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Scalise: Trump, Republicans Working on Real Solutions to Stop Mass Shootings

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined CBS’s Face the Nation and Fox News’ Fox & Friends to highlight the work the Republican Congress did to strengthen the existing background check system for gun purchases with the Fix NICS Act, and to call for more resources for the FBI and law enforcement to prevent mass shootings before they occur. Whip Scalise then…

Scalise in WSJ: Rep. Castro Targets His Constituents in Wake of Mass Shootings

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) authored an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal warning against the dangers of personally and publicly targeting people for their political views, noting it can lead to violence, as he has personally experienced. Whip Scalise cautioned that only the perpetrators of violent acts can bear responsibility for their actions, and instead…

Scalise & Dannenfelser: The Born-Alive Act Deserves a Vote

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Susan B. Anthony List president Marjorie Dannenfelser to pen an op-ed in Fox News highlighting the bipartisan popularity of born-alive protections and demanding that Democrats hold a vote on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. As of August 5th, Republicans have spent six months making 80 different unanimous consent requests…

A Sickness in Our Nation

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Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement in the wake of mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton: "There is a growing sickness in our nation. Our religious and community institutions — the very glue that holds us together — are declining as a central force in American society, while the politicization of every aspect of our lives is on the…

Scalise, Eshoo Introduce Modern Television Act of 2019

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.) today introduced the Modern Television Act of 2019, a bill to repeal outdated regulations of the 1992 Cable Act, including retransmission consent and compulsory copyright license, to increase competition in the TV marketplace and to better address perennial broadcast TV blackouts. Watch Whip…

Scalise: Why does Pelosi refuse to hold a vote on legislation to combat the BDS movement?

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined fellow Republican leaders to address the dangerous anti-Israel BDS movement, which has found a foothold in Congress through some Democrat members. Whip Scalise questioned why Speaker Pelosi refuses to bring House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Michael McCaul's (R-Texas) bill that would give the country real power to…

Condemning BDS Movement is Not Enough, We Need Action

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) made the following remarks on the House floor prior to House passage of H.Res. 246, an anti-BDS resolution: Click here or on the image above to watch the remarks. Full remarks: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I appreciate both of my colleagues from New York, the distinguished gentleman Mr. Zeldin and Mr. Engel for their strong leadership and…

600+ Business, Ag Leaders from All 50 States Urge Congress to Ratify USMCA

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More than 600 business and agricultural leaders from all 50 states plus D.C. and Puerto Rico are calling on their representatives to ratify the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), so that Americans everywhere can begin to feel the benefits of this new trade agreement that puts American workers first. USMCA promises to strengthen America's economy, create new jobs, and improve trade…

Dems Choose Radical Base over Simple Economics

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Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after House passage of the $15 minimum wage bill: “Democrats have chosen their radical base over simple economics. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated the consequences should this bill become law would be up to 3.7 million jobs lost and a $9 billion decrease in family income. Republicans working with…

Democrats Distracted by Impeachment, Ignore American Families

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Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after the House voted to table Articles of Impeachment against President Trump: “The power of impeachment is one of our gravest responsibilities and should not be invoked lightly or without reason. We could have used this floor time to address the humanitarian crisis on the southern border or lower prescription…