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Steve Scalise

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Steve Scalise is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 1st congressional district since 2008. A member of the Republican Party, Scalise has held significant leadership roles, including serving as the House Majority Whip. Throughout his tenure, he has focused on issues such as tax reform, healthcare, and energy policy, advocating for conservative principles in Congress.

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Oct 9, 2026

I'm proud that Louisiana is being a part of that growth.

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Oct 9, 2026

This is another example of President Trump bringing manufacturing back to the United States.

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Oct 9, 2026

I share [Whip] Tom [Emmer]'s frustration. I've talked about this too.

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Oct 9, 2026

Republicans actually put more money in the pockets of working families with the Working Families Tax Cut.

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Oct 9, 2026

If you look at the Democrats' answer to gas prices, it's to shut down production and have California gas prices because California is the model for what they want for the nation.

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Oct 7, 2026

There's no reason Americans should lose an hour of sunlight at the end of the day when more daylight means more time with our families, more activity for our businesses, and safer communities.

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Sep 25, 2026

Joe Biden removed the press credentials from over 400 different agencies.

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Sep 10, 2026

This is a competition with China. Let's be clear about this.

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Sep 10, 2026

It's insanity. And so what you end up with is higher costs, higher inflation.

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Sep 9, 2026

And by the way, there are a lot of communities that do want them.

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Sep 9, 2026

They want to defund not just the police, they want to defund prisons.

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Sep 8, 2026

Everybody knows there is no free lunch. Somebody has to pay for it.

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Sep 8, 2026

If you care about affordability, you should want to pass that farm bill out of the Senate.

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Sep 7, 2026

I think it's a very good question to ask. Who's number one? If this place is so bad that they won't leave, they have the freedom to leave.

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Sep 7, 2026

Look, in Louisiana, Meta's got the largest data center in the world being built in little Richland Parish.

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Sep 7, 2026

You literally could find— you could find a spotted owl in D.C., Kellyanne, before you could find a Blue Dog.

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Sep 7, 2026

99%, as you mentioned, said let's pack the Supreme Court.

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Sep 5, 2026

They would rather theft of your tax dollars go to fraudsters than hardworking families have their money back.

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Sep 5, 2026

The socialists have taken over and it's happening everywhere.

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Sep 5, 2026

If you watch those votes you just talked about, Kellyanne, 96% of House Democrats said socialism's okay.

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Sep 4, 2026

And all the people that pay for it are leaving New York.

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Sep 4, 2026

Because if we get this right, we're not just going to bring back industries and jobs that America lost, we're going to lead the industries of the future.

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