House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), Congressmen Jody Hice (R-Ga.) and Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Senator James Lankford (R-Okla.) today announced the reintroduction of the Free Speech Fairness Act, legislation designed to repeal the Johnson Amendment's censorship of 501(c)3 employees, including religious leaders, and restore their First Amendment rights. "We need to repeal the… Read more »

During colloquy, House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) questioned House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) on whether Democrats will uphold their pledge to negotiate on border security now that the government is open. Whip Scalise secured an agreement from Leader Hoyer that Democrat members of the conference committee have full authority to work with Republicans on a… Read more »

Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after House passage of H.R. 790, the Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act of 2019, which gives all Federal civilian employees, regardless of whether they have been disciplined for sexual misconduct, a 2.6% pay raise: “Just a few months ago, President Trump froze civilian employee pay in an effort to… Read more »

Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after signing on as a co-sponsor to Congressman Lee Zeldin’s resolution, H. Res. 72, rejecting anti-Israel and anti-Semitic hatred in the United States and around the world: “I am alarmed by incidents of anti-Semitism across the country, including a growing incidence of anti-Semitic rhetoric and… Read more »

House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel's Your World with Neil Cavuto to discuss the need for the conference committee to find an agreement on government funding that secures the border. Whip Scalise called on Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and all Democrats to put partisanship and personalities aside, realize the risks of open borders, and work with… Read more »

As House and Senate conferees prepare to negotiate a Department of Homeland Security funding bill, Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) took to the House floor to share the human cost of open borders by telling the story of Spencer Chauvin, a Louisiana fire chief who was struck and killed by an illegal immigrant while out on a call, leaving behind a wife and two young children. He… Read more »

House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined fellow Republican leaders to discuss the newly formed conference committee and its work to find a long-term agreement on government funding that will secure the border. Whip Scalise highlighted the American lives that are at stake with these negotiations by sharing the story of a Louisiana fire chief, Spencer Chauvin. While responding to… Read more »

Over the past weeks dozens of Democrats — including their own House Majority Leader — claimed that a physical barrier should be part of the solution to address the border crisis and should be negotiated on once the government reopened. With President Trump reopening the government in good faith, will the 60+ Democrats quoted below follow through on their promises and… Read more »

House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel's Sunday Morning Futures to discuss the future of border security negotiations, now that the government has been reopened. Democrats claimed they would only negotiate with the government open, and Whip Scalise called on Democrats to uphold this pledge and work with Republicans to secure America. Finally, Whip Scalise… Read more »

House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution to reopen the government by unanimous consent: “Over the last month, Speaker Pelosi and liberals in Washington have put their personal differences with President Trump over the security of our border and the paychecks of federal workers.… Read more »