House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement regarding President Trump's State of the Union Address: "First, I want to thank President Trump for highlighting the heroic work of Jon Bridgers and Louisiana's own Cajun Navy in his State of the Union Address. As our country is now a full year into the Trump presidency, it was uplifting to hear the President… Read more »

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel's Fox & Friends this morning to talk about his road to recovery following last June's Congressional Baseball Game shooting and to preview the great story of economic growth President Trump has to tell tonight at the State of the Union following his first full year in office. On his road to recovery: "I’m doing… Read more »

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) launched a Snapchat account today to give folks a behind-the-scenes look at his work around the Capitol on behalf of Louisianans and House Republicans. Use the Snapchat code below to follow him: Read more »

ExxonMobil Announces $50 Billion U.S. Investment Because of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ExxonMobil announced today that the company will pump $50 billion in U.S. investments over the next five years following the recent enactment of the Republicans' Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. This is a premium deal for American workers and consumers, marking a drastic shift from… Read more »

FedEx Announces $3.2 Billion in Wage Increases, Bonuses, Pension Funding, Investments Because of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act FedEx delivered outstanding news to their employees today with their announcement that they will commit more than $3.2 billion in wage increases, bonuses, pension funding, and expanded U.S. capital investment expressly because of the… Read more »

We wanted to make sure you saw that the Republicans' Tax Cuts and Jobs Act continues to cement our economic growth as Home Depot becomes the latest company to give their employees bonuses as a result of the savings they see under the bill. Home Depot employees will see their take-home pay build up as all hourly employees will receive bonuses ranging from $200-1,000, hammering home the… Read more »

  Starbucks employees will be saying 'thanks a latte' to Republicans for passing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act as the company teas up a tall order of new benefits and pay raises for employees in a grande gesture of support for the bill. In a great way to espresso appreciation for their employees, Starbucks will pass more than $250 million in… Read more »

  Disney Hands Out $1,000 Bonuses to 125,000 Employees Because of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act It's another zip-a-dee-doo-dah day in America following the passage of the Republicans' Tax Cuts and Jobs Act as Disney joins the list of over 200 companies handing out bonuses, raises, benefit increases, and more… Read more »

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after the House passed a funding bill to fund the government through February 8, after Senate Democrats finally decided to reopen the government, three days after voting to shut it down. Today's vote comes after the House first voted to keep the government running last Thursday, ahead of the… Read more »

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) sent the following letter to his Republican colleagues regarding the Democrats' government shutdown stunt: Dear Colleagues, As I continue to recover in the hospital (and hopefully get released in the next few days), I wanted to let you know how proud I am of the work the House has done to do our job and take care of our business. For weeks,… Read more »