House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), and other Republican Members at today’s leadership press stakeout to discuss the Republican lawsuit against Speaker Pelosi for her unconstitutional proxy voting scheme which allows Democrats to turn their district's voice over to… Read more »

House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), and U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) introduced the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) Reform Act, a bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to lease up to 200 million barrels of unutilized storage space in the SPR. “I’m pleased to join Rep. Cuellar and… Read more »

House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced $98.5 million in funding for Louisiana Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) impacted by COVID-19: “I applaud the Trump Administration for awarding over $98 million in funding to nursing homes in Louisiana. Nursing homes are an… Read more »

House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel's Mornings with Maria to discuss how American workers and families want to safely reopen our country and rebuild our economy. Whip Scalise emphasized that Congress must focus on practical solutions to reopen our economy, while holding China accountable for lying about Coronavirus and jeopardizing the health and… Read more »

 Republican Whip and Ranking Member of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Steve Scalise (R-La.) opened the Select Subcommittee's briefing on protecting frontline and essential workers by urging Democrats to hold China accountable for lying about coronavirus and jeopardizing the health and safety of our frontline heroes in the first place. Subcommittee… Read more »

House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and HEAT Co-Chairs Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) and Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) led a joint letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary David Bernhardt requesting DOI to expedite the royalty relief process to protect jobs, keep businesses afloat, and ensure America is still the dominant energy producer once we emerge from… Read more »

House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Commerce announced $58.3 million in Fisheries Disaster Assistance Funding for Louisiana to mitigate the damaging impacts of extreme flooding in 2019: “In Louisiana, we are proud to be home to some of the best fisheries in the world. I applaud President Trump and Secretary… Read more »

House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel's Hannity to discuss Speaker Pelosi's proxy voting scheme that upends over 200 years of precedent with serious constitutional and institutional repercussions. Whip Scalise blasted Speaker Pelosi for exploiting the Coronavirus crisis to ram through a partisan rule change for her own political gain, when the House… Read more »

House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) spoke on the House floor today ahead of the vote on Speaker Pelosi's $3 trillion, 1,800-page liberal wishlist. Whip Scalise highlighted both what is in this atrocious bill — including billions of dollars for taxpayer-funded abortions, stimulus payments to illegal aliens, federalized elections, and billions of dollars to bailout… Read more »

Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement upon House passage of the Democrats’ proxy voting scheme: “Democrats have once again used this pandemic as cover for a power grab — this time, ramming through a partisan rule change that upends over 200 years of precedent with serious constitutional and institutional repercussions. Republican leaders… Read more »