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TOPLINE: This week, the House is expected to consider the nearly $2 trillion package of progressive priorities Democrats have rushed to bring to the House Floor. Despite preaching for unity and bipartisanship, President Biden and House Democrats abandoned every opportunity to work with Republicans on commonsense COVID-relief and decided to ram a partisan budget reconciliation through Congress. On Monday, the Budget Committee compiled the reconciliation package, which consists of the text transmitted by the 9 committees last week.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), and Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee Jason Smith (R-Mo.) at today's leadership press stakeout to outline the devastating impacts of Speaker Pelosi's nearly $2 trillion partisan package that Democrats have rushed to bring to the House Floor without any effort to advance bipartisan solutions that are targeted and tied to COVID relief.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined the Louisiana Congressional Delegation tonight during a Special Order on the House Floor in honor of the late Congressman-Elect Luke Letlow. Whip Scalise remembered Luke as a friend, and reflected on his servant's heart and unwavering dedication to his family, faith, and service to others.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox Business Network's Mornings with Maria to discuss Democrats' partisan spending bill filled with progressive priorities that have nothing to do with COVID relief. Whip Scalise challenged Democrats to remove the liberal wish-list items in their $1.9 trillion package and instead focus on providing targeted relief to help struggling families and small businesses, and to immediately reopen schools for in-person learning.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel's The Faulkner Focus to discuss Democrats' massive $1.9 trillion package filled with liberal priorities that have nothing to do with providing COVID relief to struggling students, families, and small businesses. Whip Scalise noted that less than 10% of the $1.9 trillion plan goes to combatting COVID-19 through public health such as national vaccination program, tracking, and more testing.

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WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel's Fox & Friends to emphasize the devastating impacts students are facing as Democrats pursue a nearly $2 trillion package of progressive priorities that doesn't provide accountability or immediate relief to safely reopen schools for in-person learning. Whip Scalise also noted that 95% of the school funding in the proposed Biden COVID bill is not set to be spent until 2022 and outlined how this bill will actually delay safely reopening schools.

TOPLINE: The Biden Administration must stop following the teachers unions and start following the science. The CDC has made it clear that schools can safely reopen for in-person learning. Dr. Fauci has said the benefits outweigh the risks. Students simply can't be forced to wait any longer to get back in classrooms. Their mental health and futures depend on it.