Scalise: Time to Finally Start Restoring Our Nation's Defense At the House Leadership stakeout today Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) urged support for restoring America's defense to necessary levels, which is important to ensure the country's readiness and the safety of our men and women in uniform. This includes restoring the country's air and naval superiority, giving our… Read more »

  House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement on the passing of Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (D-NY): “I’m saddened by the news of Congresswoman Louise Slaughter’s passing. For more than thirty years, Louise served her New York constituents and our nation with honor and grace in the House. She loved the debate and was an outspoken… Read more »

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement on the passing of New Orleans Saints owner, Tom Benson:“I’m saddened by the news of Tom Benson’s passing. The City of New Orleans lost a Saint. Tom Benson was a Saint in every sense of the word, and truly lived the American Dream. He was a man of deep faith who loved his dear wife… Read more »

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channels' The Daily Briefing with Dana Perino to discuss President Trump's work to combat Russian aggression, the Goodlatte-McCaul immigration reform bill, and the importance of preventing Democrats' from acting on their plans to raise taxes on American workers and families. Click here or on the image above to watch the… Read more »

Scalise Applauds House Passage of STOP School Violence Act House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined a press conference applauding passage of H.R. 4909, the STOP School Violence Act, introduced by Rep. John Rutherford (R-Fla.) and cosponsored by Congressman Scalise. The Whip's advocacy for this legislation follows personal meetings with Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school… Read more »

Scalise Urges Passage of STOP School Violence Act, Warns of Democrat Tax Hikes At the House Leadership stakeout today Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) urged the House to pass the STOP School Violence Act of 2018, which he is cosponsoring and the House will be voting on later today. He also warned of the Democrats' announced proposal last week to strip away the economic gains and… Read more »

Scalise Talks Tax Reform, School Safety on The Rush Limbaugh Show House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined The Rush Limbaugh Show today with guest host Mark Steyn to discuss the economic turnaround our country has seen thanks to Republicans' efforts in passing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and in cutting government red-tape. In light of the Parkland tragedy and the Whip's personal… Read more »

What Democrat Control Looks Like: Democrats Propose Bill to Raise Taxes on Workers, Small Businesses After weeks of Democrats dodging the question of whether they would vote to repeal the higher paychecks and new jobs American workers are seeing because of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Senate Democrats unveiled their plan to raise taxes on workers, families, and small businesses, wiping… Read more »

Money Growing on Trees: Dollar Tree Raises Wages, Increase Hours, Expand Maternity Leave Because of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Dollar Tree joined the hundreds of other companies bucking Democrats' predictions billing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act as "Armageddon" by announcing the company will put more money in their employees' pockets by spending $100 million to raise hourly wages,… Read more »

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) spoke on the floor in praise of the bipartisan bill, H.R. 4986, the Repack Airwaves Yielding Better Access for Users of Modern Services Act (RAY BAUM’S Act), authored by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), which passed earlier today under suspension of House rules. This bill reauthorizes the Federal Communication Commission for the first… Read more »