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Rep. Perry to Newsmax: Senate Border Bill a 'Dumpster Fire'

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By Sandy Fitzgerald, NEWSMAX  The Senate's proposed $118 billion bipartisan border security bill, which would also provide aid for Ukraine and Israel, is a "dumpster fire" that will make the situation at the border worse rather than solve it, Rep. Scott Perry said on Newsmax on Tuesday. "What we're all supposed to be working toward, Democrats and Republicans,…

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…

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…

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…

Perry Joins Bipartisan, Bicameral Call for "No Budget, No Pay" Provision

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U.S. Representative Scott Perry (PA-10) joined Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) and 14 bipartisan Members of Congress to call on Congressional Leadership to include a “No Budget, No Pay” provision in any negotiations for the end-of-year government funding bill. A “No Budget, No Pay” proposal would withhold Members’ pay if Congress failed to pass a budget to fund the federal…

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…

Perry on National Defense Authorization Act Vote

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Congressman Scott Perry (PA-10) offered the following statement today after voting against the House Democrat’s politicized Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act. “Protecting our Nation and its freedoms is a core and constitutional function of Congress. For each of the past 59 years, Congress has worked through its differences to pass a National Defense Authorization Act…