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HEAT Members Support DOJ Opposition of Nationwide Injunction Jeopardizing Utility Line Projects

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Today, House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and HEAT members Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-N.D.), Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) and Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) led a joint letter to the U.S. Department of Justice Attorney General William Barr in support of the Department’s opposition to nationwide injunctions and the Department’s effort to challenge the…

The Republican Plan for the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis

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TOPLINE: As Democrats gear up for another political witch hunt, Republicans are determined to keep the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis focused on addressing China's cover-up, combatting the virus, and reopening our economy. Over 70,000 Americans have died. Over 30 million Americans have lost their jobs. Millions of small businesses are on the brink. Local hospitals…

Scalise Selected As Ranking Member of Select Committee on the Coronavirus Crisis

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Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement upon his appointment as Republican Leader of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis. “Our number one priority in Congress should be confronting the many challenges the Coronavirus crisis has thrust upon our nation, and working with the Trump Administration and each of our states to safely reopen…

Dems Put Harassing Trump Over Working for American Families

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox Business Network's Lou Dobbs Tonight to discuss the new evidence showing anti-Trump agents in James Comey's FBI engaged in misconduct in an effort to take down General Michael Flynn and President Trump. Whip Scalise also slammed Speaker Pelosi's select committee to harass the President over his Coronavirus response, and suggested…

Scalise: There Must Be Accountability at the FBI

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel's Fox and Friends to discuss the latest evidence of abuse of power at the FBI under James Comey to falsely target General Michael Flynn and President Trump. Whip Scalise also blasted Speaker Pelosi for her decision to keep the House of Representatives on the sidelines, instead of coming back to D.C. to lead by example…

The House Must Get Back to Work

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) announced the House of Representatives would not be returning the week of May 4th, in a reversal of their announcement yesterday: “The American people are looking to their leaders for steady guidance, yet Speaker Pelosi and her House majority would…

Scalise Joins President Trump as He Signs Job-Saving Legislation

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) today joined President Trump in the Oval Office as he signed the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act. Whip Scalise thanked President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence for their leadership in working with Congress to secure an additional $320 billion to replenish the Paycheck Protection Program, which has been a…

This Should Have Passed Weeks Ago

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Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement upon House passage of the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act: “I applaud the House for finally answering President Trump’s call to pass this relief package and replenish the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The PPP has been a lifeline to millions of workers and small…

Scalise to Dems: Small Business Workers Arent Leverage

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) took to the House Floor ahead of today's vote on the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act to urge swift passage of the bill, as American small businesses have gone without access to emergency loans for over a week since Democrats blocked additional funding for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Whip Scalise detailed…

Scalise: We Must Balance Health and Economic Safety to Rebound from Coronavirus

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel's America's Newsroom to discuss the upcoming vote to replenish the Paycheck Protection Program and provide additional relief to America's small businesses and their employees. Whip Scalise blasted Speaker Pelosi for establishing another redundant committee to investigate President Trump's COVID-19 response. Whip Scalise…