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August 7, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Congressman Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) penned an op-ed for The Washington Times to highlight the Trump Administration's action to update and modernize the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations. Scalise and Newhouse emphasized how these new regulations are welcomed by communities across the country that cannot afford to wait for these critical projects that have long been delayed by an overly complex and burdensome NEPA process.

August 7, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.) opened today's Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing on "Challenges to Safely Reopening K-12 Schools" by emphasizing the importance of safely reopening schools for the sake of public health and our children's future.

August 5, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved a $30 million purchase of U.S. shrimp under Section 32, which provides emergency food assistance to states and food banks nationwide. Section 32 purchases will provide additional support for producers and Americans in need in response to the COVID-19 pandemic:

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.