The United States is a proud nation of immigrants. We’ve welcomed refugees and immigrants for generations, forming a culturally diverse and open country unlike any other in the world. My own grandmother legally emigrated from Colombia in search of greater freedom and opportunity for her family. However, the threat posed by Islamist extremists is unlike anything we’ve ever seen before. Months ago, ... Read more »

The resignation of Speaker John Boehner has sparked a much-needed debate in the U.S. House of Representatives. You’d be hard-pressed to find any American - conservative, liberal, independent or otherwise - who thinks Washington is working effectively on their behalf. The people I serve tell me that they’re sick of the status quo. I fight this battle every single day, and that means taking a stand ... Read more »

I’m extremely concerned with many components of the nuclear agreement with Iran. While a negotiated solution is always the preferred way out of any impasse, the U.S. cannot afford a deal that leaves Iran with an intact pathway to nuclear weapons and provides us no credible ability to inspect and verify their actions – or lack thereof. Throughout the negotiating process, Iran has resisted adapting ... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – One week after opposing the reauthorization of the Patriot Act because it didn't stop the National Security Agency’s (NSA) mass collection of Americans’ data, U.S. Representative Scott Perry introduced legislation, the NSA Transparency Act, to require this and future Administrations to respond to unanswered questions from lawmakers about the domestic surveillance programs that h... Read more »

I’ve made a commitment to hold Washington more accountable to the hard-working taxpayers of the 4th Congressional District. That means pursuing waste and abuse in government – including taxpayer-funded giveaways to big business. In recent weeks, we’ve seen a series of robo-calls in the district trying to drum up support for the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im), which provides loan... Read more »

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Scott Perry (PA-4) continued his efforts this week to remove government barriers to the development of hydropower in the U.S. by sponsoring an amendment to H.R. 2028, the Energy-Water Appropriations bill for FY2016 that would restore funding for this vital energy resource. Hydropower is the largest source of clean, renewable energy in the U.S., creating thousands of jo... Read more »

On February 11, President Obama sent an Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) to Congress, which laid out the Administration's plans to defeat ISIS. This proposal would: last three years; prohibits "enduring offensive ground operations”; authorize "ground combat operations in limited circumstances"; and repeal the previous 2002 AUMF that authorized military operations in Iraq. Whether... Read more »

By John Boehner and Mitch McConnell Nov. 5, 2014 7:12 p.m. ET Americans have entrusted Republicans with control of both the House and Senate. We are humbled by this opportunity to help struggling middle-class Americans who are clearly frustrated by an increasing lack of opportunity, the stagnation of wages, and a government that seems incapable of performing even basic tasks. Looking ahead to the ... Read more »

Mark and Deb Knecht go to bed every night praying their daughter, Anna, will wake up the next day. Mark Knecht then insists on being the one to wake Anna up the next morning. He doesn’t want his wife to find her daughter dead. This is the harsh reality that the Knecht’s and countless other American families face every day. Anna, an 11-year-old from Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, has Dravet syndrome... Read more »

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 hide these d... Read more »