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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.

Quotes by year · 2013–2026949 total · peak 2023 (241)
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Feb 27, 2017

I see parallels to today with some other places we are engaged.

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Feb 27, 2017

I think conflating the North Korean government with the Muslim Brotherhood is to make a category error.

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Feb 27, 2017

The mistakes of the past must be corrected and those who finance terror be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

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Feb 16, 2017

On February 17 of this year, my colleagues and I authored a letter asking Attorney General Sessions to reopen the investigation into the unindicted co-conspirators listed in the largest terrorist financing trial in our Nation's history.

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Feb 15, 2017

Simply put, DHS's bureaucracy should get operators what they need at the best cost to the taxpayer, and then get out of the way.

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Feb 15, 2017

I know first-hand that Americans are fed up with the status quo and are looking for ways to improve how the Government does business.

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Feb 15, 2017

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) simply must find a better way to tackle these challenges.

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Feb 15, 2017

I urge the Trump administration to fully leverage the work of these watchdogs to drain the waste and inefficiency from DHS.

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Feb 15, 2017

The Department of Homeland Security simply must find a better way to prioritize and tackle these challenges.

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Feb 15, 2017

We raised alarms about security threats and watched horrified as terrorists attacked us on our soil right here at home.

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Feb 15, 2017

For the past 8 years we watched the administration turn a blind eye to bureaucratic waste, inefficiency, and mismanagement.

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Feb 6, 2017

But one of the things, in 6 seconds or less, we really need to do is really re-enforce--surge, if you will--the number of immigration courts and judges and that kind of thing to really get after the numbers of illegal aliens.

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Feb 6, 2017

I am just wondering, the question is at this point, do you think the previous administration's actions... has had an adverse impact on the attitude of your now employees?

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Sep 21, 2016

So in a lot of these different areas where we used to get valuable intelligence, great participation, insights into the threat, those countries have now become failed states and they are havens for preparing, planning, and executing…

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Sep 21, 2016

The Obama administration is more focused on being politically correct in its terminology than actually confronting this growing cancer

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Jul 13, 2016

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

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Jul 13, 2016

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Pennsylvania will be postponed. The Acting CHAIR. The Committee will rise informally. The…

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Jul 13, 2016

May I inquire as to how much time is remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Pennsylvania has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.

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Jul 13, 2016

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. Appropriations made in this…

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Jul 13, 2016

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Pennsylvania will be postponed. Amendment No. 80 Offered by Mr. Perry The Acting CHAIR. It…

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Jul 13, 2016

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill, before the short title, insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

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Jul 6, 2016

I think most Americans would agree that this isn't that high an expectation.

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Jul 6, 2016

The American people deserve better, and they are counting on you.

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Jul 6, 2016

Every American should be outraged by these findings; I certainly am.

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Jul 5, 2016

I would like to drag this hearing back to what I thought it was about, which is financially rewarding terrorism in the West Bank.

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