Scott Perry

Mr. PERRY

Mr. PERRY. Madam Speaker, no apology. What about for lying to the American people and creating this division. Didn't our Chief Executive run and say that he was going to unite the country? Didn't he say that? He was going to unite the country. Isn't this an opportunity. Release the report--look, none of us are perfect, we all fall short. I think that is one thing we can agree on.

Mr. PERRY. Madam Speaker, when you fall short, is there something wrong with apologizing for your failures?

Mr. PERRY. Madam Speaker, the Secretary knows it and the Secretary just went to the border and talked to Border Patrol. What did they tell him?

Mr. PERRY. Madam Speaker, I thank my colleagues from the Freedom Caucus for coming and talking about what is happening on the border. I know that the left and the majority party in this House refuse to do it, certainly the President refuses to do it, but we don't refuse to do it. We are going to do it because our country is in peril; our families are in peril; our communities are in peril, and somebody has got to say something and do something about it. Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. PERRY. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and submit extraneous material.

Mr. PERRY. Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman, and so well said. Look, we all want to help. All of us want to help. We earned this position to speak on behalf of our constituents in our home districts. We all want to help; America is the most generous country on the planet. And we know that there are people that are wanting, that are hurting, that are seeking a better opportunity. We have a process here. If you ask the American people to obey the law, why is it too hard to ask people that aren't American citizens to obey the law? Yet, that is exactly what is happening. That is exactly what's happening. It is unacceptable.

Mr. PERRY. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from Georgia (Mrs. Greene).

Mr. PERRY. Madam Speaker, I don't know if I can help her with that. I was also in business, we had a mechanical contracting business. It is hard, heavy work, and we too hired American citizens. We had to have documentation for the folks that we hired. Wouldn't it be great though, since you brought it up, the COMPETES Act, we all want to compete better with China. We know that they are our adversary. They consider us the enemy. First of all, the COMPETES Act doesn't do that, it doesn't do anything to secure America from an aggressive bellicose China. Shouldn't the COMPETES Act be about a competitive America? What about the competition that American citizens are in in their own country for their own jobs with people that are here illegally. Shouldn't the COMPETES Act be about making sure people don't come here illegally? Let's face it, some folks already talked about the policy that is-- the Border Patrol said, we need the policy. Policy is in place. Laws are in place. Article II, section 3 says the President will faithful execute. But if the President doesn't faithfully execute the laws that are in place, whether we call the COMPETES Act something against China or whether the COMPETES Act is about American citizens who have to compete in their own country against foreigners, if no one is going to faithfully execute it, it is not going to matter.

Mr. PERRY. Madam Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Tiffany), a great member of our effort here.

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Mr. PERRY. Madam Speaker, I am honored to recognize Mr. Thomas Foreman for his life of service to Middletown Borough. Mr. Foreman has dedicated 25 years of service as the director of the Emergency Management Agency (EMA), 55 years to the Middletown Volunteer Fire Department, and over 30 years with the Pennsylvania Lottery. Mr. Foreman has become a pillar of the community through more than five decades of service. Mr. Foreman's work with the Liberty Fire Company in Middletown began in November of 1966, where he's served as secretary, vice president, and president. While executing countless hours as a volunteer firefighter, he also maintained his involvement with the Emergency Management Agency, helping prepare the Borough for its next emergency. In the performance of his duties, he assists residents during natural disasters--to include floods, snow, and TMI events, and myriad other situations that require his oversight and assistance. He works regularly in the EMA office, attends monthly preparedness and borough meetings, and his dedication to the residents of Middletown is tireless and unmatched. Mr. Foreman is a lifelong resident of the Borough of Middletown. Upon his retirement from the Pennsylvania Lottery in 2004, he maintained his tireless commitment to the residents and Middletown community at large. Tom has two beautiful children--Michael, a fireman, and Kelly--and four grandchildren. I am privileged to honor Mr. Thomas Foreman and recognize his significant contributions to our community throughout more than five decades of selfless and honorable service to Middletown Borough, Dauphin County, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. On behalf of the citizens of the 10th Congressional District of Pennsylvania, I wish him Godspeed as he embarks upon his next adventure.

Mr. PERRY

Mr. PERRY. Madam Speaker, further parliamentary inquiry.

Mr. PERRY. Accusing a decorated naval officer in the United States military is never in good form and should be out of order in this Chamber.

Mr. PERRY. Yes, I am.

Mr. PERRY. It seems to me that my friend, the gentleman from Maryland, disparaged the gentleman from Indiana here personally and should have his words taken down.

Mr. PERRY. Madam Speaker, point of order.

Mr. PERRY. Madam Speaker, parliamentary privilege.

Mr. PERRY

Mr. PERRY. Madam Speaker, I am proud to represent south central Pennsylvania, where there is a large community of Ahmadiyya Muslims, the most persecuted--the most persecuted Muslims--in the Muslim faith, but yet there is nothing in this bill to safeguard them. As a matter of fact, many of my colleagues have and will continue to speak about the lack of definition because it is going to be made up, ladies and gentlemen, it is just going to be made up based on your political proclivities. You are either going to be persecuted or you are not, depending on who you are and who you vote for. Let's face it, aside from the attempts to placate an anti-Semitic Member of this Chamber, all that is really happening here is that House Democrats are deflecting from the real issue confronting the House of Representatives, and that is that the maker of this bill has no business sitting on House committees, has no business in this Chamber-- a myriad of anti-Semitic comments and those of support of violence and terrorisms against the United States are wholly unacceptable. But we are not going to deal with that because we are going to deal with this. Let's not forget the moment the author of this bill breathtakingly referred to the murder of nearly 3,000 Americans on 9/11 by Islamist terrorists as some people who did some thing--some people who did something. During last week's markup of this legislation in the Foreign Affairs Committee, I was assailed by my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, they told me I was Islamophobic, nasty, mean, and rude. Why? Because I offered amendments that would have prevented American tax dollars from going to organizations with ties to terrorism. Ties to terrorism. You would think that that would be something we could agree on because we all agree that nobody should be persecuted based on their faith. We all agree on that. But American taxpayers shouldn't be forced to pay terrorist organizations; organizations that the maker of this bill is affiliated with, like the one that is an unindicted co-conspirator in the largest terror finance case in the United States of America's history. Not because I say so, because the judge says so. By intentionally leaving the definition of Islamophobia blank in this bill, the gentlelady and my friends on the other side of the aisle are creating an office in our State Department that will likely spew anti- Semitic hatred and attack Western ideas throughout the world under the farce of protecting Islam. As you can see by this debate, the goal is to silence dissent and critics of terrorism.

Mr. PERRY

Mr. PERRY. Madam Speaker, in the name of science, congressional Democrats are continuing their unconstitutional, unlawful march to force Americans to get the jab. Think about it. Democrats are already on the path to ruin Christmas, destroying the supply chain. They are just going to keep going, right? Destroying industry after industry. For a party who praised America's healthcare workers when there wasn't a jab available, who were out there on the front lines, now if they don't get it, it is okay to fire them, and not a word. Finally, mandates for defense contractors and intelligence workers who have to make a choice between defending their country and putting their own life in peril, and no discussion about natural immunity, none whatsoever. You could have had COVID already. Not good enough. You have got to get the jab or lose your job. Vote against this.

Mr. PERRY

Mr. PERRY. Madam Speaker, had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 373; NAY on Roll Call No. 374; YEA on Roll Call No. 375; YEA on Roll Call No. 376; NAY on Roll Call No. 377; NAY on Roll Call No. 378; NAY on Roll Call No. 379; YEA on Roll Call No. 380; NAY on Roll Call No. 381; NAY on Roll Call No. 382; NAY on Roll Call No. 383; YEA on Roll Call No. 384; NAY on Roll Call No. 385; and NAY on Roll Call No. 386.

