- Perry and the others were referred to the House Ethics Committee for not complying with subpoenas issued by the panel.
- The other three members of the House Republican Conference hit with an ethics referral was House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Reps. Jim Jordan, of Ohio, and Andy Biggs of Arizona.
- “That this illegitimate body leaked their latest charade to the media ahead of contacting targeted members is proof positive once again that this political witch hunt is about fabricating headlines and distracting Americans from their abysmal record of running America into the ground,” Perry said.