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WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) pressed Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) in today's colloquy on why Democrats are continuing to hold assistance for small businesses hostage in COVID-relief negotiations. Whip Scalise pointed out that both Republicans and Democrats are in full agreement that small businesses need help and need it now, as over 110,000 restaurants have closed since the start of the pandemic.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Small Business Steve Chabot (R-Ohio), Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-Wash.), and other House Republicans to demand that Speaker Pelosi stop holding PPP relief hostage while she plays political games.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after the House passed the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 Conference Report. Congressman Garret Graves (R-La.) also offered a statement.

Statement from Whip Scalise:

WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel's The Daily Briefing with Dana Perino to discuss the revolutionary breakthrough of Operation Warp Speed to produce and deliver a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine to Americans in record time. While Operation Warp Speed has produced promising results, Whip Scalise emphasized the immediate need to extend PPP funding to help struggling small businesses and the jobs they support.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox Business Network's Mornings with Maria to discuss the immediate need to release more PPP funding to help struggling small businesses. Whip Scalise criticized Speaker Pelosi for admittedly blocking small business aid for months – choosing to play politics while Americans paid the price. Whip Scalise also blasted Democrats' disastrous foreign and environmental policies that would disproportionately impact hard-working families and destroy American energy independence.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Republican Whip and Ranking Member of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Steve Scalise (R-La.) penned an op-ed for Fox News calling on Democratic state and local officials to prioritize the reopening of our schools to ensure that students receive the education they need and deserve.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel's Bill Hemmer Reports to discuss how Speaker Pelosi and the Democrats are the only ones standing between American small businesses and COVID relief. Whip Scalise blasted Speaker Pelosi for using her House Majority to vote on a pot legalization bill instead of working with Republicans to provide targeted relief for American families suffering from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel's Hannity to discuss House Republicans' plan to continue fighting for conservative values and battling against Democrats' shift to the socialist left. Whip Scalise outlined Republicans' plans to confront the challenges faced by the COVID-19 crisis and highlighted the success we're already seeing from President Trump's Operation Warp Speed.