Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – After an internal investigation revealed that undercover investigators were able to smuggle mock explosives or banned weapons through security checkpoints in 95 percent of covert tests at dozens of our nation’s busiest airports, an amendment by U.S. Rep. Scott Perry to strengthen airport security measures is moving forward. A recent report by the Department of… Read more »

Do you know anyone who thinks our Nation is going in the right direction? I don’t either – but voting for this continuing resolution is tantamount to saying the status quo is just fine. Well it isn’t; and I’m voting no. This legislation didn’t go through the regular appropriations process – which allows Members of Congress to review all government programs to ensure taxpayer money isn’t… Read more »

“I thank John Boehner for his service to our country. Speaker Boehner didn’t have an easy job. Though I’ve emphatically shared my policy disagreements with him, I still respect him.  His decision to resign and put the Republican Conference and the institution before himself is indicative of the man’s character. Our Nation has undergone similar moments of major political change in the… Read more »

Welcoming His Holiness Pope Francis to the United States and celebrating the first ever Papal address to Congress was a true, humbling honor. Calling America “the land of the free and the home of the brave”, Pope Francis paid tribute to the American people who “strive each day to do an honest day’s work, to bring home their daily bread, to save money and – one step at a time – to build a… Read more »

The debate over funding Planned Parenthood has nothing to do with being “pro-life” or “pro-choice”; constituents on both sides of this issue tell me they’re sickened by the videos where Planned Parenthood officials nonchalantly discuss the killing of babies and harvesting their organs for scientific research. This moratorium will give Congress the time to investigate whether Planned… Read more »

          “Like most Americans, I remember the morning of September 11, 2001, like it was yesterday. The tragic events of that day affected each of us in different ways, but we all remember where we were and who we were with when we heard the terrible news.  America has not yet healed from the wounds of those cowardly and terrifying… Read more »

This week, I voted for legislation that clearly shows how the President failed to fully comply with the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act because he hadn’t submitted the side agreements negotiated between the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Iran to Congress.  This meant that the congressional review period established by that law hadn’t begun, and the President could… Read more »

During the first seven months of the 114th Congress, U.S. Representative Scott Perry (PA-4) has advocated for legislation to control government spending, enforce immigration law, bolster national security and protect families who seek medical care for their children.  Here is a summary of some of the bills Rep. Perry has introduced thus far. Controlling Government Spending Rep.… Read more »

Military personnel who are trained in firearms and legally authorized to carry no longer would be prohibited from carrying weapons on military bases under legislation recently introduced by U.S. Representative Scott Perry (PA-4). The Military Bases Self-Defense Act (H.R. 3146) comes in response to yet another series of violent attacks against members of our Armed Forces serving here at… Read more »

Under legislation recently introduced by U.S. Representative Scott Perry (PA-4), governors would be authorized to withhold all federal funding from local governments who choose not to enforce federal immigration law.  Rep. Perry introduced the "Follow Immigration Law Act" (H.R. 3391) last week, which was referred to the House Judiciary and Oversight and Government Reform… Read more »