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August 3, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-Ore.), and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) wrote to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo requesting a classified briefing on TikTok and other technology companies with alleged ties to the Chinese Communist Party.

August 3, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel's Fox & Friends to discuss the ongoing COVID-19 relief negotiations. Whip Scalise blasted Speaker Pelosi for attempting to politicize COVID-19 relief in the middle of a pandemic with unrelated liberal wish list items instead of working with Republicans on reasonable solutions, including first allocating the roughly $500 billion in the CARES Actthat has gone unspent before demanding new spending.

August 3, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel's Hannity last night to discuss yesterday's Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing highlighting President Trump's concrete plans to combat COVID-19, which began with a series of critical decisions like banning flights from China, and has evolved to adopting revolutionary efforts like Operation Warp Speed. Whip Scalise also highlighted Dr.

July 31, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.) spent the second half of today's Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing honing in on the billions in available funds appropriated under the CARES Act that states can spend to reopen schools safely, the many consequences of not reopening schools, the success of Operation Warp Speed, and importantly, the threat that China poses to our vaccine research and development efforts.

July 31, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after the House passed his amendment to secure the U.S. rare earth mineral supply chain and hold China accountable for exploiting the rare earth minerals industry:

July 31, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. During today's Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing, Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.) set the record straight on concrete actions President Trump has taken to contain COVID-19 and save American lives.

July 31, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In his opening remarks at Friday's hearing of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, Republic Whip and Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.) applauded the Trump Administration's bold and historic plan to combat COVID-19 and save American lives, as testified to by numerous of our nation's leading experts this morning.

July 29, 2020

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:

"I'm glad the House passed the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (WRDA) today. This WRDA bill strengthens flood protection critical to families and communities in Southeast Louisiana and improves the navigation essential for the economic stability of Louisiana and the entire country.

July 27, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined CNBC's Closing Bell to discuss the COVID-19 relief package in Congress and the importance of ensuring the billions of dollars in funding that Congress already appropriated in the CARES Act is being spent responsibly. Whip Scalise outlined the federal government's strong partnership with states, including working alongside President Trump to increase COVID-19 testing capacity and taking action to deliver a safe vaccine to the American people in record time.

July 23, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after the House passed his amendment that increases competitiveness of Gulf Coast shrimp by preventing unsafe foreign shrimp from flooding U.S. markets: