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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) penned an op-ed for FoxNews.com today after Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee denied him the opportunity to testify as a member witness about his experience as a survivor of gun violence at a hearing on gun control measures that encroach on the freedoms of law-abiding citizens and do little to reduce gun violence.

Today, Representative Ann Wagner (R-Mo.) announced the re-introduction of the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement regarding President Trump’s State of the Union Address:

House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), Congressmen Jody Hice (R-Ga.) and Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Senator James Lankford (R-Okla.) today announced the reintroduction of the Free Speech Fairness Act.

Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after House passage of H.R. 790, the Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act of 2019, which gives all Federal civilian employees, regardless of whether they have been disciplined for sexual misconduct, a 2.6% pay raise.

Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after signing on as a co-sponsor to Congressman Lee Zeldin’s resolution, H. Res. 72, rejecting anti-Israel and anti-Semitic hatred in the United States and around the world.

As House and Senate conferees prepare to negotiate a Department of Homeland Security funding bill, Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) took to the House floor to share the human cost of open borders by telling the story of Spencer Chauvin, a Louisiana fire chief who was struck and killed by an illegal immigrant while out on a call, leaving behind a wife and two young children. He stressed the importance of funding our border security and returning to the rule of law so senseless tragedies like these don’t happen again.

Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after the overwhelming majority of House Democrats voted down the Motion to Recommit H.J. Res 31., Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, which would allow all DHS employees, including the U.S. Coast Guard, to receive pay through January 24th, but would require further action to secure the border and reopen DHS.