Mr. PERRY

Mr. PERRY. Madam Speaker, I am honored to commemorate the outstanding leadership and judicial excellence of Chief Justice Emeritus Thomas G. Saylor of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, for his earning the prestigious Judge Robert E. Dauer Award for Judicial Excellence on behalf of Amen Corner. Amen Corner is an organization designed to foster relationships amongst people from all walks of life and honor those who have devoted their lives and careers to improving our communities, and serving Pittsburgh since 1870. Amen Corner has a long tradition of honoring members of the Judiciary and Bar Association of Allegheny County and the Commonwealth. Chief Justice Emeritus Saylor graduated from the University of Virginia in 1969, followed by his graduation from Columbia Law School in 1972, before he began his career in general practice and prosecutor with Somerset County. He later earned a Master of Laws from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2004. His decades of service and tireless work in support of law and the Commonwealth also earned him honorary degrees from the Widener University School of Law and Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. Prior to his election as a justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Chief Justice Saylor served as the First Assistant District Attorney with Somerset County before being named the Director of the Pennsylvania Bureau of Consumer Protection. He then served as the First Deputy Attorney General for the Commonwealth, preceding his election to the Pennsylvania Superior Court in 1993. Chief Justice Saylor served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in 1997, prior to being named Chief Justice of the Court in January 2015. Throughout his time on the Court, he has written more than 400 main opinions and demonstrated the collaborative and effective leadership of an independent judiciary. For Chief Justice Emeritus Thomas G. Saylor's decades of service to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the United States of America, I am honored to recognize his achievements and contributions, and congratulate him on earning the Judge Robert E. Dauer Award for Judicial Leadership and Excellence.

Mr. PERRY

Mr. PERRY. Madam Speaker, I am honored to recognize Mr. Larry J. Miller's retirement upon his 50 years of dedication and service to PeoplesBank, a Codorus Valley Company and its community. On December 31, 2021, Mr. Miller will retire from the Codorus Valley Bancorp, Inc. Board of Directors, the parent company of PeoplesBank. On March 1, 1971, Larry joined PeoplesBank (then known as Peoples Bank of Glen Rock) as a management trainee. He was the youngest person to serve as a bank president in Pennsylvania when he became President of the bank at age 30 in 1981. He served in that role until 2016. In addition, he has served as director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Codorus Valley Bancorp, Inc. from 1986 to October 1, 2021. His 50 years of service to PeoplesBank, the community and the banking industry has been nothing short of remarkable. When Larry Miller was hired, the bank had three branch locations and managed $23 million in assets. During his tenure, the bank's assets grew to over $2 billion. He led PeoplesBank's growth to become the largest bank with headquarters in York County. As CEO, he led the opening of 25, the relocation of four, the combining of one and the closure of three locations. In addition, he oversaw the purchase of two insurance companies, the creation of the mortgage and trust divisions, the development of corporate and administrative centers and the acquisition of four branch banks in Maryland. Fourteen limited-service facilities were also opened throughout his tenure. His dedication to and impact on York County is evident through his active involvement in the community, as he serves on various non-profit boards of directors in leadership capacities. Throughout his tenure, he has served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the United Way of York County, the York County Economic Development Corporation, YorkCounts, the Cultural Alliance of York County, and Wellspan Heath System. Larry has been honored for his achievements and contributions through several recognition awards, including the York County Economic Alliance's Business Achievement Award, the Southern School District Foundation's distinguished Leader Award, the 2021 Distinguished Humanitarian Award Honoree by Penn-Mar Human Services, and his induction into the Central Penn Business Hall of Fame. I am proud to honor Mr. Larry J. Miller and recognize his important contributions to our communities throughout his five decades of leadership in York County and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. I wish him God's many blessings as he embarks upon his next adventure.

Mr. PERRY

Mr. PERRY. Madam Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.

Mr. PERRY

Mr. PERRY. Madam Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.

Mr. PERRY

Mr. PERRY. Madam Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.

Mr. PERRY

Mr. PERRY. Madam Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.