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Congressman Perry Calls for Real Border Security

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Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Scott Perry (PA-10) called on Congressional leaders to put America first by addressing the crisis at our Nation’s Southern border before sending any more U.S. Taxpayer funds to other countries like Ukraine. The proposed “border bill” - negotiated by Senators James Lankford, Chris Murphy, Kyrsten Sinema, and Department of Homeland…

OP-ED: Biden’s pro-Iran administration lets Houthis commit terrorist acts with impunity

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By Rep. Scott Perry and Rep. Claudia Tenney For months, the Houthis have launched unprecedented attacks against international maritime vessels positioned to defend commercial shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. The Red Sea is one of the world’s busiest supply chain routes, and these attacks jeopardize global maritime trade. President Biden has idly and recklessly watched…

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…

OP-ED: Then they came for William Penn…

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Tags: Education

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…

Congressman Introduces Defund Davos Act

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“Forcing American Taxpayers to fund annual ski trips for insular, global elitists is absurd – not to mention reprehensible,” said Rep. Perry. “The World Economic Forum doesn’t deserve one cent of American funding, and it’s past time we defund Davos.”