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YORK, PA – U.S Representative Scott Perry (PA-4) is pleased to invite all high school students from Pennsylvania’s 4th Congressional District to participate in the 2014 Congressional Art Competition. Initiated by Members of the U.S. House of Representatives in 1982, the event is a nationwide annual art competition that allows high school students from all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories to showcase their artistic ability. The winning piece of art from each Congressio... Read more

YORK, PA – The House Foreign Affairs Committee passed a bipartisan resolution (H. Res. 499) yesterday which condemns the Russian Federation’s violation of Ukrainian sovereignty and calls for sanctions on Russian officials, banks and other state agencies. The resolution included an amendment by U.S. Representative Scott Perry (PA-4) which reflects the consensus of the international community by also calling on the Russian Federation to end its support for separatist and paramilitary forces in Cri... Read more

YORK, PA – To offer constituents the opportunity to share their concerns regarding issues before the United States Congress and the federal government, U.S. Representative Scott Perry (PA-4) will be hosting two town meetings next week. These town meetings were originally scheduled to take place in mid-February, but were postponed due to inclement weather. The meetings are as follows: Monday, March 10 / 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. – Springettsbury Township Building, 1501 Mt. Zion Rd, York Monday, Marc... Read more

“Communities across the 4th Congressional District have raised strong concerns with me about the impact of the Biggert-Waters Act. Legislation passed by the U.S. House Tuesday night (H.R. 3370) will address the dramatic and unintended negative effect of significantly reducing property values both for those in and close to a floodplain. When Biggert-Waters was enacted, no one anticipated property values could decrease so drastically. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was required by ... Read more

YORK, PA – Due to the potential of severe weather later this week, U.S. Representative Scott Perry (PA-4) will be postponing a series of town meetings originally scheduled for Thursday and Friday. The town meetings originally scheduled to take place Thursday, February 13 in Springettsbury Township and on Friday, February 14th in Lower Windsor Township and Lemoyne Borough have been postponed due to the impending weather. The new town meeting schedule is as follows: Monday, February 17 / 1:30 - 3:... Read more

YORK, PA – To offer our constituents the opportunity to share their concerns regarding issues before the United States Congress and the federal government, U.S. Representative Scott Perry (PA-4) will be hosting a series of town meetings over the next two next weeks. The dates and times of the town meetings are: Thursday, February 13 / 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. – Springettsbury Township Building, 1501 Mt Zion Rd, York Friday, February 14 / 9-11 a.m. - Lower Windsor Township Building, 2425 Craley Roa... Read more

“The House Republican majority has changed the culture of spending in Washington. For the first time since the Korean War, we've cut federal spending four years in a row – including more than $165 billion in reductions to discretionary spending. But we need to do more. Washington continues to avoid the tough decisions necessary to reduce our unsustainable $17 trillion debt and strengthen the economy for all Americans; however, in a divided government, you don't get everything you want. Americans... Read more

Washington, D.C. – Legislation introduced by U.S. Representative Scott Perry (PA-04) to preserve the Lincoln Train Station passed the U.S. House of Representatives this evening by a vote of 396-0. President Abraham Lincoln arrived at the Train Station on November 18, 1863, prior to delivering the Gettysburg Address the following day. This is the second piece of legislation introduced by the freshman congressman that has passed the full U.S. House. “The Battle of Gettysburg marks a turning point ... Read more

WASHINGTON, D.C. – For the first year of the 113th Congress, the U.S. House of Representatives has consistently focused its efforts on helping to foster an environment for real job growth. The House has passed nearly 150 bills this year that the Senate has failed to act on. Many of these bills could help our economy and boost job creation. “In my discussions with constituents around the 4th Congressional District, the economy and jobs remain the top concern of most constituents, regardless of po... Read more

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Scott Perry recently introduced legislation, the NSA Transparency Act (H.R. 3756), to require this and future Administrations to respond to unanswered questions from lawmakers about the domestic surveillance programs that have collected a myriad of communications data on American citizens. The bill also would make public decisions by the FISA Court that approve data collection under the National Surveillance Act (NSA) programs. In the wake of numerous leake... Read more