Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.) opened today's Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing on "Challenges to Safely Reopening K-12 Schools" by emphasizing the importance of safely reopening schools for the sake of public health and our children's future. Whip Scalise cited the wealth of guidance and scientific information that… Read more »

Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement in response to Chairman Clyburn's so-called "analysis" on the Trump Administration's response to the coronavirus pandemic: "Once again, House Democrats have shown there is no limit to how far they will go to politicize the pandemic. Their talking points claiming that the… Read more »

House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved a $30 million purchase of U.S. shrimp under Section 32, which provides emergency food assistance to states and food banks nationwide. Section 32 purchases will provide additional support for producers and Americans in need in response to the COVID-19… Read more »

The Recovery Report is a weekly newsletter about America’s response to the coronavirus pandemic from Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis (SSOCC) Republicans.  Coronavirus Facts of the Week: Operation Warp Speed, the Trump Administration's bold effort to develop. and deliver hundreds of millions of doses of a safe, effective vaccine for COVID-19 by January… Read more »

House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-Ore.), and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) wrote to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo requesting a classified briefing on TikTok and other technology companies with alleged ties to the Chinese Communist Party. “While we… Read more »

House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel's Fox & Friends to discuss the ongoing COVID-19 relief negotiations. Whip Scalise blasted Speaker Pelosi for attempting to politicize COVID-19 relief in the middle of a pandemic with unrelated liberal wish list items instead of working with Republicans on reasonable solutions, including first allocating the roughly… Read more »

House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel's Hannity last night to discuss yesterday's Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing highlighting President Trump's concrete plans to combat COVID-19, which began with a series of critical decisions like banning flights from China, and has evolved to adopting revolutionary efforts like… Read more »

Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.) spent the second half of today's Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing honing in on the billions in available funds appropriated under the CARES Act that states can spend to reopen schools safely, the many consequences of not reopening schools, the success of Operation Warp Speed, and… Read more »

House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after the House passed his amendment to secure the U.S. rare earth mineral supply chain and hold China accountable for exploiting the rare earth minerals industry: “The United States faces an increased national security risk due to our reliance on other countries, like China, for supplies of rare… Read more »

During today's Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing, Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.) set the record straight on concrete actions President Trump has taken to contain COVID-19 and save American lives. While Democrats pushed a false political agenda in an effort to take down President Trump rather than doing anything to… Read more »