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Scalise: H.R. 2 Will Secure the Southern Border

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PLAY - Scalise on the Floor 5.11.23

Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) spoke on the House Floor to express his support for H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act. Leader Scalise emphasized the need for strong border security protections as Title 42 ends tonight and our Border Patrol agencies anticipate record-breaking illegal border crossings. Leader Scalise also hammered the Biden Administration for open…

House GOP Leadership Statement on Passage of the Secure the Border Act

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Today, Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), and Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) issued the following statement after the passage of H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act:  “Today, as the Biden administration allows Title 42 to expire, House Republicans are taking…

The Republican Recap: Week of May 8, 2023

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Here’s a recap of what Republicans achieved on the House Floor this week: Ending Biden’s Border Crisis ✅   President Biden’s disastrous open border policies have encouraged the unprecedented surge of illegal immigrants and enabled drug traffickers to flood our streets with fentanyl – and that was before Title 42 ended. The border crisis is only going to get worse, with…

Scalise: Every Town is A Border Town Under President Biden

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PLAY - Scalise on America Reports 5.11.23

Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise appeared on Fox News’ America Reports to discuss the end of Title 42 and the growing security and humanitarian crisis at the southern border ahead of the vote on H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act. Leader Scalise debunked the false narrative pushed by the Biden Administration that the southern border is secure, and highlighted how…

Scalise: Republicans Took Action to Protect Our Southern Border

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PLAY - Scalise at HR 2 Presser 5.11.23

Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Republican Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green (R-Tenn.), House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas), Congressman Mario…

Scalise: Biden Administration's Open Border Policies Are Devastating Communities

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PLAY - Scalise on Kudlow 5.9.23

Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) appeared on Fox Business Network’s Kudlow to talk about House Republicans' Secure the Border Act, which provides commonsense reforms to end the chaos caused by the Biden Administration's open border policies. Leader Scalise also hammered the Biden Administration for the humanitarian crisis and the flow of fentanyl triggered…

Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Preview – Week of May 8, 2023

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Here’s what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week: Agriculture On Wednesday, May 10, the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development of the Committee on Agriculture and the Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Inclusion of the Committee on Financial Services will hold a joint hearing called…

Scalise: Democrats Opened the Southern Border. Republicans Will Secure It.

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PLAY - Scalise on America's Newsroom 5.8.23

Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) appeared on Fox News’ America’s Newsroom to discuss House Republicans' Secure the Border Act, which will come up for a vote this week as Title 42 expires. Leader Scalise outlined all of the proven border security methods President Biden ended after entering office, and notes how the Secure the Border Act would…

The Leader’s Floor Lookout: Week of May 8, 2023

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Here’s what to watch for on the House Floor this week:   Ending Biden’s Border Crisis “The border is secure.” That’s what we’ve heard from President Biden, Vice President Harris, and Secretary Mayorkas over and over again. But Americans know the truth: the border hasn’t been secure since President Biden took office. Now, after years of denying the existence of a problem at…

10 Photos from Scalise’s Offshore Energy Tour

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This week, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) hosted seven of his colleagues, Congresswoman Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.), Congressman Pat Fallon (R-Texas), Congressman Aaron Bean (R-Fla.), Congressman Russell Fry (R-S.C.), Congresswoman Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.), Congressman John James (R-Mich.), and Congressman Cory Mills (R-Fla.), at the Hess Corporation's Stampede oil and gas…