threats facing both the United States and our allies, especially Israel. House Speaker John Boehner had every right to ask the Prime Minister Netanyahu to address Congress on the grave threats posed by radical Islam and Iran to our security and way of life. The Obama… Read more »

YORK, PA – To ensure his constituents are able to share their concerns regarding issues before the United States Congress and the federal government, U.S. Representative Scott Perry (PA-4) will host a town meeting next week.  The meeting will be held from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Monday, March 9 in the social hall of Heidlersburg United Brethren in Christ Church, 2736 Heidlersburg… Read more »

“More than six weeks ago, the U.S. House voted to fund the Department of Homeland Security for the remainder of the fiscal year. Harry Reid and Senate Democrats refused to even debate the bill. Since then, House Republicans offered several common-sense proposals to reach a bipartisan solution – but Reid and Senate Democrats refused even to consider them. Not surprisingly, the national… Read more »

U.S. Representative Scott Perry (PA-04) examined wasteful homeland security programs in his first hearing as Chairman of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency. The hearing addressed recommendations from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General to improve homeland security. “Given… Read more »

To ensure his constituents are able to share their concerns regarding issues before the United States Congress and the federal government, U.S. Representative Scott Perry (PA-4) will host a town meeting next week.  The meeting will be held from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 18 at the Eureka Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Company, 82 North Main St.,… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Scott Perry’s (PA-04) first bill of the 114th Congress seeks to adopt a balanced budget 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 »

“President Obama’s budget shows a breathtaking failure of leadership by increasing government spending 65 percent over the next decade - when we’re already more than $18 trillion in debt. I’m open to discussing the President’s ideas, but we must operate in the real world and stop spending money we don’t have. Social Security, Medicare and other vital programs will go bankrupt if we… Read more »

“Congratulations to the U.S. Senate for having an open and transparent debate over the Keystone Pipeline these last few weeks, resulting in its passage with a strong bipartisan majority. 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. The Keystone Pipeline passed… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Scott Perry (PA-4) is honored to announce his subcommittee assignments for the 114th session of Congress.  He again will serve on the committees on House Transportation & Infrastructure, Foreign Affairs, and Homeland Security. On Transportation and Infrastructure, Rep. Perry is assigned to the subcommittees on Highways and Transit,… Read more »