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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, “Examining the Role and Effectiveness of Building Codes in Mitigating Against Disasters”: I want to thank our witnesses for being here today to discuss the effectiveness of building codes and the… Read more »

By  Justin Harclerode Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Chairman Scott Perry (R-PA) announced that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing to examine the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) implementation of policies related to building codes in its programs, including the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC)… Read more »

By Justin Doubleday The Federal Protective Service’s new IT system for managing thousands of federal security guards doesn’t work properly after more than five years of development. The “Post Tracking System,” or PTS, has been in the works since 2018. FPS is now trying to deploy the system across all its guard contracts through the end of this year. FPS contracts with private… Read more »

By U.S. Rep. Scott Perry OPINION: The federal government is incredibly skilled at one thing finding new and abhorrent ways to waste your hard-earned tax dollars. Here’s one way you might not be aware of: federally funding automatic traffic enforcement systems like red light and speed cameras in Washington, D.C. and across our nation. These photo enforcement programs are revenue… Read more »

By Justin Harclerode Opening remarks, as prepared, of Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Chairman Scott Perry (R-PA) from today’s hearing, entitled, “Examining the Effectiveness of the Federal Protective Service: Are Federal Buildings Secure?”: Before I begin, I first want to thank the dedicated personnel of the Federal Protective… Read more »

By Ross O'Keefe Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) introduced the “Free Market Drives Itself Act” last week to eliminate the Electric Vehicles Working Group, which makes EV recommendations to President Joe Biden’s administration, in an effort to reduce EV spending. “Electric vehicles are not a practical choice for Americans, and the Biden Administration’s attempts to force… Read more »

Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today praised Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and U.S. Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) for stripping a provision from the FAA reauthorization bill that would have prohibited resale of airplane registration numbers: “There’s an old saying that you can’t fight city hall, but when it came to the… Read more »

By Jacob Fischler Conservative members of Congress at a hearing on Wednesday raised questions about using federal dollars to pay for rebuilding a state tollway, as the head of the Federal Highway Administration reiterated that the Biden administration is seeking congressional approval to reimburse 100% of the costs of rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. Congress has… Read more »

By Mike Lee Republicans on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee sparred with Biden administration officials over how much the federal government should pay for replacing the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. The bridge was destroyed when a cargo ship lost power and plowed into one of its support piers early in the morning of March 26, killing six construction… Read more »