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Scalise & Comer: CDCs Secrecy Erodes Americans Trust

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  House Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.) and House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), joined by Republican lawmakers on both panels, today called on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky to produce all COVID-19 data…

Scalise Calls on Biden to Immediately Reverse War on American Energy

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Today, House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement regarding the crisis in Ukraine and the consequences of President Biden’s war on American energy independence: “The United States stands with the brave people of Ukraine in the face of Vladimir Putin’s barbaric aggression. “This invasion will have enormous…

House Republican Leadership's Statement on Russia's Invasion of Ukraine

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Today, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23), Republican Whip Steve Scalise (LA-01), Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (NY-21), House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (TX-10), House Armed Services Committee Lead Republican Mike Rogers (AL-03), and House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Mike Turner (OH-10) issued the following statement…

HEAT, Western Caucus Members Condemn Unprecedented FERC Guidance Kneecapping American Pipeline Projects

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and 28 members of the House Energy Action Team and the Congressional Western Caucus released the following statements after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) released an unprecedented update to its natural gas pipeline policy statement that will severely impede new and pending pipeline projects, causing energy costs across the…

Scalise Slams Dems' Self-Made Crises and Previews Republican Solutions

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 House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox Business Network’s Kudlow yesterday to discuss how Democrats’ massive government spending is fueling record-high inflation, which is crushing American families, workers, and small businesses. Whip Scalise previewed House Republicans’ plan to introduce a bold conservative agenda that…

The HEAT Report

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The HEAT Report is a weekly newsletter focusing on how members of the House Energy Action Team (HEAT) promote American energy security, and an all-of-the-above energy economy.   The Latest: Last week, the U.S. Labor Department reported that inflation has skyrocketed to its highest levels in 40 years, with consumer prices rising 7.5% in January compared to the same time last…

Scalise and Thune: It's Time to Unmask America's Children

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Senate Republican Whip John Thune (R-S.D.) co-authored an op-ed for FoxNews.com about the need to unmask America's schoolchildren and how Democrats' inconsistent masking guidelines are harming kids' social, emotional, and educational development. In addition, Whip Scalise and Whip Thune called out Democrats for caving to teachers…

Scalise & Comer Launch Probe into GoFundMes Censorship

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House Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.) and House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) today launched a probe into GoFundMe’s selective discrimination to cancel the Canadian truckers’ campaign and called on Select Subcommittee Chairman James Clyburn (D-S.C.) and Oversight…

Rules For Thee, Not For Me

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TOPLINE: President Biden’s weak leadership and disastrous response to COVID-19 has Democrats panicking. Liberal and progressive leaders at the federal, state, and local levels are finally changing their tune on COVID after being caught flouting their own rules. Republicans have said from the beginning that the science has been clear all along – mask mandates do not…

The HEAT Report

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The HEAT Report is a weekly newsletter focusing on how members of the House Energy Action Team (HEAT) promote American energy security, and an all-of-the-above energy economy.   The Latest: Speaker Pelosi and House Democrats rammed through their America Concedes to China Act last week after walking away from months of bipartisan, good-faith negotiations on legislation…