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HEAT Leaders Urge Biden to Fortify American Energy Security in Wake of Colonial Pipeline Attack

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Today, House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), HEAT Co-Chairs Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) and Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), HEAT member Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) and 59 other members joined a letter led by Rep. David Rouzer (R-N.C.) to President Biden in response to a cybersecurity attack on the Colonial Pipeline Company which forced the 5,500-mile pipeline offline and…

Scalise: Biden Administration Experiencing Deficit of Reality

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 House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R.-La.) joined Fox News Channel’s The Ingraham Angle last night, where he criticized the lack of leadership from President Biden in addressing gas shortages along the East Coast, rising inflation, the humanitarian and national security crises at the southern border, and attacks against the Israeli people. Whip Scalise called out President…

House GOP United in Fighting Disastrous Biden Agenda

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), and Republican Conference Vice Chair Mike Johnson (R-La.) following Congresswoman Stefanik’s election to House Republican Conference Chair. Whip Scalise called out President Biden for failing to reverse his disastrous energy policies…

Bidens Disastrous Energy Policies Have Hurt American Families and Workers

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TOPLINE: In less than five months, President Biden has taken steps to reverse our nation’s energy dominance, resulting in a less secure country, higher energy prices for hard-working families, and thousands of Americans fired from their jobs. As our economy continues to recover from COVID-19, the last thing President Biden should do is champion energy policies that ship…

Scalise Condemns Palestinian Terrorists Rocket Attacks on Israel

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 Today, House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) issued the following statement on Hamas’ rocket attacks on Israeli citizens:   “These last few days remind us of the grave threats that constantly surround Israel and the true dangers posed by Iran and its proxies. So far, over 1,600 rockets have been fired at innocent civilians in Israel by Hamas and Palestinian…

Scalise: President Bidens Leadership is Nonexistent

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 Today, House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel’s The Faulkner Focus, where he discussed the letter he sent to CDC Director Rochelle Walensky demanding she turn over communications between the CDC and American Federation of Teachers, following the alarming revelations that the union successfully lobbied the CDC on its school reopening guidance issued…

Oversight and Select Subcommittee Republicans Probe Political Interference in CDCs School Reopening Guidance

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Powerful teachers union successfully lobbied CDC to advise keeping 90% of schools shuttered   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.), along with Republican lawmakers on both panels, today launched a probe into improper outside influence…

Scalise, Wenstrup Demand FBI Internal Investigation over 2017 Congressional Baseball Shooting Suicide by Cop Designation

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Today, House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), Congressman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio), and 15 members of Congress who were on the 2017 Republican Congressional Baseball Team or otherwise on the assailant's potential “hit list” sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray asking for the bureau to conduct a full investigation of the shooting as well as an internal…

The Pandemic Response Report

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Pandemic Response Report is a weekly newsletter about America’s response to the coronavirus pandemic from Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis (SSOCC) Republicans.    What’s Important Science Shows Vaccines Are Working: COVID-19 vaccines are working. There are very few breakthrough cases, and infections and fatalities are plummeting across the…

Scalise Statement on April Jobs Report

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 Today, House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) issued the following statement about the April jobs report:   "Today’s weak jobs report was disappointing but not surprising. Schools should have been reopened months ago, which would help more parents get back to work. We need to end the wasteful government practice of paying people more money to stay at home than…