House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) made the following statement upon House passage of bipartisan legislation to award Steve Gleason with a 2019 Congressional Gold Medal.  “In Louisiana, Steve Gleason inspired all of us as a New Orleans Saint and has continued to inspire us with his bravery and service to others battling ALS. More than 5,000 people each year are… Read more »

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after the House voted 350-11 to pass S. 1520, the Modern Fish Act: "In Louisiana fishing is part of our way of life, and protecting this natural resource is essential to our culture and our economy. The Modern Fish Act, which passed the House with a strong, bipartisan vote, includes essential reforms to ensure the… Read more »

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel's Outnumbered Overtime to discuss the importance of funding border security, including building the wall, improving tools for border patrol agents, and investing in advanced technology. Whip Scalise stressed the threats drug and human trafficking across our southern border pose to our country as key reasons we need a secure… Read more »

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement on tonight's ruling by a federal judge striking down Obamacare as unconstitutional: "When Democrats forced Obamacare down the throats of the American people on a purely partisan basis, they threatened that the law needed to be passed so that people could find out what was in it. Over the last eight years since it… Read more »

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after the 2018 Farm Bill passed the House in an overwhelming, bipartisan vote of 369-47. After successful negotiations between the House and Senate, this comprehensive legislation will bring greater economic stability to farmers and ranchers and reforms the SNAP program to give Americans greater opportunity to… Read more »

Support for the 2018 Farm Bill is strong as an ox with more than 500 agricultural groups and coalitions praising this comprehensive legislation that delivers conservative wins for all Americans, whether farmers, ranchers, consumers, or workers. Yesterday, the 2018 Farm Bill passed the Senate with a strong, bipartisan vote of 87-13 and will be voted on in the House later today. Read… Read more »

The field of support for the 2018 Farm Bill is bountiful with a dozen farming and ranching groups hailing this comprehensive legislation that will increase economic stability, protect animal health, and promote conservation reforms to preserve the farming way of life. The House plans to take up this legislation this week, which sailed through the Senate in a bipartisan vote of… Read more »

At today's House Leadership stakeout, House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) highlighted the successful negotiations between the House and Senate on the 2018 Farm Bill, which includes important SNAP reforms to help Americans rejoin the workforce and will be voted on later this week. Whip Scalise then stressed the critical reasons for increased border security, especially the daily… Read more »

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) today joined Fox Business Network's Mornings with Maria and Fox News Channel's America's Newsroom to discuss the need for Democrats to come to the table to fund border security at a time that our border is under siege. With reports of at least 600 known criminals in the migrant caravan approaching the border and attacks on our border patrol… Read more »

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) today announced Louisiana's First Congressional District has been awarded $41.4 million by the U.S. Department of Transportation in two separate BUILD grants. St. Tammany Parish has been awarded $25 million to expand I-12, and the Greater Lafourche Port Commission has been awarded $16.4 million for the South Lafourche Airport Corridor… Read more »