House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) announced today that Bill Hughes, his longtime Policy Director, will retire in the new year, with Marty Reiser, the current Deputy Policy Director assuming the role of Policy Director. Bill has been with Team Scalise for the entirety of Scalise’s tenure as Whip — for six and a half years — and Hughes has spent more than 31… Read more »

House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel's Justice with Judge Jeanine to discuss the misplaced priorities and blatant hypocrisy from Democrat politicians across the country who are using COVID-19 lockdowns to crush America's small businesses and the jobs they support. Whip Scalise blasted the local leaders and governors who are enforcing these restrictions on… Read more »

House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) pressed Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) in today’s colloquy on why Democrats are continuing to hold assistance for small businesses hostage in COVID-relief negotiations. Whip Scalise pointed out that both Republicans and Democrats are in full agreement that small businesses need help and need it now, as over 110,000 restaurants… Read more »

House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Small Business Steve Chabot (R-Ohio), Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-Wash.), and other House Republicans to demand that Speaker Pelosi stop holding PPP relief hostage while she plays political… Read more »

House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after the House passed the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 Conference Report. Congressman Garret Graves (R-La.) also offered a statement. Statement from Whip Scalise: "Today the House passed the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (WRDA), which includes important provisions I added that will… Read more »

House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel's The Daily Briefing with Dana Perino to discuss the revolutionary breakthrough of Operation Warp Speed to produce and deliver a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine to Americans in record time. While Operation Warp Speed has produced promising results, Whip Scalise emphasized the immediate need to extend PPP funding to… Read more »

House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox Business Network's Mornings with Maria to discuss the immediate need to release more PPP funding to help struggling small businesses. Whip Scalise criticized Speaker Pelosi for admittedly blocking small business aid for months – choosing to play politics while Americans paid the price. Whip Scalise also blasted… Read more »

House Republican Whip and Ranking Member of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Steve Scalise (R-La.) penned an op-ed for Fox News calling on Democratic state and local officials to prioritize the reopening of our schools to ensure that students receive the education they need and deserve. Whip Scalise dismantled Democrats' claim that a return to the classroom… Read more »

House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) pressed Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) in today’s colloquy on Democrats' continued refusal to pass immediate relief for small businesses while passing handouts to the marijuana industry in the middle of a pandemic. Scalise also pointed out that there's never been a better argument for school choice while some schools are opening… Read more »

House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel's Bill Hemmer Reports to discuss how Speaker Pelosi and the Democrats are the only ones standing between American small businesses and COVID relief. Whip Scalise blasted Speaker Pelosi for using her House Majority to vote on a pot legalization bill instead of working with Republicans to provide targeted relief… Read more »