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Scalise: H.R. 2 Will Secure the Southern Border
May 11, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) spoke on the House Floor to express his support for H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act. Leader Scalise emphasized the need for strong border security protections as Title 42 ends tonight and our Border Patrol agencies anticipate record-breaking illegal border crossings. Leader Scalise also hammered the Biden Administration for open border policies that give cartels operational control over the southern border and enable the free flow of fentanyl in the United States.

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Scalise: Biden Administration's Open Border Policies Are Devastating Communities
May 9, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) appeared on Fox Business Network’s Kudlow to talk about House Republicans' Secure the Border Act, which provides commonsense reforms to end the chaos caused by the Biden Administration's open border policies. Leader Scalise also hammered the Biden Administration for the humanitarian crisis and the flow of fentanyl triggered by its open border policies.

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Scalise: Democrats Opened the Southern Border. Republicans Will Secure It.
May 8, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) appeared on Fox News’ America’s Newsroom to discuss House Republicans' Secure the Border Act, which will come up for a vote this week as Title 42 expires. Leader Scalise outlined all of the proven border security methods President Biden ended after entering office, and notes how the Secure the Border Act would fight the flow of fentanyl pushed by cartels, secure the southern border and stem a growing humanitarian crisis. 

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The briefings and tour made it even clearer: We need to ramp up American production—not let Democrats shut it down.
May 5, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) hosted seven of his colleagues, Congresswoman Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.), Congressman Pat Fallon (R-Texas), Congressman Aaron Bean (R-Fla.), Congressman Russell Fry (R-S.C.), Congresswoman Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.), Congressman John James (R-Mich.), and Congressman Cory Mills (R-Fla.), at the Hess Corporation's Stampede oil and gas production platform in the Gulf of Mexico for his annual Offshore Energy Tour.

Issues:Energy
May 2, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), and Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) issued the following statement on H.R.

May 2, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Louisiana families continue to raise concerns about rising flood insurance premiums, today House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) and 49 of their colleagues sent a letter to the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) demanding transparency on Risk Rating 2.0.
 

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Scalise: Republicans Have A Bill to Strengthen America's Southern Border
May 1, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) appeared on Fox News’ The Story with Martha MacCallum to hammer the Biden administration for its reckless open-border policies that are driving illegal immigration, human rights abuses, and deaths caused by fentanyl overdoses. Leader Scalise also highlighted legislation coming to the House Floor next week, which he and Republican Committee Chairmen announced last week, to curb the harmful policies of the Biden Administration and secure America’s southern border.

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Scalise: Time for President Biden to Get Off the Sidelines
April 30, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) appeared on ABC’s This Week to discuss H.R. 2811, the Limit, Save, Grow Act, which House Republicans passed last week to reduce wasteful government spending and restore fiscal sanity in Washington. Leader Scalise slammed the President for his attempt to create a debt ceiling crisis.

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Scalise: Republicans Are Taking Action on Southern Border Crisis
April 27, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), House Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green (R-TN), House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas), and House Homeland Security Vice Chairman Michael Guest (R-Miss.) unveiled plans for one of the most robust border security packages in American history.