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Scalise and Smith: IRS Should be Working for Americans, Not Against Them

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3.20.23 Scalise Smith Op-Ed

Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Congressman Adrian Smith (R-Neb.) co-authored an op-ed for FoxBusiness.com exposing the Biden Administration's lies about the 87,000 new IRS agents they hired. Leader Scalise and Congressman Smith highlighted how more than 90% of audits are on families and small businesses earning less than $400,000 – even though…

The Leader’s Floor Lookout: Week of March 20, 2023

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Here’s what to watch for on the House Floor this week: Protecting Parents’ Place in Education Democrats continue to insert their woke policies into schools behind the backs of parents, while the government targets those who speak up. Recently, some schools have gone so far as to not notify students of their national merit achievements in time for scholarship consideration or…

Scalise: It’s Time to Restore Energy Independence

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3.15.23 Mornings with Maria

Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) appeared on Fox Business Network’s Mornings with Maria to discuss restoring energy independence to America and fiscal responsibility to Washington. Leader Scalise highlighted how H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, will reduce expenses across the board for American families by promoting all types of American energy…

Scalise Introduces H.R. 1 – The Lower Energy Costs Act

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Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) introduced H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, along with Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), Natural Resources Committee Chair Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), and Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chair Sam Graves (R-Mo.) as original co-sponsors, to tackle the energy crisis caused by…

Committee Cliff Notes: Week of March 6, 2023

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Here’s a recap of key moments from House Republican committees during the week:   Agriculture     On Wednesday, March 8, the Subcommittee on Forestry held a hearing called “A Review of Title VIII: Forestry Stakeholder Perspectives.” We are experiencing a forest health and wildfire crisis. We can wait no longer to protect lives, communities, and our…

Scalise: American Taxpayers Deserve the Best Investment, Not the Most Woke

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ESG CRA enrollment ceremony 3.10.23

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Republican Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.), and other members of the Republican Conference at yesterday's enrollment ceremony for Rep. Barr’s legislation, H.J. Res. 30, which has now passed both the House and Senate and protects the retirement funds of hard working Americans by blocking…

The Leader’s Floor Lookout: Friday, March 10, 2023

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Here’s what to watch for on the House Floor today: Demanding Transparency on Covid Origins Finally, the American people have more information about where COVID-19 came from, and it turns out Republicans were right all along: The pandemic most likely originated from a Chinese lab leak.   But Dr. Fauci and his Big Tech and liberal media allies worked to suppress the…

The Republican Recap: Week of March 6, 2023

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Here’s a recap of what Republicans achieved on the House Floor this week: Stopping the Government From Colluding with Big Tech to Silence Americans ✅   As the Twitter Files recently exposed, government agencies such as the FBI and the State Department have been working behind-the-scenes with Big Tech to censor conservative views and suppress stories like the Hunter Biden…

Scalise: House Republicans Keep Communities Safe from Soft-on-Crime Policies

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Crime Bill Enrollment Ceremony 3.10.23

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Republican Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Oversight Committee Chairman Jamie Comer (R-Ky.), Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.), and other members of the Republican Conference at today’s enrollment ceremony for Rep. Andrew Clyde’s legislation, H.J. Res. 26, which prevents the D.C. Council from implementing their…

The Leader’s Floor Lookout: Thursday, March 9, 2023

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Here’s what to watch for on the House Floor today: Stopping the Government From Colluding with Big Tech to Silence Americans The ‘tolerant’ Left continues to wage war on our fundamental right to free speech. Government agencies such as the FBI and the State Department have been working behind-the-scenes with Big Tech to silence American citizens expressing conservative views…