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"Pa.'s Scott Perry emerges as key voice against Kevin McCarthy's speaker bid"
Pa.’s Scott Perry emerges as key voice against Kevin McCarthy’s speaker bid
Perry has gained new prominence as leader of the hard-right Freedom Caucus and a close ally of former President Donald Trump
by Jonathan Tamari
Updated 2 hours ago
WASHINGTON — Rep. Scott Perry (R., Pa.) emerged as a leading roadblock Tuesday preventing Kevin McCarthy from his path to becoming House speaker, throwing deep uncertainty over the GOP’s first day back in charge of the House, and its prospects for governing going forward. Perry, of York County, leads the House’s hard-right Freedom Caucus and was one of 19 Republicans who defied McCarthy in three afternoon votes (a 20th Republican joined them in the third round), leading the House to adjourn without choosing a leader or doing any other business that would start the work of the new Congress.
The logjam prevented newly elected House members from taking their oaths of office Tuesday, including Reps.-elect Summer Lee and Chris Deluzio, both Western Pennsylvania Democrats. Perry has pushed for concessions that he says McCarthy is unwilling to make, though critics from within the GOP say he and other holdouts simply disdain McCarthy and won’t be satisfied with any agreement. With Republicans holding only a narrow majority in the House, defiance from Perry and others endangered McCarthy’s push to become the speaker, and illustrates the power that just a handful of recalcitrant GOP lawmakers will have to slow or stop House business in the new Congress.
Perry was the only Republican from Pennsylvania or New Jersey to oppose McCarthy in the votes for House speaker Tuesday afternoon, contributing to a GOP stalemate that left the House frozen on the first day of the new Congress. Perry instead supported Rep. Andy Biggs (R., Ariz.) and then Rep. Jim Jordan (R., Ohio) for speaker, but no one could win a majority. The vote marked the first time in 100 years that a potential speaker failed to win enough votes on the first try, and set off a new round of wrangling as Republicans struggle for unity and direction.
Perry showed no sign of flinching. “I stand firmly committed to changing the status quo no matter how many ballots this takes,” he tweeted. “If @GOPLeader McCarthy had fought nearly as hard to defeat the failed, toxic policies of the @POTUS Biden Administration as he has for himself, he would be Speaker of the House right now.”
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More: https://www.inquirer.com/politics/pennsylvania/scott-perry-pa-opposes-kevin-mccarthy-speaker-20230103.html
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Perry has gained new prominence as leader of the hard-right Freedom Caucus and a close ally of former President Donald Trump
by Jonathan Tamari
Updated 2 hours ago
WASHINGTON — Rep. Scott Perry (R., Pa.) emerged as a leading roadblock Tuesday preventing Kevin McCarthy from his path to becoming House speaker, throwing deep uncertainty over the GOP’s first day back in charge of the House, and its prospects for governing going forward. Perry, of York County, leads the House’s hard-right Freedom Caucus and was one of 19 Republicans who defied McCarthy in three afternoon votes (a 20th Republican joined them in the third round), leading the House to adjourn without choosing a leader or doing any other business that would start the work of the new Congress.
The logjam prevented newly elected House members from taking their oaths of office Tuesday, including Reps.-elect Summer Lee and Chris Deluzio, both Western Pennsylvania Democrats. Perry has pushed for concessions that he says McCarthy is unwilling to make, though critics from within the GOP say he and other holdouts simply disdain McCarthy and won’t be satisfied with any agreement. With Republicans holding only a narrow majority in the House, defiance from Perry and others endangered McCarthy’s push to become the speaker, and illustrates the power that just a handful of recalcitrant GOP lawmakers will have to slow or stop House business in the new Congress.
Perry was the only Republican from Pennsylvania or New Jersey to oppose McCarthy in the votes for House speaker Tuesday afternoon, contributing to a GOP stalemate that left the House frozen on the first day of the new Congress. Perry instead supported Rep. Andy Biggs (R., Ariz.) and then Rep. Jim Jordan (R., Ohio) for speaker, but no one could win a majority. The vote marked the first time in 100 years that a potential speaker failed to win enough votes on the first try, and set off a new round of wrangling as Republicans struggle for unity and direction.
Perry showed no sign of flinching. “I stand firmly committed to changing the status quo no matter how many ballots this takes,” he tweeted. “If @GOPLeader McCarthy had fought nearly as hard to defeat the failed, toxic policies of the @POTUS Biden Administration as he has for himself, he would be Speaker of the House right now.”
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More: https://www.inquirer.com/politics/pennsylvania/scott-perry-pa-opposes-kevin-mccarthy-speaker-20230103.html
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Yes this is the same loon Perry who is an insurrectionist and was under J6 Committee investigation AND had his cell phone seized by the FBI back in August -
Pa. Rep. Scott Perry says FBI took his cellphone after Trump property search: report
Updated: Aug. 09, 2022, 6:58 p.m.|Published: Aug. 09, 2022, 6:43 p.m.
By Becky Metrick | bmetrick@pennlive.com
Pennsylvania Rep. Scott Perry told Fox News that the FBI confiscated his cellphone on Tuesday. According to the network, Perry said he was traveling with his family when he was approached by three FBI agents who had a warrant for his phone.
“They made no attempt to contact my lawyer, who would have made arrangements for them to have my phone if that was their wish,” Perry said in his statement to Fox News. “I’m outraged — though not surprised — that the FBI under the direction of Merrick Garland’s DOJ, would seize the phone of a sitting member of Congress. My phone contains info about my legislative and political activities, and personal/private discussions with my wife, family, constituents, and friends. None of this is the government’s business.”
The confiscation comes the day after former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate was raided by the FBI, rumored to be connected to Trump improperly bringing classified materials to the residence.
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https://www.pennlive.com/news/2022/08/pa-rep-scott-perry-says-fbi-took-his-cell-phone-after-trump-property-search-report.html
Updated: Aug. 09, 2022, 6:58 p.m.|Published: Aug. 09, 2022, 6:43 p.m.
By Becky Metrick | bmetrick@pennlive.com
Pennsylvania Rep. Scott Perry told Fox News that the FBI confiscated his cellphone on Tuesday. According to the network, Perry said he was traveling with his family when he was approached by three FBI agents who had a warrant for his phone.
“They made no attempt to contact my lawyer, who would have made arrangements for them to have my phone if that was their wish,” Perry said in his statement to Fox News. “I’m outraged — though not surprised — that the FBI under the direction of Merrick Garland’s DOJ, would seize the phone of a sitting member of Congress. My phone contains info about my legislative and political activities, and personal/private discussions with my wife, family, constituents, and friends. None of this is the government’s business.”
The confiscation comes the day after former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate was raided by the FBI, rumored to be connected to Trump improperly bringing classified materials to the residence.
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https://www.pennlive.com/news/2022/08/pa-rep-scott-perry-says-fbi-took-his-cell-phone-after-trump-property-search-report.html
The media laughed at our "Manchin and Sinema problem" and then when bored, would dredge up "The Squad" and start instigating with that. It's long past time for them to do some deep dives into the party they promoted into being "mainstream", effectively normalizing their crazy talk, and should now focus on how out of touch they really are with American society, and are nothing more than "Republicans in Disarray®".
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brainWormed Idiot. 
All the Cockroaches are scrambling to be at the Top of the heap.
