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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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Apr 14, 2021

Can you let him know that he is violating your own CDC guidance in how he is running our southern border right now?

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Apr 14, 2021

The Biden administration needs to do a better job starting today.

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Apr 14, 2021

Despite the evidence, some local communities, especially in northeastern states, have chosen to remain locked down.

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Apr 14, 2021

But the data now shows that the harshest lockdowns did not work. School closings did not work.

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Apr 14, 2021

I commend President Biden for accepting the challenge that House Republicans issued at the beginning of this year to not just accept what was already in place--the 100 million vaccine goal--but to, in fact, double that to 200 million shots.

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Apr 13, 2021

You know, we have heard a lot of stories. I mean, obviously, I have read their media reports, but there`s been nothing that we have seen yet from the Department of Justice. If something`s going on, obviously, we will find out about it…

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Mar 24, 2021

I would hope that you would go and take that down.

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Mar 24, 2021

You are acting as a publisher when you do that.

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Mar 24, 2021

It just seems like to censor a newspaper that is as highly respected as the New York Post... seems like a really big mistake.

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Mar 24, 2021

There is a big difference between stopping bullying and violent type of social media posts versus actual censorship of political views that you disagree with.

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Mar 24, 2021

The taxpayers who will be footing the bill for generations to come. That's fraud by any definition.

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Mar 18, 2021

Part of dealing with the problem is to first admit there`s a problem. And President Biden doesn`t even want to acknowledge it. And then on the heels of this border crisis that is going on right now. There`s a bill on the House floor to…

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Mar 16, 2021

It's getting worse because of President Biden's policies. What President Trump was doing was working.

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Mar 16, 2021

The last thing we need to do are things like raise taxes, put heavy regulations, go start punishing industries in America because that is what would slow down our recovery.

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Mar 16, 2021

If you're concerned about global warming, first of all, let's recognize, by getting rid of the Keystone Pipeline in America, doesn't get rid of the oil that's coming from Canada.

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Mar 16, 2021

Clearly, and we pointed this out during the hearing, we actually tried to correct it when we were seeing this still move through.

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Mar 11, 2021

If maybe a requirement of a test once a week when we come in or something like that would help get us to a better place where we can have in-person, on the floor, and in-committee processes and meetings--the testing capability is now there…

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Mar 11, 2021

I hope the gentleman is not suggesting that it would take a 100 percent vaccination rate. I know with the rest of the country, when States make decisions to reopen, when CDC issues guidance, I have never seen any guidance that said 100…

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Mar 10, 2021

It is so disappointing that the President--the first thing he did was cancel a pipeline that works for America, but then he enables a pipeline for drugs to the rest of America that is going to kill Americans.

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Mar 10, 2021

We have got a crisis on our border. We have got a crisis with people attacking the First amendment free speech rights of Americans.

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Mar 10, 2021

It is so disappointing that the President--the first thing he did was cancel a pipeline that works for America, but then he enables a pipeline for drugs to the rest of America that is going to kill Americans, that he won't put a stop to…

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Mar 10, 2021

We must not treat this as a political game.

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Mar 10, 2021

The situation at the border is a crisis and drug traffickers are exploiting the chaos to conduct illegal activities.

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Mar 10, 2021

We must not turn a blind eye to what is happening at our southern border.

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Mar 10, 2021

The porous southern border and the Biden Administration's inaction to secure it is a recipe for chaos and disorder.

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