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Scott Perry

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Scott Gordon Perry is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Perry has been active in various legislative efforts, focusing on issues such as border security and law enforcement funding. He has been vocal about his opposition to policies he perceives as undermining these areas, often criticizing the Democratic Party's stance on immigration and law enforcement.

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May 17, 2018

The current U.S. sugar program represents an anti-free market scheme that imposes a massive hidden tax on both American businesses and consumers for the benefit of a small, concentrated group of special interests. People say, well, we have…

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Apr 25, 2018

It seems like the current parole policy is actually a magnet.

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Apr 25, 2018

We want to strive for that, right?

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Apr 25, 2018

I want to keep the conversation open on that.

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Apr 25, 2018

But don't we want to side on law enforcement and collect that DNA while we have those people?

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Apr 25, 2018

I have seen first-hand the importance of maintaining the Department's transparency and accountability to Congress and the American people.

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Apr 25, 2018

This staggering milestone is a reminder of the troubling fiscal realities facing our Nation and a legacy of years of irresponsible spending under the Obama administration.

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Apr 25, 2018

I am therefore pleased to see that the President's fiscal year 2019 budget request prioritizes funding the important missions carried out by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

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Apr 16, 2018

Nobody on this dais and nobody in this country that I know of wants to be in a world with China, but if it means that we must then kowtow and continue to kowtow to China to support a free and democratic Taiwan, then we have to do, we are…

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Apr 11, 2018

Despite significant accomplishments, however, organizational and management challenges continue to hinder DHS's ability to operate as a fully matured agency.

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Apr 11, 2018

Unfortunately, today--2 years past the original scheduled completion date--this vision is still far from reality.

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Apr 11, 2018

If headquarters consolidation remains a priority, continued mismanagement moving forward is unacceptable.

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Apr 11, 2018

It is long past time for DHS and GSA to take responsibility at St. Elizabeths.

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Apr 11, 2018

DHS has real challenges to overcome to be sure, from securing the border to guarding our Nation's critical infrastructure from cyber attacks.

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Mar 20, 2018

The United States has an opportunity to promote those effective accountable and responsible democratic institutions

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Mar 20, 2018

Democracy or Western-style democracies at some level decided by the host nation is the best circumstance for long-term and sustainable development

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Mar 20, 2018

They prefer the Socialist/Communist model and they have shown no proclivity whatsoever to change that at all.

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Mar 20, 2018

I am concerned about the Confucius Institute and their operations in the United States, the amount of students that they have studying here.

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Mar 6, 2018

The gas tax... being bantered about as one of the most regressive taxes especially for low-income individuals.

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Mar 6, 2018

Why can't you just change that and streamline that? That we put you in charge because you are smart, you are capable, and you can make decisions.

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Mar 6, 2018

What I came away with is that the Department--this is my impression, for whatever reason has some aversion to the risk of hiring somebody.

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Mar 6, 2018

Bureaucratic delays in hiring the personnel needed to secure our Nation's cyber space are detrimental to our National security.

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Mar 6, 2018

I think I would be willing, if that were my options, to roll the dice, and we are all accountable at some point.

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Mar 6, 2018

I am a person who does not believe wholly, or even marginally, in Keynesian economic theory.

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Mar 6, 2018

I would love to hear more because, again, the CBO is constantly reviewing its record.

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