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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.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined ABC News' This Weekwith George Stephanopoulos to discuss the dire reality facing struggling students if Democrat leaders fail to step up, follow the science, and safely reopen schools for in-person learning now.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Tim Phillips, President of Americans for Prosperity, co-authored an op-ed for The Washington Post detailing the risk of President Biden's nearly $2 trillion package of progressive priorities Democrats have rushed to bring to the House Floor. The op-ed outlines how we must focus on providing targeted relief to safely reopen schools, reopen the economy, speed up vaccine distribution, and effectively spend the remaining $1 trillion from previous COVID packages first.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and over 40 members of the House Energy Action Team released the following statements in opposition to the United States officially rejoining the Paris Agreement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.) today renewed his call for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to provide all data on nursing home deaths related to his must admit order and requested transcribed interviews with top officials involved with the deadly mandate.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), House Education and Labor Committee Ranking Member Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), Co-Chair of the Doctor's Caucus Congressman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio), and Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) today hosted an Open the Schools Coalition phone call to unite hundreds of parents across the country to discuss the issue of how we must follow the science and safely reopen schools to protect struggling students.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after the White House approved the State of Louisiana's request for a federal emergency declaration for this week's severe winter weather event: