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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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Jun 21, 2021

Obviously, there's a lot of data out there that indicates not only did it start in China, but that it also started in the Wuhan lab.

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Jun 21, 2021

The job of taming inflation belongs to Congress and this administration.

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Jun 21, 2021

House Democrats still refuse to hold a hearing on the origin of COVID-19.

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Jun 21, 2021

We saw the lowest overall unemployment. Is that correct?

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Jun 21, 2021

Why don't we come together on a bipartisan basis to focus on getting a long and sustained recovery from this pandemic?

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Jun 21, 2021

Take the $4 trillion in new spending proposals off the table.

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Jun 17, 2021

Hopefully, we can keep that difference in mind. I appreciate the gentleman filling in, and we will see the gentleman from Maryland back soon enough and maybe even moving a little faster than before. I am not going to challenge him to a…

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Jun 17, 2021

I thank the gentleman from South Carolina for walking us through those. Of course, I would first like to, as we note that the majority leader is not here, wish Mr. Hoyer a speedy recovery. I got to speak with him yesterday, and he is doing…

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Jun 17, 2021

I rise for the purpose of inquiring of the House majority whip the schedule for next week. Mr. Speaker, I would be happy to yield to my friend from South Carolina (Mr. Clyburn), the majority whip of the House.

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Jun 14, 2021

Once the electors -- once the electors are counted, yes, he`s the legitimate president. But if you`re going to ignore the fact that there were states that did not follow their own state legislatively set laws, that`s the issue at heart…

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May 24, 2021

Representative Scalise does not agree with these comments and condemns these comparisons to the Holocaust.

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May 18, 2021

If you give that away you will send a chilling effect on any company going out there on a limb.

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May 18, 2021

You have got President Biden talking about giving away the intellectual property to China, for free, giving it away.

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May 18, 2021

Isn't it a sad state of affairs that the German chancellor is more concerned about American intellectual property than the President of the United States?

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May 18, 2021

What kind of impact would that have on the ability for companies to come up with, or even be willing to invest the billions it takes to find a vaccine, if they know that for the next virus that is out there that President Biden will give…

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May 18, 2021

I mean, we are talking about 100 million doses of vaccine that could be all completely fine, safe, and effective.

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May 18, 2021

This industry is a proud American innovative industry. It needs to be protected.

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May 18, 2021

Do you want that happening in our biotech industry? President Biden, do you want that in our biotech industry?

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May 18, 2021

That is why President Biden is considering giving away these companies' intellectual property on messenger RNA technology.

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May 18, 2021

Democrats hate bonuses. They hate them. They hate when innovation is rewarded.

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May 18, 2021

This happened under the Obama-Biden administration that you all started getting into this line of business?

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May 18, 2021

President Trump deserves credit for getting government red tape out of the way

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May 18, 2021

None of that material left our control.

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May 18, 2021

Why don't we protect American intellectual property? Contract with U.S. manufacturers, and help distribute the vaccine to countries who are in need.

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May 18, 2021

President Biden is destroying 30 years of successful bipartisan policy, and for what? His plan won't even work.

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