House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after the 2018 Farm Bill passed the House in an overwhelming, bipartisan vote of 369-47. After successful negotiations between the House and Senate, this comprehensive legislation will bring greater economic stability to farmers and ranchers and reforms the SNAP program to give Americans greater opportunity to… Read more »

Support for the 2018 Farm Bill is strong as an ox with more than 500 agricultural groups and coalitions praising this comprehensive legislation that delivers conservative wins for all Americans, whether farmers, ranchers, consumers, or workers. Yesterday, the 2018 Farm Bill passed the Senate with a strong, bipartisan vote of 87-13 and will be voted on in the House later today. Read… Read more »

The field of support for the 2018 Farm Bill is bountiful with a dozen farming and ranching groups hailing this comprehensive legislation that will increase economic stability, protect animal health, and promote conservation reforms to preserve the farming way of life. The House plans to take up this legislation this week, which sailed through the Senate in a bipartisan vote of… Read more »

At today's House Leadership stakeout, House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) highlighted the successful negotiations between the House and Senate on the 2018 Farm Bill, which includes important SNAP reforms to help Americans rejoin the workforce and will be voted on later this week. Whip Scalise then stressed the critical reasons for increased border security, especially the daily… Read more »

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) today joined Fox Business Network's Mornings with Maria and Fox News Channel's America's Newsroom to discuss the need for Democrats to come to the table to fund border security at a time that our border is under siege. With reports of at least 600 known criminals in the migrant caravan approaching the border and attacks on our border patrol… Read more »

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) today announced Louisiana's First Congressional District has been awarded $41.4 million by the U.S. Department of Transportation in two separate BUILD grants. St. Tammany Parish has been awarded $25 million to expand I-12, and the Greater Lafourche Port Commission has been awarded $16.4 million for the South Lafourche Airport Corridor… Read more »

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement on the passing of President George H.W. Bush: “I am incredibly saddened to hear about the passing of President George H.W. Bush. President Bush dedicated his entire life to public service, including so many different roles in elected and appointed positions. "While we all mourn his loss, we gain solace in… Read more »

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel's America's Newsroom to discuss the ongoing negotiations to secure our nation's borders. Whip Scalise stressed the fact that the migrant caravan has been found to have at least 600 known convicted criminals attempting to enter our country, so Democrats should join Republicans in seeking to keep our country… Read more »

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after the House, in a strong bipartisan vote of 350-46, acted to extend the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), avoiding a lapse in the program. The bill now heads to the Senate to be voted on. “The National Flood Insurance Program is vital for families and businesses in Southeast Louisiana and… Read more »

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) today announced the 2018 Congressional App Challenge winners for Louisiana's First Congressional District. For the second year in a row, students from Northshore High School took home the prize. This year’s winners, Kiefer Armand, Jonah Delaney, Daniel Uwaifo, and John Yu created "Chemistry Reference", a computer… Read more »