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As Dems Focus on Politics, Republicans Focus on Combatting Coronavirus and Reopening Our Country

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox Business Network's Lou Dobbs Tonight to discuss his role as Ranking Member of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis. Whip Scalise blasted Speaker Pelosi for attempting to use the Subcommittee to harass President Trump instead of addressing China's cover-up, combatting the virus, and reopening our…

Scalise Announces $14.8 Million in CARES Act Funding for Louisiana Fisheries Impacted by COVID-19

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Commerce announced $14.8 million in CARES Act funding for Louisiana fisheries impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic: “The Coronavirus pandemic is impacting every sector of the economy, and Louisiana’s fisheries industry is no exception. From decreased business for fishermen…

Scalise: Comey's FBI Must be Held Fully Accountable

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel's America's Newsroom to discuss the Department of Justice's decision to drop the phony case against General Michael Flynn. Whip Scalise emphasized that the bad actors in James Comey's FBI who started this baseless inquisition against President Trump and his administration must be held fully accountable. Additionally,…

Scalise Announces $14.8 Million in CARES Act Funding for Louisiana Fisheries Impacted by COVID-19

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Commerce announced $14.8 million in CARES Act funding for Louisiana fisheries impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic: “The Coronavirus pandemic is impacting every sector of the economy, and Louisiana’s fisheries industry is no exception. From decreased business for fishermen…

Scalise Slams Dems for Partisan Select Committee Action

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Republican Whip and Republican Leader of the Select Committee on the Coronavirus Crisis Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement in response to the committee majority’s partisan first official action: “It is outrageous and telling that the first action committee Democrats have taken is blindly sending harassing letters to individual companies that followed the…

HEAT Members Support DOJ Opposition of Nationwide Injunction Jeopardizing Utility Line Projects

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Today, House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and HEAT members Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-N.D.), Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) and Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) led a joint letter to the U.S. Department of Justice Attorney General William Barr in support of the Department’s opposition to nationwide injunctions and the Department’s effort to challenge the…

The Republican Plan for the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis

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TOPLINE: As Democrats gear up for another political witch hunt, Republicans are determined to keep the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis focused on addressing China's cover-up, combatting the virus, and reopening our economy. Over 70,000 Americans have died. Over 30 million Americans have lost their jobs. Millions of small businesses are on the brink. Local hospitals…

Scalise Selected As Ranking Member of Select Committee on the Coronavirus Crisis

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Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement upon his appointment as Republican Leader of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis. “Our number one priority in Congress should be confronting the many challenges the Coronavirus crisis has thrust upon our nation, and working with the Trump Administration and each of our states to safely reopen…

Dems Put Harassing Trump Over Working for American Families

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox Business Network's Lou Dobbs Tonight to discuss the new evidence showing anti-Trump agents in James Comey's FBI engaged in misconduct in an effort to take down General Michael Flynn and President Trump. Whip Scalise also slammed Speaker Pelosi's select committee to harass the President over his Coronavirus response, and suggested…

Scalise: There Must Be Accountability at the FBI

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel's Fox and Friends to discuss the latest evidence of abuse of power at the FBI under James Comey to falsely target General Michael Flynn and President Trump. Whip Scalise also blasted Speaker Pelosi for her decision to keep the House of Representatives on the sidelines, instead of coming back to D.C. to lead by example…