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House Freedom Caucus lashes out at Senate border deal: 'Dumpster fire'

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By Elizabeth Elkind, Fox News FIRST ON FOX: House Freedom Caucus members are urging their conservative Senate colleagues to reject the recently unveiled border security compromise, claiming it does not go far enough to curb the migrant crisis. "It’s clear why Democrats waited until the last minute to drop this dumpster fire of a bill, it’s far worse than we could…

The politics complicating the $78 billion child tax credit and business tax bill

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By Zachary Halaschak, the Washington Examiner  Election-year politics threaten the passage of the bipartisan $78 billion child tax credit and business tax break bill. The bill faces hurdles in the Senate and the House, even after clearing the House Ways and Means Committee in an overwhelming 40-3 vote. Two big political winners of the…

GOP leaders face conservative, moderate pushback on bipartisan tax deal

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By Emily Brooks, The Hill  A bipartisan deal that would reduce business taxes while expanding the child tax credit has set up a political dilemma for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) as he weighs whether to bypass objections from within his own ranks to bring it to the floor as soon as next week. Pushback to the tax bill from hard-line conservatives and Northeastern moderates…

OP-ED: Then they came for William Penn…

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Opinion by Rep. Scott Perry and Victoria Coates, The Heritage Foundation  The National Park Service recently announced a plan to rehab the dilapidated Welcome Park in Philadelphia, which marks the spot of William Penn’s home. The proposed project would have included removal of the park’s central statue of Penn. Despite his status as the state’s founder, he was set to…

Rep. Perry to Newsmax: Secure Border, Then Talk Funding Requests

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By Jim Thomas  Rep. Scott Perry, R-Penn., strongly opposed President Joe Biden's funding requests on Friday during an appearance on Newsmax's "The Record With Greta Van Susteren." Perry emphasized the need to address border security before considering additional financial allocations. "It's amazing to me," Perry remarked. "Secure the border first, then we'll have a…

Perry Introduces Bill to Save Americans, Blunt Damage from President Biden’s Disastrous Afghanistan Exit

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Scott Perry (PA-10) introduced two bills in the House today aimed at saving the lives of Americans left stranded by President Biden’s disastrous exit from Afghanistan and removing the now terrorist-run country from a critical list of allies. House Joint Resolution 57 authorizes the President…

Perry Praises PA House for Landmark Veteran Suicide Resolution

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U.S. Representative Scott Perry praised and thanked members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives today, on their unanimous, bipartisan passage (202-0) of the Nation’s first-ever legislation to urge Congress and the President of the United States to pass and sign landmark legislation to help end America's Veteran suicide epidemic, which takes more than 20…

OP-ED: Congress lurches from crisis to crisis — here’s how to fix it

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By Reps. Scott Perry, Chip Roy, Andy Biggs, Ted Budd, and Ben Cline As published at FoxNews.com Americans have become used to two things in December: the holiday season and a looming government shutdown right before Christmas. Like a scripted play, the media always portray this in a similar fashion — shirts and skins, the bad guys versus the good guys, those who want to govern…

FreedomWorks’ Bill of the Month for November 2020: A Constitutional Amendment to Require Legislative Approval for Certain Regulations, H.J.Res. 71

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By: Luke Hogg | Read the full article at freedomworks.org FreedomWorks is proud to announce that our bill of the month for November 2020 is an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require legislative approval for certain regulations, H.J.Res. 71, introduced by Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.). This amendment would require congressional approval for any regulation for which…

OP-ED: Innovation and Transparency, not price fixing, will lower Prescription Drug Prices

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For decades, America has led in medical innovation, producing lifesaving cures and treatments for the world’s most debilitating diseases.  Unfortunately, these treatments have come at too high a cost, forcing many Americans to choose between providing for our families or purchasing medication.  Even during these hyper-partisan times in Washington, addressing the high cost of…