Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement upon House passage of the Senate's bipartisan border supplemental bill:
WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel's The Story with Martha MacCallum before yesterday's Congressional Baseball Game to share how meaningful it is to him to return to the field two years after the shooting. Whip Scalise paid special thanks to the heroes who saved his life, including Special Agents David Bailey and Crystal Griner, and Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio).
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement upon Senate passage of a bipartisan border supplemental bill:
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement upon passage of H.R. 3401, House Democrats' partisan border supplemental bill:
WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined fellow Republican leaders to highlight the serious humanitarian crisis at our southern border and Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) failure to act. For weeks, Whip Scalise has called on House Democrat leaders to provide critical funding for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) before current funding runs out. Yet Speaker Pelosi delayed bringing forward legislation until the midnight hour and is filling it with political poison pills.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) pressed Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) during today's colloquy on the Democrats' reluctance to address the humanitarian crisis at our border even as government facilities are overwhelmed and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) runs out of funding. Whip Scalise also expressed hope for progress on USMCA after yesterday's bipartisan meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
See highlights from the colloquy below.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Republican Whip Steve Scalise and Congressman Cedric Richmond today successfully passed three amendments to the House Energy and Water Appropriations Bill that will ensure critical funding for coastal restoration and Mississippi River dredging projects in Louisiana.
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after the Supreme Court decided in a 7-2 ruling that the Bladensburg Memorial Cross does not violate the Establishment Clause and may remain on public land:
WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after securing passage of his amendment that directs funding to NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans:
WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) made the following statement after the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released its guidance on the 'duplication of benefits' fix that Congress enacted into law last year:
"Today's announcement is long-awaited news for the thousands of Louisiana families and small businesses that were devastated by flooding in 2016 and then unfairly impacted by the faulty ‘duplication of benefits' rule.
