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Scalise: Reject Partisan Heroes Act 2.0

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) took to the House Floor to condemn Speaker Pelosi and House Democrats for failing to negotiate a bipartisan agreement on new COVID-19 relief legislation. Scalise blasted Democrats for moving forward with the Heroes Act 2.0 which has no chance of becoming law and puts a greater priority on unrelated liberal wish-list items than actually…

Holding China Accountable

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), and Members of the China Task Force at today's leadership press stakeout to discuss holding China accountable for lying about the Coronavirus and jeopardizing thousands of American lives. Whip Scalise thanked the China Task Force…

Heroes 2.0: We'Ve Seen This Movie Before

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TOPLINE: Democrats' Heroes Act 2.0 isn't anything we haven't seen before: it's another messaging bill — a socialist wish list with zero chance of becoming law that's chock full of shocking provisions completely unrelated to the COVID-19 pandemic. --- PELOSI UNDER PRESSURE Speaker Nancy Pelosi is under immense pressure from her own caucus to stop obstructing legislation to…

Scalise Applauds Selection of Amy Coney Barrett as SCOTUS Nominee

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement regarding President Trump's nomination of New Orleans native, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, to the Supreme Court of the United States: “I congratulate Amy Coney Barrett on her nomination to our nation’s highest court, and I would like to commend President Trump on his excellent judgment in choosing this…

Scalise Discusses President Trump's Potential Supreme Court Nominee

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel's Fox & Friends to discuss President Trump's potential nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court. Scalise emphasized that Supreme Court Justices are nominated to strictly interpret the Constitution as it was written — and that's what President Trump's nominees have done. Scalise also highlighted the stark contrast on…

Scalise Applauds Trump's Born-Alive Executive Order

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement regarding President Trump's executive order protecting born-alive abortion survivors: “I strongly applaud President Trump’s executive order taking further decisive action to protect life. In Congress, I’ve worked tirelessly with both Republicans and Democrats to get a vote on the Born-Alive…

The Recovery Report

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The Recovery Report is a weekly newsletter about America’s response to the coronavirus pandemic from Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis (SSOCC) Republicans.  Coronavirus Facts of the Week: The U.S. set a new record this week with more than 1 million coronavirus tests being administered in a single day. Over …

Scalise: Pelosi Obstructs Bipartisan Effort to Save Our Country's Small Businesses

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox Business Network's Mornings with Maria to discuss House Republicans' discharge petition led by Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-Wash.) to force a vote extending unused funds in the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to small businesses. As Republicans work to provide targeted relief for Americans suffering from the impacts of…

Scalise Details Historic Economic Recovery at Select Subcommittee Hearing with Jay Powell

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Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.) opened today's Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell on the Federal Reserve’s response to the coronavirus pandemic by once again emphasizing China's role in the spread of coronavirus and the Chinese Communist Party's ensuing policy of lies,…

Republicans to Push PPP Discharge Petition to Save Small Businesses

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TOPLINE: Republicans and Democrats both agree on the need for targeted relief for Americans suffering from the economic and health effects of the coronavirus crisis, yet Speaker Nancy Pelosi refuses to bring serious legislation to the floor. That's why Republicans are once again taking action, through a discharge petition led by Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-Wash.), to force a vote…