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The Difference Between Republicans and Democrats

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At the House Republican Leadership stakeout today, Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) drew attention to the stark contrasts in policies coming from the Republican and Democratic parties. Republicans this week will be moving legislation to increase choice and lower costs on health care for American families through popular programs like Health Savings Accounts, while Democrats propose…

Cutting the Cord on Outdated TV Regulations

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House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) today reintroduced the “Next Generation Television Marketplace Act,” a comprehensive bill that replaces the restrictive rules governing cable and satellite carriage of commercial broadcast television stations with a consumer driven, free-market system that determines carriage of cable networks and streaming services. “It’s…

Stark Contrast

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Scalise: Stark Contrast Between Democrats Wanting Open Borders and GOP Wanting Rule of Law House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel's Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo to discuss the Republican Congressional agenda as we head into the fall, including repealing the harmful medical device tax that drives up health care costs and passing Tax Cuts 2.0…

215,000 Jobs Created with Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

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The Tax Foundation released estimates today that show 215,000 jobs will be created this year thanks to pro-growth Republican tax reform. Every state across the country should see new jobs this year. Louisiana alone is expected to see the addition of 2,879 new jobs. These estimates are in line with reports that there are currently more available jobs than people looking for work. In fact…

Scalise: A carbon tax is a costly burden for American families

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House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Rep. David McKinley (R-W.Va.) led H.Con.Res 119, expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States economy, to strong passage in the House today with a vote of 229-180. Thanks to pro-growth Republican reforms, American families are seeing increased opportunity and the U.S. has entered a new era of…

Hannity to Scalise: Thank You for Being a Strong Republican

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House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel’s Hannity last night to discuss the liberal attempts to rewrite history on America’s relations with Russia under President Obama, and how President Trump and the Republican Congress have taken strong action since to combat Russian aggression.   Click here or on the image above to…

Democrats need to go on record

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Scalise: Radical Democrats Need to Go on Record on Abolish ICE House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) made the following statement following the House vote on H.Res. 990, Supporting the officers and personnel who carry out the important mission of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement. While Republicans overwhelmingly showed their support for the rule of law and…

Empowering Future Entrepreneurs

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House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after the House passed the JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018.  "Republican policies have already delivered massive economic growth and job creation, and we remain committed to ensuring that our economy continues to flourish for American families. Today's passage of the bipartisan 'JOBS Act 3.0'…

Scalise: ICE Agents are Keeping our Country Safe

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At today's House Leadership stakeout, Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) highlighted new retail sales numbers and the many Americans returning to the workforce thanks to Republican pro-growth policies, and also stressed what's at stake if Democrats are in control to implement their radical agenda. Following the introduction of Democrat-led legislation to abolish the critical…

Extending NFIP through November 30

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House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-N.J.) today filed H.R. 6379 to extend the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) through November 30, 2018, the official end of the Atlantic Hurricane Season. "In Southeast Louisiana, we know the importance of flood insurance and what a disaster it would be for the program to expire, espeically in the middle of…