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Scalise: This National Police Week, We Honor Everyday Heroes

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In recognition of National Police Week, House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) authored a column for the Houma Courier to honor the nation's law enforcement officers. Whip Scalise paid special tribute to U.S. Capitol Police Officers David Bailey and Crystal Griner, who risked their lives to save Whip Scalise and his colleagues from a gunman at a Congressional baseball…

Scalise: America Needs a Fair, Merit-Based Immigration System

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Ahead of President Trump's announcement of his immigration reform plan, House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel's The Ingraham Angle to discuss the crisis at our southern border and what needs to be done to solve it. Whip Scalise emphasized the immigration loopholes currently being abused and the support for President Trump's plan to implement a…

Scalise Calls on Democrats to Stand Against Anti-Israel BDS Movement

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined fellow Republican leaders to announce the filling of a discharge petition on H.R. 336, theStrengthening America's Security in the Middle East Act of 2019. During his remarks, Whip Scalise stressed that nearly 30 Democrats cosponsored similar legislation last Congress and his hope that all members of Congress,…

House Republicans File Discharge Petition on Anti-BDS Package

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Today Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), and Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) joined Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Michael McCaul (R-Tex.) and Representatives Brian Mast (R-Fla.), David Kustoff (R-Tenn.), and Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) to announce today's filing of a discharge petition on H.R. 336, the Strengthening…

Scalise on House Passage of NFIP Extension

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after the House voted to extend the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) until September 30: "With hurricane season quickly approaching, the House took important action today to prevent a lapse in the National Flood Insurance Program, which is critical to millions of families and small businesses across the…

Scalise: American Energy Creates Jobs, Strengthens Position Against Russia

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel's America's Newsroom from the White House this morning before departing with President Trump to visit Sempra Energy's Cameron LNG Export Facility in South Louisiana. Whip Scalise highlighted the important role American energy production plays in our country's national security and the many good jobs it creates here…

Scalise Statement On Rep. Tlaib Stating Holocaust Gives Her "Calming Feeling"

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Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement regarding comments Representative Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) made on a podcast, in which she stated thinking of the Holocaust gave her a "calming feeling." "There is no justification for the twisted and disgusting comments made by Rashida Tlaib just days after the annual Day of Holocaust Remembrance. More than six…

House Democrats' Deceptive Health Care Bill Hurts Americans

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Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after House passage of H.R. 986: “CMS Administrator Seema Verma has been very clear: protections for preexisting conditions cannot be waived. H.R. 986 does not protect Americans with preexisting conditions; it is a bad bill with a misleading title. Where the Trump Administration sees an opportunity to help states…

Scalise: Democrats would rather harass the President than solve problems

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined fellow Republican leaders to highlight the strong economic results the country is feeling thanks to President Trump and Congressional Republicans' pro-growth policies. Whip Scalise specifically drew attention to the booming energy sector under President Trump, which has strengthened America's national security and lowered costs for…

Scalise to Join President Trump on Visit to Cameron LNG Export Facility

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) made the following statement after the White House announced that President Donald Trump will tour Sempra Energy's Cameron LNG Export Facility in Cameron Parish, La.: “I look forward to joining President Donald Trump as he visits Sempra Energy’s LNG export facility near Lake Charles, Louisiana, next week. In Louisiana, with our vast…