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The Leader’s Floor Lookout: Wednesday, May 31, 2023

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Here’s what to watch for on the House Floor today: Stopping Out-of-Control Government Spending Since President Biden took office, the deficit has grown by $6 trillion, putting our national debt at a disastrous $31 trillion. For every 100 dollars we're taking in, Washington spends 129 dollars – this spending is unsustainable, and hardworking Americans are paying the price with record inflation, sup...

Republicans Will Deliver Never-Before-Seen Spending Reforms

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PLAY - Scalise on Mornings with Maria 5.31.23

Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) appeared on Fox Business Network’s Mornings with Maria to discuss H.R. 3746, the Fiscal Responsibility Act, which will be voted on today in the House. Leader Scalise highlighted how the bill would curb out-of-control spending while continuing to protect America’s veterans. Leader Scalise also discussed the growing military threat of the Chinese Co...

House GOP Leadership Statement on Passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act

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Today, after the passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act, Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), and Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) issued the following statement: “Today, the House passed the largest deficit reduction package in American history. Taxpayers will save an estimated $2.1 tril...

Scalise: It's Time to Restore Fiscal Responsibility In Washington

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PLAY - Scalise on Kudlow 5.30.23

Today, Leader Scalise (R-La.) appeared on Fox Business Network’s Kudlow to discuss H.R. 3746, the Fiscal Responsibility Act. Leader Scalise highlighted the bill as an important step in House Republicans’ efforts to restore fiscal sanity in Washington and reduce inflationary spending. Leader Scalise also highlighted how the Fiscal Responsibility Act creates greater accountability for unelected bure...

Scalise: Reforms We Can All Support

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PLAY - Scalise at Stakeout 5.30.23

Tonight, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise joined House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), Congressman Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) and House Republicans to express his support of H.R. 3746, the Fiscal Responsibility Act, which establishes basic reforms, such as work requirements and streamlined permitting proc...

The Leader’s Floor Lookout: Week of May 29, 2023

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Here’s what to watch for on the House Floor this week: Stopping Out-of-Control Government Spending Since President Biden took office, the deficit has grown by $6 trillion, putting our national debt at a disastrous $31 trillion. For every 100 dollars we're taking in, Washington spends 129 dollars – this spending is unsustainable, and hardworking Americans are paying the price with record inflation,...

House GOP Leadership Statement on the Fiscal Responsibility Act

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Today, Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), and Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) issued the following statement on the release of legislative text for the Fiscal Responsibility Act: “The American people elected House Republicans to stop the out-of-control inflationary spending that has brok...

Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Recap – Week of May 22, 2023

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Here’s a recap of key moments from House Republican committees during the week: Agriculture On Tuesday, May 23, the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology held a hearing called "For the purpose of receiving testimony from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service and Farm Service Agency." This hearing featured the chief of the Natural Resources ...

The Leader’s Floor Lookout: Thursday, May 25, 2023

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Here’s what to watch for on the House Floor today: Cracking Down on Fentanyl to Save American Lives Thanks to Biden’s border crisis, fentanyl is pouring across our southern border, destroying lives, families, and communities. But still the President refuses to take the mass poisoning of Americans seriously. More than 150 people die from fentanyl and synthetic opioid-related overdoses every day, an...

The Republican Recap: Week of May 22, 2023

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Here’s a recap of what Republicans achieved on the House Floor this week: Denouncing Biden’s Burdensome Trucking Emissions Rule ✅ In December, Biden’s EPA finalized a nitrogen oxide (NOx) rule that requires big rigs to meet extreme emission reductions standards starting in 2027, driving small truck drivers off the road and out of business. In the midst of record high inflation and supply chain cha...

Scalise: We Need to Lower the Tax Burden On American Families

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PLAY - 5.25.23 Scalise on America Reports

Today, Leader Scalise appeared on Fox News’ America Reports to discuss the ongoing debt ceiling negotiations. Leader Scalise blasted the Biden Administration for waiting until the midnight hour to engage with House Republicans on debt ceiling talks – even as House Republicans passed H.R. 2811, the Limit, Save, Grow Act to rein in reckless government spending and address the debt ceiling. Leader Sc...

The Leader’s Floor Lookout: Wednesday, May 24, 2023

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Here’s what to watch for on the House Floor today: Denouncing Biden’s Veto of Legislation Prioritizing American Manufacturers Over Chinese Interests Democrats’ radical ‘Green New Deal’ agenda continues to put China above American manufacturers. President Biden’s June 2022 Emergency Proclamation allows imports of Chinese solar products with no additional tariffs for two years, guaranteeing unfair i...

Leader Scalise on the Biden-Manufactured Fentanyl and Debt Crises

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PLAY - Scalise at Stakeout 5.23.23

Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), Republican Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-Va.), and Congressman Max Miller (R-Ohio) to praise law enforcement officers fighting to curb the scourge of fentanyl across our country. Leader Scalise highlighted that, every day, hundreds of Americans are dying f...

Scalise: House Republicans Will Halt the Flow of Fentanyl

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5.23.23 Scalise at Doc Caucus

Today, Leader Scalise joined Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), and Members of the House Republican Doctors Caucus including Congressman Michael Burgess (R-Texas), Congressman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio), Congressman Greg Murphy (R-N.C.), Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), Congressman Andy Harris (R-Md.), and Congressman John Joyce (R-Pa.) to express his support of H.R. ...

The Leader’s Floor Lookout: Tuesday, May 23, 2023

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Here’s what to watch for on the House Floor today: Denouncing Biden’s Burdensome Trucking Emissions Rule Once again, Democrats are putting their ‘Green New Deal’ agenda above the livelihoods of hardworking Americans – this time, going after small business truckers. In December, Biden’s EPA finalized a nitrogen oxide (NOx) rule that requires big rigs to meet extreme emission reductions standards st...