Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after the House passed a resolution calling for the public release of the special counsel’s report to the attorney general: “Like millions of other Americans, I feel it is long overdue for special counsel Mueller to wrap up his meandering probe and show the American people, in a transparent way, what his… Read more »

House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) delivered testimony during today's House Financial Services Committee hearing on "Preparing for the Storm: Reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)." Whip Scalise stressed the importance of passing a long term reauthorization of NFIP that will give certainty to NFIP policy holders while including reforms to improve the… Read more »

House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel's Outnumbered Overtime to discuss the priorities President Trump outlined in his budget request to Congress: keeping America safe through improved military defenses and border security, growing the economy, and responsibly reducing mandatory spending. Whip Scalise called out Democrats who criticize the… Read more »

House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined fellow Republican leaders to discuss President Trump's budget request to Congress, which prioritizes keeping America safe through increased border security and improved military defenses. Whip Scalise then highlighted the Democrats' track record under Speaker Pelosi of prioritizing legislation that weakens Americans' rights,… Read more »

House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) today announced that Lauren Fine will take on the role of communications director in the Republican Whip Office. "Lauren has been a key part of my press team for the past two years, and I am proud to name her as my communications director," said Whip Scalise. "From helping drive our message on major legislative victories, to skillfully managing… Read more »

House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) today announced the Whip office's coalitions team. The Whip's Deputy Policy Director Marty Reiser will lead the team's business coalitions operation. “There’s no one more connected or experienced to lead our business coalitions operation than Marty Reiser. From his work building key coalitions to passing our historic tax reform… Read more »

During colloquy, House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) questioned Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) on his party's efforts to shut Republicans out of the legislative process. Whip Scalise emphasized how Democrats promised a more open and fair process, but in comparison to the Republican-led Congress have fallen far short. He used the refusal to allow amendments from Rep. Brian… Read more »

Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after House passage of H.R. 1:   “H.R. 1 is straight out of the Democrat policy playbook: it funnels money from American taxpayers into politicians’ pockets, hands local control of elections over to the federal government, and enshrines voter fraud.   “This bloated federal takeover of… Read more »

Now that House Democrats' scheme to rig the election system in their favor through H.R. 1 has been exposed, support for the Democrat Politician Protection Act is scarce while opposition grows. From Secretaries of State to free speech and privacy advocates, Americans everywhere are expressing their absolute resistance to this government takeover of elections, infringement of First… Read more »

Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after the House voted once again to condemn hateful ideologies including anti-Semitism following offensive comments by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Mn.): “I voted in favor of today’s resolution because we must all take a strong stand against hatred and bigotry wherever we see it, and I’m glad this resolution… Read more »