Unemployment Rate Hits Historic Low with Manufacturing Jobs on the Rise For the second time this year, the unemployment rate has reached a historic low, dropping from 4.1% earlier this year to 3.9% this month. America has not maintained such low levels of unemployment since the 1960s—a clear sign that the Republican-passed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is working for the economy and… Read more »

What represents the American Dream better than a small business? Each and every day, nearly 58 million Americans go to work for the 30 million small businesses nationwide that drive our economy and employ almost half of our private sector workforce. The impact of small businesses on our communities is massive, and the fact that they create 63 percent of new jobs is something we should… Read more »

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) made the following statement after the Department of the Interior announced new reforms of the Obama-era "Well Control Rule." “I applaud President Trump and Secretary Zinke for their decision to reform the ill-advised, so-called 'Well Control Rule' that actually would have jeopardized safety in the Gulf. The safety of offshore workers is… Read more »

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after bipartisan House passage of H.R. 4, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, which includes the Disaster Recovery Reform Act. This is the most impactful infrastructure legislation Congress has taken up this year because it invests in America's airports, improves passenger protections and strengthens America's… Read more »

  House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) applauded the Department of Interior's announcement today that Louisiana will receive $82 million under the first disbursement of phase two of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (GOMESA). This follows his personal negotiations with the White House to include revenue sharing funds in the budget. “Louisiana loses a… Read more »

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Rep. David B. McKinley (R-W.V.) today introduced the anti-carbon tax resolution, H. Con. Res. 119. A carbon tax, as proposed by some liberal special interest groups, would be a job-killing burden on American families and small businesses and work counter to the goal of American energy dominance. "Working with President Trump, this Congress is… Read more »

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel's America's Newsroom with Sandra Smith to discuss his recovery from last year's shooting at a Congressional Baseball Game practice and the team's first practice since that fateful day. Whip Scalise also expressed support for Secretary of State nominee Mike Pompeo and his disappointment with the Democrats' partisan attacks… Read more »

With strong bipartisan support, today the U.S. House passed H.R. 5447, The Music Modernization Act, sponsored by Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and cosponsored by House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), which updates current music licensing and copyright law for the digital age. In a major win for for the artists, songwriters, and digital service providers who bring Americans the joy of… Read more »

BATON ROUGE – LSU alumnus House Majority Whip Steve Scalise will deliver the keynote address at LSU’s 295th commencement on Friday, May 11, and the main address at the LSU Law Center’s commencement ceremony, on Friday, June 1. Both ceremonies will take place in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. “We are excited to welcome Rep. Steve Scalise back to… Read more »

MedStar Washington Hospital Center provided the following update on the condition of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.): "Congressman Steve Scalise was discharged from MedStar Washington Hospital Center today. The planned surgery was successful. The Congressman will be recovering at home for the next several days." Read more »