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Scalise: I hope that we rise to this moment

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) took to the House Floor today to speak on the JUSTICE Act, the Democrats' misguided reform bill, and the unnecessarily partisan nature of Democrats' reform efforts. Whip Scalise emphasized that this critical moment can affect real, lasting change if the parties come together to hash out differences. Whip Scalise noted that heroic law enforcement…

Scalise Introduces the RAPID Act to Accelerate 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 introduced the Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployment (RAPID) Act to modernize outdated and burdensome rules at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) preventing the timely approval of small cell 5G deployment nationwide. “The United States is the global leader in wireless technology, and…

Scalise in New York Post: Cuomo Must Be Held Accountable

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 Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.) penned an op-ed in the New York Post demanding accountability and blasting Governor Cuomo for his refusal to be transparent about the deadly decision to mandate nursing homes to accept COVID-positive and untested patients. Thousands of elderly deaths — at least…

Scalise Issues Statement on Gov. Cuomo's Remarks: "Despicable"

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 In response to New York Democrat Governor Andrew Cuomo's recent attempt to blame long-term care staff for infecting residents — rather than his deadly nursing home order — Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.) issued the following statement: "It's despicable, but not surprising that Governor Cuomo is once again…

House Republicans Send Letter of Support to Israel

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Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), Foreign Affairs Committee Republican Leader Michael McCaul (R-Texas), Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.), and Rep. David Kustoff (R-Tenn.) led 109 Republican representatives in a letter to Israeli Prime Minister…

The Recovery Report

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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 Fact of the Week: 40% of America’s coronavirus deaths have been in nursing homes and 40% of those deaths have occurred in the five states Select…

A Chance for Meaningful, Bipartisan Reform

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement upon the House introduction of Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Representative Pete Stauber’s (R-Minn.) justice reform bill, the JUSTICE Act, which Whip Scalise has cosponsored: “The JUSTICE Act is the most ambitious and significant reform to law enforcement in decades. Above all, the bill promotes…

Governors Owe Us Answers on Nursing Home Tragedies

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel's Fox and Friends to expose the devastating toll the COVID-19 pandemic has taken on nursing home residents due to the reckless decisions by several Democrat governors across the country. Scalise is demanding answers for our nation's seniors and their families who have experienced tragedy due to these preventable nursing…

Protect our nation's grandparents: Investigate coronavirus in nursing homes

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Following his call for answers from five Democrat governors on their nursing home policy failures, House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Congressman Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) in penning an op-ed for the Washington Examiner emphasizing the need to ensure that every state and nursing facility in our country is better prepared to handle the threat that COVID-19 poses to our…

COVID-19 Nursing Home Violations Must End Immediately

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel's America's Newsroom this morning and blasted several Democrat governors for violating federal COVID-19 protocols for nursing homes that led to tragedy for tens of thousands of our nation's seniors. Whip Scalise demanded that these governors put an end to these practices immediately and provide a…