“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
“It is imperative that FEMA helps communities quickly respond to wildfires and increase their resilience to future wildfire disasters”
“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store.”
“Protecting and defending innocent life is and remains important to our Legislature, governor, attorney general and citizens.”

Political Quotes

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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Jul 19, 2018

I thank my colleague from Texas for yielding and for bringing this legislation to the floor. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support as the lead author of H. Con. Res. 119, along with my colleague from West Virginia (Mr. McKinley). Mr…

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Jul 18, 2018

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 340, ``yea'' on rollcall No. 341, ``nay'' on rollcall No. 342, ``nay'' on rollcall Nos. 343 and 344, and ``yea'' on rollcall No. 345.

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Jul 18, 2018

I thank my colleague from Virginia for yielding. I especially want to thank my colleague Congressman Higgins from Louisiana for his leadership in bringing this resolution to the floor. And what does the resolution do? It simply says that…

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Jul 11, 2018

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 320 and ``yea'' on rollcall No. 321. ____________________

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Jun 26, 2018

I think we all know that words matter.

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Jun 22, 2018

I thank the chairman for yielding me the time and for leading on this important issue. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of my friend from Utah's amendment. As he mentioned, Mr. Chairman, you look at this crisis in our country, and I…

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Jun 13, 2018

I was unavoidablyu detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 264. personal explanation

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Jun 7, 2018

I thank the chairman of the Appropriations Committee for yielding. I rise in strong support of this rescissions package. I want to commend President Trump for bringing this bill to Congress, a bill that would, once passed, be the largest…

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Jun 7, 2018

I would like to point out that, as there was a concern about a potential Ebola outbreak, we were able to go back and work with our OMB Director, Mick Mulvaney, who worked really closely with us to make sure that this bill was put together…

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May 16, 2018

I thank the gentleman from Virginia for yielding. I thank my colleague from Florida for bringing forward this important bill, the Protect and Serve Act, and especially, Mr. Speaker, as we celebrate law enforcement week nationally, a time…

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May 10, 2018

I thank my colleague from Illinois (Mr. Shimkus) for his leadership on this issue. For so long we have been trying to get a solution and to get proper use made out of Yucca Mountain and the billions of dollars that ratepayers all across…

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