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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Republican leaders sent a letter to Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen highlighting the urgent need for guidance and requesting clarification from the Treasury Department on questions pertaining to the Coronavirus State Fiscal Relief and Coronavirus Local Fiscal Relief Funds included in the American Rescue Plan (ARP).

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.) opened the Select Subcommittee's hearing criticizing committee Democrats for not holding any hearings during some of the most critical months of the COVID-19 pandemic, only to return from their hiatus just to try to sell Speaker Pelosi's Payoff to Progressives Act.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox Business Network's Mornings with Maria to discuss President Biden's self-made crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border. Whip Scalise emphasized the actions that need to be taken to end Biden's border crisis. Whip Scalise also blasted Speaker Pelosi for ramming her socialist agenda through Congress instead of providing targeted COVID relief to hardworking Americans.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and a group of Senators in calling on the Justice Department to continue its probe into whether state officials failed to comply with federal guidelines or requirements for participation in federal programs in their response to coronavirus infections among seniors and nursing home residents.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) introduced the Promoting New Manufacturing Act, a bill to increase investment in American manufacturing, create new jobs and reduce costly permitting delays. This legislation is included in House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans' Securing Cleaner American Energy package.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.) and House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the following statements on New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's call to "wait for the facts:"

WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel's The Ingraham Angle to discuss the most recent step Speaker Pelosi has taken to pursue House Democrats' radical agenda. Scalise blasted House Democrats for passing a bill that would take away the gun rights of law-abiding American citizens, but rejecting a Republican amendment that would have required ICE to be notified if an illegal immigrant tries to buy a gun.

WASHINGTON, D.C.— House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) called out House Democrats in today's colloquy for abandoning every opportunity to work with Republicans on targeted COVID relief, like safely reopening schools and speeding up vaccine distribution, as they rammed their $1.9 trillion package of progressive priorities through Congress.

Whip Scalise also criticized House Democrats' erratic House Floor schedule which delays Members from effectively addressing their constituents' concerns in their respective districts.