As we approach the end of the first year of the 119th Congress, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement on the progress House Republicans have made in delivering on President Trump’s America-First agenda: “During the first year of the 119th Congress, House Republicans worked closely with President Trump and his administration to fulfill our promises to boost th... Read More »
Here’s a recap of key moments from House Republican committees during the week: Education & Workforce On Tuesday, December 16, the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing called "Benched: The Crisis in American Youth Sports and Its Cost to Our Future." Youth sports participation has declined at a time when kids need them most. That matters for every Amer... Read More »
Here’s a recap of what Republicans achieved on the House Floor this week: Lowering Health Care Costs and Providing Better Choices for All Americans ✅ In 2010, Democrats implemented the Affordable Care Act – more accurately called the Unaffordable Care Act – with the promise that it would lower premiums and health care costs and allow people to keep their existing plans and doctors. Instead, it did... Read More »
Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) appeared on Fox Business Network's Mornings with Maria to discuss cutting costs for hardworking families through lower premiums, historic tax cuts, permitting reform, and President Trump’s America First agenda. Despite House Democrats' failed efforts to stop Republicans' work, Leader Scalise emphasized that House Republicans will continue deliveri... Read More »
Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise and House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman published an op-ed in the Washington Times highlighting the importance of the SPEED Act, legislation that will simplify and streamline America’s overly burdensome permitting process. The legislation will allow America to start building again, which will create new jobs, reduce costs, and unlea... Read More »
Here’s what to watch for on the House Floor today: Streamlining Permitting to Boost Economic Development and Lower Energy Costs The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is a federal law from 1969 that requires the assessment of potential environmental impacts before certain federal actions, including action on energy and infrastructure projects, can move forward. While originally intended to b... Read More »
Here’s what to watch for on the House Floor today: Lowering Health Care Costs and Providing Better Choices for All Americans In 2010, Democrats implemented the Affordable Care Act – more accurately called the Unaffordable Care Act – with the promise that it would lower premiums and health care costs and allow people to keep their existing plans and doctors. Instead, it did the opposite. Since the ... Read More »
Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, Speaker Johnson, Whip Emmer, Chairwoman McClain, and Congresswoman Miller-Meeks released a statement after House Republicans passed the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act: “Today, House Republicans voted to lower health care costs for all Americans. Every House Democrat voted against it. After months of empty ‘affordability’ rhetoric and fo... Read More »
Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined CNBC’s Squawk Box to discuss Republicans' efforts to lower costs for all Americans following years of Biden's economic failures. Leader Scalise highlighted House Republicans' work to lower premiums and touted affordability wins so far this Congress, including the largest tax cut for working families in history. Click here or the image above... Read More »
Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), and Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) to preview legislation on the House floor this week focused on lowering costs. Leader Scalise highlighted the SPEED Act, which will simplify and streamline the permitting pr... Read More »
Here’s what to watch for on the House Floor today: Combatting Premature Retirements of Baseload Power Plants Many baseload power plants are being forced to prematurely retire thanks to burdensome Democrat policies and state and federal regulations designed to replace baseload generation with intermittent wind and solar. Due to the growth of artificial intelligence data centers, domestic manufactur... Read More »
Here’s what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week: Education & Workforce On Tuesday, December 16, the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education will hold a hearing called "Benched: The Crisis in American Youth Sports and Its Cost to Our Future." On Wednesday, December 17, the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions will hold a hear... Read More »
Here’s what to watch for on the House Floor this week: Lowering Health Care Costs and Providing Better Choices for All Americans In 2010, Democrats implemented the Affordable Care Act – more accurately called the Unaffordable Care Act – with the promise that it would lower premiums and health care costs and allow people to keep their existing plans and doctors. Instead, it did the opposite. Since ... Read More »
Here’s a recap of key moments from House Republican committees during the week: Armed Services Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement applauding the House passage of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026: “As we face the most complex security environment since World War II, the FY26 NDAA delivers on President Tr... Read More »
Here’s a recap of what Republicans achieved on the House Floor this week: Improving Servicemember Quality of Life and Modernizing Defense Acquisition ✅ This week, House Republicans passed legislation to implement President Trump’s Peace Through Strength agenda and restore our fighting force to greatness, codifying all or parts of 15 of President Trump’s Executive Orders and over 30 legislative pro... Read More »