House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) today announced that Lauren Fine will take on the role of communications director in the Republican Whip Office. "Lauren has been a key part of my press team for the past two years, and I am proud to name her as my communications director," said Whip Scalise. "From helping drive our message on major legislative victories, to skillfully managing… Read more »

House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) today announced the Whip office's coalitions team. The Whip's Deputy Policy Director Marty Reiser will lead the team's business coalitions operation. “There’s no one more connected or experienced to lead our business coalitions operation than Marty Reiser. From his work building key coalitions to passing our historic tax reform… Read more »

During colloquy, House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) questioned Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) on his party's efforts to shut Republicans out of the legislative process. Whip Scalise emphasized how Democrats promised a more open and fair process, but in comparison to the Republican-led Congress have fallen far short. He used the refusal to allow amendments from Rep. Brian… Read more »

Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after House passage of H.R. 1:   “H.R. 1 is straight out of the Democrat policy playbook: it funnels money from American taxpayers into politicians’ pockets, hands local control of elections over to the federal government, and enshrines voter fraud.   “This bloated federal takeover of… Read more »

Now that House Democrats' scheme to rig the election system in their favor through H.R. 1 has been exposed, support for the Democrat Politician Protection Act is scarce while opposition grows. From Secretaries of State to free speech and privacy advocates, Americans everywhere are expressing their absolute resistance to this government takeover of elections, infringement of First… Read more »

Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after the House voted once again to condemn hateful ideologies including anti-Semitism following offensive comments by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Mn.): “I voted in favor of today’s resolution because we must all take a strong stand against hatred and bigotry wherever we see it, and I’m glad this resolution… Read more »

Democrats are hard-pressed to find any support for H.R. 1 as hundreds of groups urge members of Congress to vote no on the Democrat Politician Protection Act. As their first bill of the 116th Congress, House Democrats made clear their number one priority is using federal law to protect their majority. H.R. 1, the Democrat Politician Protection Act, would force a federal takeover of… Read more »

House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and his colleagues, Reps. Jody Hice (R-Ga.), Mike Johnson (R-La.), and Ted Yoho (R-Fla.), offered the Free Speech Fairness Act as an amendment to H.R. 1 in an effort to restore free speech rights to 501(c)(3) organizations, including houses of worship, who are currently barred from making statements on political issues lest they… Read more »

House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) brought the spirit of Louisiana Mardi Gras to Capitol Hill today, surprising members of Congress with traditional king cake from New Orleans. Click here or below to watch as Whip Scalise shares this Mardi Gras tradition. Read more »

House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel's America's Newsroom to address Rep. Ilhan Omar's (D-Minn.) latest anti-Semitic comments. Whip Scalise renewed his call for her immediate removal from the House Foreign Affairs Committee, as anti-Semitic rhetoric and beliefs stand contrary to U.S. foreign policy,… Read more »