Press Releases

As a 33-year military veteran, I'm outraged at recent events surrounding the Veterans Administration (VA) and the medical care provided to our veterans. Multiple news reports have raised allegations regarding preventable deaths and attempts to cover up treatment delays at VA health clinics. Whistleblowers have reported that the Phoenix VA Hospital developed a “secret waiting list” to… Read more »

York, PA  – U.S. Rep. Scott Perry will be joined by local job creators to highlight concerns regarding a proposal by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that could dramatically expand the government's authority to regulate ponds, ditches, and other wet areas. Congressman Perry took part in a hearing on this issue earlier this month.… Read more »

Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Rep. Scott Perry (PA-4) chaired the Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies hearing regarding electromagnetic pulse (EMP) threats to critical infrastructure. The hearing focused on the threats that nation-states, terrorists, and criminal organizations could pose to the American… Read more »

YORK, PA – U.S. Representative Scott Perry (PA-4) joined his colleagues on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee at a field hearing in Altoona, Pennsylvania this week to review a proposed rule from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that could dramatically extend the federal government's authority to regulate ponds, ditches, and other wet areas.  Enacted in… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Students from Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin and York Counties who are interested in applying for admission to one of the United States Service Academies are encouraged to attend an informational session hosted by Congressman Scott Perry from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 13 at Dallastown High School, 700 New School Lane, Dallastown, Pennsylvania. Congressman… Read more »

“The American people have a right to the truth. The federal government has run up an unsustainable debt of $17.5 trillion and rising.  We’ve got to stop spending money we don’t have. America's safety net and retirement security programs will go bankrupt in the coming decades if we don’t take action - and our children will be left holding the bill. Today… Read more »

YORK, PA – Jane Tucker, one of the founders of ACCESS-York, has been named a recipient of the 2014 “Eva Murillo Unsung Hero Award,” a national recognition presented to a crime victim who has utilized their experience to promote public education, public policy development, and greater awareness about crime victims’ rights and needs. The award is presented annually… Read more »

YORK, PA – U.S Representative Scott Perry (PA-4) is pleased to invite all high school students from Pennsylvania’s 4th Congressional District to participate in the 2014 Congressional Art Competition. Initiated by Members of the U.S. House of Representatives in 1982, the event is a nationwide annual art competition that allows high school students from all fifty states,… Read more »

YORK, PA – The House Foreign Affairs Committee passed a bipartisan resolution (H. Res. 499) yesterday which condemns the Russian Federation’s violation of Ukrainian sovereignty and calls for sanctions on Russian officials, banks and other state agencies. The resolution included an amendment by U.S. Representative Scott Perry (PA-4) which reflects the consensus of the… Read more »

YORK, PA – To offer constituents the opportunity to share their concerns regarding issues before the United States Congress and the federal government, U.S. Representative Scott Perry (PA-4) will be hosting two town meetings next week.  These town meetings were originally scheduled to take place in mid-February, but were postponed due to inclement weather.  The meetings… Read more »