House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.) today introduced the Modern Television Act of 2019, a bill to repeal outdated regulations of the 1992 Cable Act, including retransmission consent and compulsory copyright license, to increase competition in the TV marketplace and to better address perennial broadcast TV blackouts. Watch Whip… Read more »

House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined fellow Republican leaders to address the dangerous anti-Israel BDS movement, which has found a foothold in Congress through some Democrat members. Whip Scalise questioned why Speaker Pelosi refuses to bring House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Michael McCaul's (R-Texas) bill that would give the country real power to… Read more »

House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) made the following remarks on the House floor prior to House passage of H.Res. 246, an anti-BDS resolution: Click here or on the image above to watch the remarks. Full remarks: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I appreciate both of my colleagues from New York, the distinguished gentleman Mr. Zeldin and Mr. Engel for their strong leadership and… Read more »

More than 600 business and agricultural leaders from all 50 states plus D.C. and Puerto Rico are calling on their representatives to ratify the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), so that Americans everywhere can begin to feel the benefits of this new trade agreement that puts American workers first. USMCA promises to strengthen America's economy, create new jobs, and improve trade… Read more »

Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after House passage of the $15 minimum wage bill: “Democrats have chosen their radical base over simple economics. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated the consequences should this bill become law would be up to 3.7 million jobs lost and a $9 billion decrease in family income. Republicans working with… Read more »

Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after the House voted to table Articles of Impeachment against President Trump: “The power of impeachment is one of our gravest responsibilities and should not be invoked lightly or without reason. We could have used this floor time to address the humanitarian crisis on the southern border or lower prescription… Read more »

House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) made the following statement after the House Energy and Commerce Committee, of which he is a member, voted to advance the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act during today's markup: “I am happy to report that Republicans and Democrats came together to pass a bill out of committee that will finally give relief to families who are fed up with… Read more »

House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel's Outnumbered Overtime to discuss Speaker Nancy Pelosi's violation of the House rules yesterday and her caucus' decision not to enforce the rules on the Speaker, a clear statement that Democrats do not hold themselves to the same standard as all other members of the House. Whip Scalise urged the Speaker to end the… Read more »

Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement upon House passage of the Democrats' resolution of disapproval: “Tonight’s resolution serves no one and fixes nothing. “Over the past weeks, the radical Democrat agenda has been in plain view: the Green New Deal, Medicare for All, abortion extremism, and free health care for illegal immigrants.… Read more »

House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) spoke on the House Floor condemning Speaker Pelosi breaking the House’s own rules on the Floor today as she and her members spent their time engaging in personal attacks against the President. Whip Scalise reminded members that lawmakers are held to a higher standard when speaking on the Floor and these rules should be… Read more »