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Scalise Honors Longtime Chief of Staff Brett Horton

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11.18

Yesterday, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) spoke on the House floor to celebrate Chief of Staff Brett Horton and thank him for his 15 years of service to the people of LA-01. Click here or the image above to view Leader Scalise's full remarks.  Leader Scalise’s remarks: “Today, I rise to recognize a man whose dedication, steadiness, and wisdom have…

The Leader’s Floor Lookout: Tuesday, November 18, 2025

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Here’s what to watch for on the House Floor today:   Reversing Biden’s Lock-Up of National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska In 2022, Biden’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) replaced a 2020 Trump Administration plan for the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A) with one that shuts down domestic energy production on the reserve, killing jobs, hurting Alaskan communities, and…

Scalise Releases 2026 House Calendar

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Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) announced the 2026 legislative calendar for the second session of the 119th Congress.  Click here to download the full calendar.  To download a one-page version of the calendar, click here. To download a version of the calendar for your iPhone background, click here. ###

Scalise: President Trump, House Republicans Continuing to Reverse Biden’s Failed Policies

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11.18

Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chairman Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.), and Congressman Nick Begich (R-Alaska) to discuss House Republicans’ America First agenda, including unleashing American energy, lowering…

Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Preview – Week of November 17, 2025

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Here’s what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week: Budget   On Tuesday, November 18, the Committee on the Budget will hold a full committee hearing called "Oversight of the Congressional Budget Office." Education & Workforce   On Tuesday, November 18, the Committee on Education and Workforce will hold…

Scalise: President Trump Doesn't Stop Fighting for the American People

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11.16

Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News’ The Sunday Briefing to discuss President Trump fighting for lower costs for American families and Democrats’ hypocrisy on the Epstein files. Leader Scalise also highlighted House Republicans’ work to lower premiums for hardworking families.   Click here or the image above to view Leader…

The Leader’s Floor Lookout: Week of November 17, 2025

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Here’s what to watch for on the House Floor this week:   Keeping Violent Criminals Off D.C.’s Streets Currently, the District of Columbia has a cashless bail policy that prohibits using cash bail as a condition for pre-trial release. This reckless policy allows soft-on-crime progressive judges to release dangerous criminals onto the streets of D.C. with only a promise to not…

Scalise: It’s Time to End the Democrats’ Shutdown

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11.12

Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined CNBC’s Squawk Box to discuss the Democrat Shutdown coming to an end, despite many in their party wanting Americans to continue suffering. Leader Scalise highlighted House Democrats’ efforts to gut the $50 billion rural hospital fund while claiming the shutdown is about health…

House GOP Leadership Statement on Passage of Government Funding Bill to End the Democrat Shutdown and Reopen the Government

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Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, Speaker Johnson, Whip Emmer, and Chairwoman McClain released a statement after House Republicans passed and sent to President Trump’s desk the government funding bill to reopen the government after Washington Democrats kept it closed for 43 days, marking the longest government shutdown in American history: “The Democrat Shutdown is finally…

Scalise: Today is About Ending the Misery Democrats Created

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11/12

Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) spoke on the House floor ahead of House Republicans' vote to reopen the government, as Democrats continue to placate their radical base and hold Americans hostage. Leader Scalise emphasized that it’s past time to bring the Democrat-imposed suffering to an end.   Click here or the image above to view Leader Scalise's…