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HEAT Members Outline Consequences as U.S. Officially Rejoins Paris Agreement

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and over 40 members of the House Energy Action Team released the following statements in opposition to the United States officially rejoining the Paris Agreement: Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.): "At a time when millions have lost their jobs and families who are struggling need affordable energy the most, President Biden has…

Scalise Demands Cuomo Turn Over Documents to Congress for Investigation

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Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.) today renewed his call for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to provide all data on nursing home deaths related to his must admit order and requested transcribed interviews with top officials involved with the deadly mandate. On February 11, 2021, it was revealed that Melissa DeRosa,…

Scalise Hosts Call with Parents Urging School Reopening

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), House Education and Labor Committee Ranking Member Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), Co-Chair of the Doctor's Caucus Congressman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio), and Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) today hosted an Open the Schools Coalition phone call to unite hundreds of parents across the country to discuss the issue of how we must follow the science and…

Scalise, Wagner: Protecting Newborns Is Commonsense. Time for Congress to Take Action.

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-Mo.) co-authored an op-ed for The Daily Signal outlining the urgency of passing the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. Scalise and Wagner blasted House Democrats' shameful obstructionism of this commonsense legislation that would save lives by banning infanticide. Click…

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, Democrats advanced their partisan COVID-relief package without any meaningful attempts to engage Republicans. Nine of the twelve committees that received…

Scalise Introduces the RAPID Act to Accelerate 5G Broadband Deployment Nationwide

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) introduced the Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployment (RAPID) Act to modernize outdated and burdensome rules at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) preventing the timely approval of small cell 5G deployment nationwide. This legislation directs the FCC, under its preexisting authority, to reexamine and revise…

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   White House Walks Back Plan to Reopen Schools in 100 Days: Last week, White House press secretary Jen Psaki walked back President Biden’s pledge to…

Scalise: Grieving Families Deserve Answers from Governor Cuomo

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel's Watters' World to demand accountability from New York Governor Andrew Cuomo for his deadly nursing home order that forced COVID-19 positive patients back into nursing homes, followed by the massive cover up by his administration to hide Governor Cuomo's failures. Whip Scalise emphasized how Governor…

Scalise: Reopen Schools Now

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Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.) today issued the following statement on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) school reopening guidance: “Today’s CDC guidance essentially reiterates the same guidance issued eight months ago. It’s time for President Biden to stand up to…

Democrats Block Scalise Amendment to Hold States Accountable for Undercounting Nursing Home Deaths

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Following the release of new records showing that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's administration admitted over 9,000 COVID-19 patients into New York nursing homes and then deliberately tried to cover up these deadly actions, House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) today offered an amendment to the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s portion of the FY21 budget…