Tag: Rep. Scott Perry

Most Federal Agencies Using Less Than 25 Percent of Office Space: GAO

Most federal agencies are using less than 25 percent of their headquarters space, according to a new U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report. Testifying before members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on July 13, GAO Acting Director of Physical Infrastructure David Marroni said an assessment was conducted earlier this year to determine how…


Most Federal Agencies Use Less Than 25 Percent of Office Space: GAO

Most federal agencies are using less than 25 percent of their headquarters space, according to a new U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report. Testifying before members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on July 13, GAO Acting Director of Physical Infrastructure David Marroni said an assessment was conducted earlier this year to determine how…


House Freedom Caucus Vows to End ‘Wasteful, Woke, Weaponized Bureaucracy’

America is burdened by a “wasteful, woke, weaponized bureaucracy” that must be brought under control, leaders of the House Freedom Caucus said in announcing their budget proposal, which focuses on reducing the national debt and burdensome federal regulations. The caucus released its position on the national debt on March 10, saying it will consider increasing…


House Freedom Caucus Demands Spending Cuts as Condition for Raising Debt Ceiling

America is burdened by a “wasteful, woke, weaponized bureaucracy” that must be brought under control, leaders of the House Freedom Caucus said in announcing their budget proposal, which focuses on reducing the national debt and burdensome federal regulations. The caucus released its position on the national debt on March 10, saying it will consider increasing…


Perry Threatens to Take Action Against Agencies That Don’t Comply With GOP Oversight Requests

Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Committee’s (CPAC) 2023 conference in Washington, Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) threatened repercussions against government agencies that don’t work with Republicans on their investigations. Perry attacked various Democrat federal policies, including a COVID-19 vaccination requirement imposed by the Biden administration, during his March 2 comments. He made his controversial statements,…


Republican Investigated By Jan. 6 Panel Seeks to Join GOP Investigations Into Jan. 6

A Republican lawmaker targeted by the now-defunct January 6 Committee said on Jan. 8 that he was interested in joining a proposed probe of those same investigators. The January 6 panel, formed in 2021 under the guiding hand of then-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), was almost entirely constituted of Democrats. Only two Republicans,…


Republican Investigated by Jan. 6 Panel Seeks to Join GOP Investigations Into Jan. 6, 2021

A Republican lawmaker targeted by the now-defunct Jan. 6 Committee said on Jan. 8 that he was interested in joining a proposed probe of those same investigators. The Jan. 6 panel, formed in 2021 under the guiding hand of then-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), was almost entirely constituted of Democrats. Only two Republicans,…


House Freedom Caucus Gains Most of Its Rules Reforms, but Speaker’s Race Still Wide Open

New rules to govern the House of Representatives in the 118th Congress (pdf) include multiple reforms sought by conservative Republicans seeking to rein in the power of congressional leaders and give rank-and-file members more control of the lower chamber. The most controversial of the rules reforms sought by the House Freedom Caucus under its chairman…


Freedom Caucus Moves to Boost Power of Congress Rank and File Members

New procedural rules proposed by the House Freedom Caucus (HFC) would restore the ability of individual representatives to amend bills, return committees to the heart of law-making, and relax leadership’s choke-hold on the daily direction of the lower chamber of Congress. “We want a participatory process. You will hear me say occasionally that we have…


Rep. Scott Perry: The CCP Is Acting as Transnational Criminal Organization

“We need to see the CCP for what it is, to quit regarding them as a strategic competitor,” says Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. “They see America as their enemy, and treat us as such. It’s time we started responding to that stance.” In a recent episode of…