“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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Dec 19, 2017

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``Yea'' on rollcall No. 694, ``Yea'' on rollcall No. 695, and ``Yea'' on rollcall No. 696. ____________________

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Dec 12, 2017

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``Nay'' on Rollcall No. 674 and ``Yea'' on Rollcall No. 675. ____________________

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Dec 4, 2017

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 653. Motion to Instruct

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Nov 29, 2017

The U.S. House Majority Whip, Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA), was seriously injured, and several others were also shot.

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Nov 29, 2017

In 2017, an armed violent extremist attempted to assassinate several Members of the U.S. Congress and Senate, severely wounding our colleague, Congressman Steve Scalise.

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Nov 16, 2017

I want to thank my friend and colleague from Texas. Chairman Brady has done an incredible job at bringing this Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to the House floor. =========================== NOTE =========================== November 16, 2017, on…

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Nov 14, 2017

I thank my colleague from Texas, Chairman Hensarling, for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this bill that, really, if you look at what we are trying to achieve here, it is a few things, but the main two things are to give…

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Nov 8, 2017

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 619, ``yea'' on rollcall No. 620, and ``yea'' on rollcall No. 621. ____________________

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Nov 7, 2017

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 611 and ``yea'' on rollcall No. 612. ____________________

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Nov 2, 2017

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 603.

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Nov 1, 2017

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 594, ``nay'' on rollcall No. 595, ``yea'' on rollcall No. 596, ``nay'' on rollcall No. 597, and ``yea'' on rollcall No. 598. ____________________

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Nov 1, 2017

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 599. ____________________

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