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Scalise: Republicans Focused on Fighting for Families Forgotten by Biden
February 8, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox Business Network’s Mornings with Maria to discuss how President Biden’s bad policies have left the state of our union in suffering. Leader Scalise slammed President Biden for refusing to address critical issues facing families like the open southern border, crime, inflation and energy prices in his address.

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Scalise to Biden: State of Union Is Not Strong While American Families Suffer
February 8, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last night, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel’s The Ingraham Angle to discuss how President Biden’s State of the Union address failed to acknowledge the real problems hardworking families are struggling with. Leader Scalise slammed President Biden for glossing over the border crisis and refusing to take accountability for how his policies are allowing fentanyl to flow freely into the United States.

February 7, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement in response to President Biden’s State of the Union Address tonight:

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Scalise: Biden and Dems’ Far-Left Agenda is Crushing Families
February 7, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox Business Network’s Kudlow to discuss how President Biden’s policies are crushing American families. Leader Scalise slammed the Biden Administration for going after middle and lower income families by increasing taxes and doubling the number of IRS agents. Additionally, Leader Scalise called out President Biden for attacking only American energy while green-lighting pipelines in other countries and begging dictators for oil. 

Issues:Energy
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Scalise: Our Union is Struggling Under Biden’s Far-Left Agenda
February 7, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) ​​joined Republican Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.), Congressman Burgess Owens (R-Utah), Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz (R-Texas), and other members of the Republican Conference at today’s leadership press conference to discuss how President Biden’s radical spending has raised costs for American families and undermined our workforce.

February 7, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) announced that his guest at this year's State of the Union address will be Jefferson Parish Coroner Dr. Gerald “Gerry” Cvitanovich. 

“I am honored to welcome Dr. Cvitanovich as my guest at tonight’s State of the Union address. As the elected coroner for Jefferson Parish, a community of 433,000 people where I live, Dr. Cvitanovich has seen firsthand the disastrous results of the Biden Administration’s open-border immigration policy.  

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Scalise: Government Bureaucrats Must Show Up to Work
February 2, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox Business Network’s Varney & Co. to discuss how House Republicans are taking steps to hold lawmakers accountable for their actions with the removal of Reps. Omar (D-Minn.), Swalwell (D-Calif.), and Schiff (D-Calif.) from committees where they are briefed on classified information. Leader Scalise slammed Democrats for their hypocrisy, pointing to how they removed some House Republicans from all of their committee assignments last Congress.

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Scalise: Government Bureaucrats Must Return to Work
February 1, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) delivered a speech on the House Floor in support of Oversight Committee Chairman Jamie Comer’s (R-Ky.) legislation, the SHOW UP Act. Leader Scalise emphasized that it is long overdue for federal employees to return to work in person. Leader Scalise pointed to the millions of hardworking Americans who have returned to work, such as our veterans, and how they deserve a government that fully works for them.

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Scalise: Biden Folds Under Pressure from House Republicans
January 31, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) ​​joined Republican Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), and Congresswoman Laurel Lee (R-Fla.) at today’s leadership press conference to discuss how President Biden caved to House Republicans and announced he will end the COVID-19 National and Public Health Emergencies.

Issues:Health Care