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Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Preview – Week of March 20, 2023

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Here’s what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week: Agriculture On Thursday, March 23, the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology will hold a hearing called “A Review of Title VII: USDA Implementation of Research Programs.” Appropriations On Thursday, March 23, the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies will hold a budget hearing ...

Scalise Gives Update from House Republicans Issues Conference

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3.19.2023 House Republicans Issues Conference

Yesterday, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Republican Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), Rep. Erin Houchin (R-Ind.), and Rep. Rudy Yakym (R-Ind.), at a press conference at the House Republicans Issues Conference to discuss how House Republicans are following through on their Commitment to America. Lea...

The Leader’s Floor Lookout: Week of March 20, 2023

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Here’s what to watch for on the House Floor this week: Protecting Parents’ Place in Education Democrats continue to insert their woke policies into schools behind the backs of parents, while the government targets those who speak up. Recently, some schools have gone so far as to not notify students of their national merit achievements in time for scholarship consideration or college applications i...

Scalise: It’s Time to Restore Energy Independence

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3.15.23 Mornings with Maria

Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) appeared on Fox Business Network’s Mornings with Maria to discuss restoring energy independence to America and fiscal responsibility to Washington. Leader Scalise highlighted how H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, will reduce expenses across the board for American families by promoting all types of American energy production instead of relying on...

Scalise Introduces H.R. 1 – The Lower Energy Costs Act

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Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) introduced H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, along with Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), Natural Resources Committee Chair Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), and Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chair Sam Graves (R-Mo.) as original co-sponsors, to tackle the energy crisis caused by President Biden’s disastr...

Committee Cliff Notes: Week of March 6, 2023

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Here’s a recap of key moments from House Republican committees during the week: Agriculture On Wednesday, March 8, the Subcommittee on Forestry held a hearing called “A Review of Title VIII: Forestry Stakeholder Perspectives.” We are experiencing a forest health and wildfire crisis. We can wait no longer to protect lives, communities, and our forests from catastrophic wildfire.The purpose of the h...

Scalise: American Taxpayers Deserve the Best Investment, Not the Most Woke

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ESG CRA enrollment ceremony 3.10.23

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Republican Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.), and other members of the Republican Conference at yesterday's enrollment ceremony for Rep. Barr’s legislation, H.J. Res. 30, which has now passed both the House and Senate and protects the retirement funds of hard working Americans by blocking the Biden...

The Leader’s Floor Lookout: Friday, March 10, 2023

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Here’s what to watch for on the House Floor today: Demanding Transparency on Covid Origins Finally, the American people have more information about where COVID-19 came from, and it turns out Republicans were right all along: The pandemic most likely originated from a Chinese lab leak. But Dr. Fauci and his Big Tech and liberal media allies worked to suppress the story for years. While Republicans ...

The Republican Recap: Week of March 6, 2023

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Here’s a recap of what Republicans achieved on the House Floor this week: Stopping the Government From Colluding with Big Tech to Silence Americans ✅ As the Twitter Files recently exposed, government agencies such as the FBI and the State Department have been working behind-the-scenes with Big Tech to censor conservative views and suppress stories like the Hunter Biden laptop story and the lab lea...

Scalise: House Republicans Keep Communities Safe from Soft-on-Crime Policies

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Crime Bill Enrollment Ceremony 3.10.23

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Republican Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Oversight Committee Chairman Jamie Comer (R-Ky.), Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.), and other members of the Republican Conference at today’s enrollment ceremony for Rep. Andrew Clyde’s legislation, H.J. Res. 26, which prevents the D.C. Council from implementing their disastrous soft...

The Leader’s Floor Lookout: Thursday, March 9, 2023

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Here’s what to watch for on the House Floor today: Stopping the Government From Colluding with Big Tech to Silence Americans The ‘tolerant’ Left continues to wage war on our fundamental right to free speech. Government agencies such as the FBI and the State Department have been working behind-the-scenes with Big Tech to silence American citizens expressing conservative views online. Recently, the ...

House Republican Leadership Statement on Biden’s Budget

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Today, Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), Republican Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), and Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) issued the following statement: “President Joe Biden’s budget is a reckless proposal doubling down on the same Far Left spending policies that have led to record inflation and our current debt crisis. “Yesterday, Republi...

Scalise to Lead H.R. 1 – The Lower Energy Costs Act

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House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement upon the announcement that H.R. 1 for the 118th Congress will be the Lower Energy Costs Act. Leader Scalise will introduce the bill next week, along with Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), Natural Resources Committee Chair Bruce Westerman (R-AR), and Transportation and Infrastructure Com...

Scalise: Lowering Energy Costs for American Families with H.R. 1

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Kudlow 3.09.23

Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox Business Network’s Kudlow to discuss how H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, will work to restore America’s energy independence and protect families’ hard-earned dollars. Leader Scalise highlighted how the Lower Energy Costs Act will boost all forms of energy production by cutting red-tape regulations, lowering prices across the board f...

Scalise: House Republicans Keep Their Commitment to America

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Stakeout 3.08.23

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Republican Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), Congresswoman Julia Letlow (R-La.), and Congressman John Duarte (R-Calif.), at today’s leadership press conference to discuss how House Republicans are following through on their Commitment to America. Leader Scalise highlighted legislation brought by House R...