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Rep. Perry Slams GOP Colleagues Over Health-Care Funding Use

7/14/2026

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Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) rebuked colleagues warning that the $70 billion Pentagon package and SAVE America Act should not use health-care money.
Senate GOP and other House Republicans warned that funding the package with health-care dollars would be unpopular and could trigger amendment votes.
Perry, who promoted 2020 election conspiracy theories and helped President Donald Trump try to overturn the race, is seen as Pennsylvania’s most vulnerable Republican incumbent.

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Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) rebuked colleagues warning that the $70 billion Pentagon package and SAVE America Act should not use health-care money.
Senate GOP and other House Republicans warned that funding the package with health-care dollars would be unpopular and could trigger amendment votes.
Perry, who promoted 2020 election conspiracy theories and helped President Donald Trump try to overturn the race, is seen as Pennsylvania’s most vulnerable Republican incumbent.