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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: There are a lot of numbers floating around the headlines right now — including the addition of 4.8 million jobs in June — but Republican Whip and Ranking…

Scalise Lays Out 5 Facts About COVID Response

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 Republican Whip and Ranking Member of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Steve Scalise (R-La.) opened today's Select Subcommittee hearing on “The Administration’s Efforts to Procure, Stockpile, and Distribute Critical Supplies," by thanking Americans across the country who have been working around the clock to ramp up production of personal protective…

Scalise, Brady, Walden set the record straight about Democrats half-baked nursing home report

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On Wednesday, Ranking Members Kevin Brady (R-Texas) and Greg Walden (R-Ore.) joined Republican Whip and Ranking Member of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Steve Scalise (R-La.) to set the record straight in response to the release of Senate Democrats’ report blaming the Trump Administration for America’s nursing home crisis in clear ignorance of the…

Speaker Pelosi Wastes Time During Global Pandemic

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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.), House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), and House Administration Committee Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) at today's leadership press stakeout to discuss Speaker Pelosi's 'My Way or the Highway Act' which…

Scalise Congratulates Comer on Oversight Post

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) was chosen by the Republican Steering Committee as the new Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Reform Committee: “I want to congratulate Jamie on his new appointment as Ranking Member. The Oversight and Reform Committee will be a battleground for transparency and…

Scalise: Dem Plan to Limit Drugs Coming to Market is Psychotic

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) took to the House floor earlier today to blast Democrats for advancing a bill that would severely limit the number of new life-saving drugs entering the market during a global pandemic. Whip Scalise pointed to the historical failure and inability of Democrats' health care schemes to live up to their promises. In his remarks, Whip Scalise said,…

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 Fact of the Week: 30 million. So far the United States has conducted over 30 million coronavirus tests, still outpacing every other country on earth in overall testing. Coronavirus Quote of the…

Scalise on SCOTUS' Failure to Protect Innocent Life

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling on June Medical Services v. Russo: "I’m extremely disappointed in the United States Supreme Court’s flawed decision to strike down Louisiana’s law that requires abortion providers to have admitting privileges at local hospitals when emergencies…

Scalise, Walberg: Gov. Whitmer Failed Michiganders

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Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) penned an op-ed in The Detroit News blasting Governor Gretchen Whitmer for decisions that led to thousands of unnecessary elderly deaths in nursing homes across Michigan. The evidence shows that Governor Whitmer refused to listen to advice from industry experts, and Michigan was only one of five states across the…

Scalise Blasts Dems for Partisan Obstruction on Police Reform

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel's Justice with Judge Jeanine to discuss the Democrats' misguided police reform legislation that prioritizes partisan politics instead of real, bipartisan reform. Whip Scalise emphasized that Congress must use this moment in history to work together to enact real, lasting change. However, Democrats blocked this from…