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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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Mar 12, 2024

Of course, we are all concerned. It is unconscionable. Those who disagree with us say that our position on the border is inhumane, but I would submit that losing track of 85,000 children who-- just let your mind wander--are God knows…

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Mar 12, 2024

The gentleman knows that I will be registering a strong ``no'' in objection to those things that are destroying the greatest military the planet has ever known.

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Mar 12, 2024

I suspect that we will get almost twice as many votes from that side of the aisle for a bill brought by the Republican majority, and the reason why that is is because most of their priorities, the vast majority of their priorities are…

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Mar 12, 2024

Funding the people who are taking the life of Travis Wolfe and Lizbeth Medina, funding those people.

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Mar 12, 2024

Well, what about the funding to the United Nations that is then funneled to south of the border, which is used to pay the cartels to move people from 150-plus countries through my good friend Chip Roy's district in Texas to the rest of the…

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Mar 12, 2024

We had an amendment on the floor to defund the United Nations Relief and Works Agency that funds Hamas directly. Unfortunately, it didn't pass, and then, within days of that, Hamas attacked Israel. {time} 1815

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Mar 12, 2024

It was 15 months ago that every single Republican in this Chamber voted ``no'' on what was and what is just unbelievable spending, unaffordable. We are spending a trillion dollars every hundred days now. Every single Republican voted…

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Mar 12, 2024

May I inquire as to how much time is remaining. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Moylan). The gentleman from Pennsylvania has 20 minutes remaining.

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Mar 12, 2024

To my good friend, the ranking member of the full committee, the current administration doesn't even count every single employee in the Federal system. This bill, as he knows, does not affect flex schedules or telework schedules. It has…

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Mar 11, 2024

I am not sure that that one particular singular focus should be an amendment or something like that, but as a general theme, I don't know that the committee would mind. We could take a look at that kind of activity and the effects.

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Mar 11, 2024

I have no further requests for time, I am prepared to close, and I reserve the balance of my time.

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Mar 11, 2024

The self-certification process is very concerning to me and the fact that we just identify the individual

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Mar 11, 2024

I mean, $3.8 billion might not seem much in the face of $7.2 trillion, but still a lot of money where I come from.

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Mar 11, 2024

I understand that, but what I am saying is if you are on the other side of the border...

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Mar 11, 2024

I mean, that's what we're talking about here.

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Mar 11, 2024

Increasingly, it seems, states are asking for help in more and more incidents that states themselves should be prepared to handle.

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Mar 11, 2024

Fundamentally, FEMA's core mission is to help people before, during, and after disasters.

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Mar 11, 2024

FEMA can't be all things to all people. We have to get a handle on the proper role of FEMA and ensure FEMA's internal controls reduce fraud and misuse of taxpayer funds.

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Mar 6, 2024

Free from the bondage of economic slavery. Slavery is in many forms, but when you can't make the choices that you should be able to make as a free person because you can't afford to make the choices because your government is taking from…

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Mar 6, 2024

We will have colleagues starting today-- starting just moments ago, on both sides of the aisle, that will tell you we can't afford this government; it is spending too much. Our citizens can't afford their groceries. They can't afford…

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Feb 13, 2024

I will tell you, ma'am, what we're doing is unilaterally disarming hoping that China is going to play along.

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Feb 5, 2024

My friends on the other side of the aisle are at war with Christianity.

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Feb 5, 2024

What we need... is a United States of America and an Administration that stands up for religious freedom around the globe.

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Feb 5, 2024

This Administration has found a way, has seen fit to have a special envoy for climate change.

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Feb 5, 2024

Talk is cheap, as we say back at where I live. It is your actions that matter.

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