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Cumberland County, PA— Congressman Scott Perry announced he will host his next public town hall meeting. The town hall will be held on Saturday, June 17, 2017 at Cumberland Valley High School, 6746 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 in the dome gym from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. “For me to effectively represent our constituents in Congress, I regularly seek all viewpoints on the issues facing our country. These town halls are great opportunities to hear what everyone has to say on current matt... Read more

Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Scott Perry’s (PA-4) bipartisan legislation to reduce wasteful spending at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the DHS Stop Asset and Vehicle Excess Act, (DHS SAVE Act), was signed into law by President Donald J. Trump at the White House on June 6, 2017. The bill requires the DHS Under Secretary of Management to improve management of its vehicle fleet following a scathing report that detailed widespread abuse of the program. According to the Inspector Gener... Read more

Congressman Scott Perry offered the following statement in the wake of President Trump’s announcement to remove the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement: “U.S. participation in the Paris Climate Agreement failed to follow constitutional protocols when it was undertaken by the Obama Administration. Treaties should be ratified by the Senate, as dictated in our Constitution. We all want clean air and a healthy environment. I’ve advocated for removing government barriers to the development of hydro... Read more

Congressman Scott Perry offered the following response to President Trump’s recently unveiled budget proposal: “A president’s budget is always a starting point for discussion; Congress ultimately is responsible for setting spending levels. Any budget must balance protections for the taxpayer and those who are most vulnerable. While some of President Trump's budget requests fail to address key drivers of our $20 trillion debt and focus only on a small portion of the federal budget, he deserves gr... Read more

York, PA—Representative Scott Perry (R-PA) offered the following statement in reaction to the Congressional Budget Office assessment of the American Health Care Act (AHCA): “I’ve said from the beginning that this legislation is imperfect, and doesn’t go far enough to end the Affordable Care Act, but inaction wasn’t – and still isn’t – an option. The failed policies of the ACA are driving up the costs of both health care and medical insurance nationwide and the pace is unsustainable. A new Health... Read more

A recent columnist from a local newspaper fabricated and falsified a narrative allegedly for the express purpose of discrediting me and impugning my reputation after seeing pictures of me "smiling and celebrating with other privileged white men drinking in celebration on Capitol Hill" after "intentionally voting to exploit the poor" by approving The American Health Care Act (AHCA). First of all, I don't drink. Second, after the vote, many House Republicans traveled to the White House for a news ... Read more

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Perry joined his house colleagues today to vote on a measure to repeal significant portions of the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare. The proposal originally failed in March. That led moderate and conservative groups in the House to join together to amend the proposal significantly. Following the modification, Perry offered his support for the bill in the following statement: “The Affordable Care Act is broken. Over the last seven years, we’ve seen less choice and s... Read more

Washington, D.C. -- The Senate unanimously passed U.S. Representative Scott Perry’s (PA-4) bipartisan legislation to reduce wasteful spending at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The bill was amended by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The bill now returns to the full House for a final vote before heading to the President to be signed into law. The DHS Stop Asset and Vehicle Excess Act ("DHS SAVE Act"), H.R. 366, requires the DHS Under Secretary of Man... Read more

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Scott Perry’s legislation aimed at instituting accountability and oversight for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has cleared a legislative hurdle and will advance out of the Homeland Security Committee following a vote this afternoon. The proposal was introduced in response to the egregious security breaches at John F. Kennedy (JFK) airport in New York in February. Perry’s bill, the “Strengthening Oversight of TSA Employee Misconduct Act,” will ensu... Read more

Washington, D.C. – Continuing his fight to help families with children suffering from debilitating forms of epilepsy, Congressman Scott Perry joined with Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) to reintroduce the Charlotte's Web Medical Access Act of 2017. This proposal ensures that children and individuals with epilepsy and other seizure disorders have access to life-changing Cannabidiol (CBD) Oil and therapeutic hemp. “Several local families in our District have children who suffer from severe epilepsy,” ... Read more