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The CARES Act contains smart, proven relief measures for small businesses, families, and workers. Democrats' efforts to derail this bill wasted critical days and did unnecessary damage to our economy, however, Republicans have worked hard to keep Speaker Pelosi's overtly socialist and Green New Deal policies out of the final text.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the follow statement upon the Center for Disease Control's announcement that they will be sending an expert in Infection Prevention and Control to the Lambeth House in New Orleans:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement upon news of an agreement between the Trump Administration, Senate Republicans, and Senate Democrats on the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act:
Democrats are taking advantage of a public health crisis in order to push insane far-left policies like opening up funding for sanctuary cities, same-day voter registration, and funding for climate change studies.
Speaker Pelosi has delayed progress on the critical Coronavirus Phase III legislation in order to introduce the far-left "Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act."
Speaker Pelosi's bill includes, but is not limited to, the following provisions:
GREEN NEW DEAL
WASHINGTON, D.C.— As Democrats shamefully delay Coronavirus Phase III legislation, House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) penned an op-ed for Fox Business arguing that Congress should help small businesses postpone loan payments and federally insure all bank deposits for American families during this period of uncertainty.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel's Cavuto to discuss the phase three Coronavirus stimulus package that Congress is developing to ensure families, businesses, and employees have something to return to once we get beyond the Coronavirus crisis. Additionally, he stressed the need to implement rules to allow banks to gives businesses 90 days of forbearance to repay their loans so they can maintain enough cash flow to keep their employees.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Republican Whip Steve Scalise released the following statement in regards to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announcement that St. Tammany Parish will receive $1.325 million for the Southeast Louisiana Urban Flood Damage Reduction Project (SELA). This SELA funding is vital to St. Tammany Parish and is designated for essential flood control and drainage projects.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement regarding three new drive-through COVID-19 "Community-Based Testing Sites" made available by the Trump Administration's Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in the Greater New Orleans area. These sites will be run under a federal-state-local partnership and will substantially increase the number of tests available in the New Orleans region. The sites will initially focus on testing health care workers and first responders.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after the Small Business Administration (SBA) designated the state of Louisiana as eligible to apply for low-interest disaster loans due to Coronavirus (COVID-19):