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By Jim Thomas Pushing through last-minute omnibus bills, such as the $1.2 trillion spending package announced Thursday, is a "cram-down" tactic that undermines accountability, Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., told Newsmax. Perry lamented the lack of adherence to constitutional principles in the budgeting process Thursday on "Rob Schmitt Tonight." "We fought hard in January to make sure that… Read more »

By NTD Video Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) grilled a Biden administration official on Thursday at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing over the president’s lifting of sanctions on the Chinese Communist Party-run Institute of Forensic Science, which has been confirmed by the United Nations to have committed atrocities on Uyghurs in China. In 2020, the Trump administration placed the… Read more »

By Alexander Bolton President Biden and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) are risking political blowback from the left and the right on a six-bill spending package that lawmakers are scrambling to pass before the government shuts down Saturday. Congressional aides were still finalizing the text of the deal Tuesday afternoon, but lawmakers say they expect the bill to become… Read more »

By Ian Smith The House of Representatives recently passed legislation designed to motivate agencies to bring federal employees back to in-person work in greater numbers. It now goes to the Senate for consideration. The Utilizing Space Efficiently and Improving Technologies (USE IT) Act of 2023 (H.R. 6276) was introduced last fall by Congressman Scott Perry (R-PA). The bill requires… Read more »

By Eva Fu, The Epoch Times U.S. lawmakers are calling for an investigation into a U.S. customs officer who used Chinese communist hate propaganda in his official capacity against artists belonging to the New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts. “Espousing Chinese Communist Party propaganda, and coercion and intimidation as an official U.S. government action—that’s exceptional,” Rep.… Read more »

By Bethany Rodgers A bipartisan majority of Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation voted Wednesday in support of a potential ban on the popular social media platform TikTok, with three representatives dissenting. Lawmakers have been exploring restrictions on the video-sharing app because of concerns about how the China-based company could use data harvested from American users.… Read more »

By Kelly Laco, The Daily Mail Republicans are tackling Biden's 'bloated bureaucracy' with new bill that will force the federal workforce to get back into the office. The bill led by Rep. Scott Perry, expected to pass Tuesday evening, requires federal agencies to use their offices at a 60 percent capacity rate or sell the buildings. Damning reports reveal government employees… Read more »

By Justin Harclerode, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure  Washington, D.C. – Opening remarks, as prepared, of Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Chairman Scott Perry (R-PA) from today’s hearing, entitled, “Disaster Readiness: Examining the Propriety of the Expanded Use of FEMA Resources”: Today’s hearing will focus on… Read more »

By Rachel Schilke and Cami Mondeaux House Speaker Mike Johnson‘s move to advance a two-part continuing resolution on Thursday drew mixed reviews from GOP members who are frustrated with infighting as they stared down a partial government shutdown. Hard-line conservatives are reserving any animosity toward Johnson, appearing… Read more »

By Rachel Schilke  The House passed a bill on Wednesday that will transfer ownership of the Robert F. Kennedy Stadium land to the District of Columbia to revitalize the area, paving the way for district leaders to draw the Washington Commanders NFL team back to the district. The D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act,… Read more »