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Scalise, Inhofe: Where the Born Alive abortion bill goes from here

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) authored a joint op-ed for FoxNews.com calling attention to Republican efforts to demand a vote on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, a bill that would ensure doctors do all they can to save the lives of babies who survive abortions. Whip Scalise is leading the effort in the U.S. House of…

Democrat Gun-Control Bill Makes Criminals Out of Law-Abiding Citizens

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Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after passage of H.R. 8, a Democrat gun control bill that will criminalize law-abiding citizens, and will not reduce violence: “I strongly oppose the gun control bills brought forward this week under the guise of background checks. Republicans identified many problems with this bill and the…

Scalise Stands Up for Religious Freedom, Defends Memorial to American Soldiers

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement upon completion of oral arguments in the United States Supreme Court in the American Legion's case defending a nearly century old Peace Cross in Bladensburg, Md. “For almost a century, the Bladensburg Peace Cross has stood in memory of 49 Maryland soldiers who gave their lives for their…

Scalise: Democrat Gun Control Legislation Makes Criminals of Law-Abiding Americans

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel's Ingraham Angle last night to discuss Democrats' real agenda to criminalize gun owners behind their gun control legislation. Whip Scalise emphasized that while Democrats claim these laws will prevent gun violence, the reality is they will make criminals out of law-abiding citizens and would not prevent mass…

Scalise Stands With Victims of Illegal Immigrant Crime Against Useless Resolution

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Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after House Democrats' show vote against President Trump’s legally-declared national emergency:   ”While Speaker Pelosi and her liberal lieutenants refuse to support the money necessary to secure our border, President Trump took an oath to keep our country safe, and is using all legal tools available…

Scalise: Republicans stand with the President in securing our border

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined fellow Republican leaders to discuss President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency to end the crisis at our southern border. Whip Scalise stressed the urgency of securing the border with specific examples of criminal illegal immigrants, including a man in South Louisiana who sexually assaulted children. Click here or…

Scalise: H.R. 8 Will Make Law-Abiding Americans Felons

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel's Fox & Friends to share his perspective as a shooting survivor on the Democrats' proposed gun-control legislation. Whip Scalise was denied his request to deliver his testimony when the House Judiciary Committee held hearings on this legislation. He stressed that the Democrats' bills would only prevent…

Scalise Applauds Removal of Abortion Mandate from Title X Regulations

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement regarding the Department of Health and Human Services' ruling to end the practice of taxpayer subsidized abortion through the Title X Family Planning Program. This decision restores the Reagan-era regulations that prevent Title X funds from being used to promote, counsel, or refer clients to abortion…

Scalise, Lankford: Repeal Johnson Amendment to Give Non-Profits a Voice

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Senator James Lankford (R-Okla.) authored an op-ed for USA Today calling for the restoration of 501(c)(3) organizations' First Amendment rights by correcting the misguided implications of the Johnson Amendment through passage of their legislation, the Free Speech Fairness Act. Since enactment of the Johnson Amendment, all non-profits…

Scalise Statement on Government Funding and Border Security Package

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Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement regarding President Trump's intent to sign the fiscal year 2019 appropriations package into law: “I applaud President Trump’s decision to sign this government funding bill, as well as the steps he continues taking to keep our country safe. Despite efforts by Speaker Pelosi, we were able to secure funding…