Midstate Republican Congressman Scott Perry discusses Ukraine testimony on NPR’s Morning Edition

Perry was in the room Tuesday when Alexander Vindman, an Army officer serving with the president's NSC, testified.

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(Washington) — Midstate Republican Congressman Scott Perry, a member of the House Foreign Affairs committee, heard testimony from Alexander Vindman on Tuesday.

He spoke to NPR’s Steve Inskeep on Morning Edition this morning about the impeachment inquiry.

Inskeep posted two highlights of the interview on Twitter:

.@RepScottPerry: “He testified that in two occasions the ellipses, the dot dot dot, should have been some words… Some people may see them as significant — I don’t see them as significant. The words…have already been… noted elsewhere either in the call or in conjecture.”

— Steve Inskeep (@NPRinskeep) October 30, 2019

Perry  was part of a group of Republicans who briefly brought the Democrat-led impeachment investigation to a halt last week when they stormed into a closed-door deposition with a Defense Department official. Democrats said the move compromised national security because some of the Republicans brought electronic devices into a secure room.

GOP lawmakers have been outspoken about their disdain for Democrats and the impeachment process, saying it is unfair to them even though they  — including Perry — have been in the room questioning witnesses and hearing the testimony.

Perry represents the 10th District in the commonwealth. It covers all of Dauphin County and parts of Cumberland and York counties.