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I ran for Congress because I didn’t like the direction America was going and was worried that the country I leave to my two daughters will be weaker than the one we inherited. I’ve fought to oppose the excessive spending, executive overreach, job-killing regulations and aimless foreign policies that are part and parcel of President Obama’s agenda. Yet I’ve argued since day one that… Read more »

YORK, PA – To ensure his constituents are able to share their concerns regarding issues before the United States Congress and the federal government, U.S. Representative Scott Perry (PA-4) will host a town meeting next week.  The meeting will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 16 at the Mt. Zion Baptist Church – Annex, 48 Muddy Creek Forks Road, Brogue, PA… Read more »

President Obama just delivered his final State of the Union address. It was his last opportunity to convince the American people that his agenda of an expanded federal government and use of unilateral executive action is working. I remain unconvinced. We’ve heard President Obama deliver speeches before, but Americans know that someone has to pay the bill. We’re $18 trillion in debt and… Read more »

One of my biggest frustrations since coming to Congress has been trying to reform a top-down system of governing in Washington, where Members – and the people they represent - have little say in affecting legislative outcomes. The system often shuts Members out of the amendment process because some special interest may disagree, refuses to tackle pressing issues because of an “unpleasant”… Read more »

        As a proud and responsible gun owner, I am and always will be a resolute supporter of every law-abiding American’s Second Amendment rights. I’m open to meaningful solutions that may prevent future senseless acts of violence, but the President’s proposals wouldn’t have prevented any of the recent tragedies. So we have yet another attempt to fit a political… Read more »

Washington, D.C. –U.S. Representative Scott Perry (PA-4) introduced a bill this week that would prohibit the President from enacting his proposed executive action as it relates to gun control. Specifically, the Second Amendment Defense Act disallows the Executive branch from unilaterally taking action to create more restrictive regulations on law-abiding gun owners. “President Obama… Read more »

Washington - “The $1.1 trillion appropriations measure passed today by the U.S. House is a missed opportunity.  Rather than shoring up America’s finances and instituting a deliberate, long-term budgeting process that provides certainty for families and job creators and minimizing America’s risk of fiscal insolvency, this omnibus bill makes matters decidedly worse. While I'm pleased… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Congressman Scott Perry (PA-4) today issued a statement regarding the FBI’s arrest of a 19-year-old suspect in Harrisburg, accused of aiding and spreading propaganda for the terrorist organization ISIS.  Perry is a member of the House Homeland Security Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee.  “As a member of the Homeland Security Committee, my focus… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Two amendments sponsored by U.S. Representative Scott Perry (PA-4) to improve roadway safety and remove government obstacles to job creation were signed into law recently as part of The Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, a five-year, fully funded bill that reauthorizes and reforms federal highway, transit and highway safety programs.  Four… Read more »

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.… Read more »