Steve Scalise

I detest any kind of hate group for anyone to suggest that I was involved with a group like that is insulting and ludicrous.

Feeling really good. We're defending the title and we're bringing it. We're coming with a hungry attitude. We're competitive people by nature. And when you get to go out on a major league ballpark and play, you know, play kid's game…

Violence has no role in our political discourse.

Multiple, multiple layers in our bill that we passed today that not only protect people with pre-existing conditions, but actually focus real targeted money on lowering premiums.

Doing good in society should not engender a muzzle and the political speech rights of churches and nonprofit leaders should be restored by rolling back the Johnson amendment through the Free Speech Fairness Act.

In order to restore the First Amendment free speech rights of nonprofit organizations, including churches, it is necessary for Congress to act.

It is imperative that the free speech rights of pastors and nonprofit leaders be restored.

Pastors and nonprofit leaders who wish to speak out about political candidates should be free do so.

To speak the conscience of an issue, especially in its relationship to the exercise of religion, is a cherished belief and foundation that we share as Americans, and it's simply not the role of government to police speech.

Politicians should not get a free pass when it comes to moral scrutiny, and that takes place largely as people have the freedom to express their opinions and to weigh that scrutiny up to their religious beliefs.

The absence of the Johnson amendment does not mandate nor certainly license or allow a church to become a political action committee.

We're not going to wait on someone elected bureaucrats to provide relief from Obamacare to the American people.

Our mission is, at all times, guided by our longstanding values of freedom, democracy, individual liberty, and human dignity.

I would urge the Members of Congress to ensure any legislation allows the President and myself to have the flexibility to adjust any sanctions to meet the needs of what is always an evolving diplomatic situation with the Russians.

I agree with the sentiment that has been conveyed by several Members from both parties that Russia must be held accountable for its meddling in the 2016 election.

Our main objective is going to be making sure that the response that has to come from Washington... is something that we come together on.

Ultimately, our jobs ought to be finding out what the problems are and breaking through the red tape.

I think it's important to hear from the mayors on the ground about the challenges.

It is long past time to consider rewrite of the '96 Telecommunications Act.

We need to realize that maybe mistakes were made in the past because the natural delta would allow that water to flow out.

Maybe we should acknowledge past mistakes, and figure out how we can rectify the situation before we start imposing stricter and more stringent regulations.

My concurrent resolution expresses the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to American families and businesses, and is not in the best interest of the United States.

This is critically important for manufacturing investment--particularly in the petrochemical sector, in which investment decisions are made 3, 5, or even 10 years in advance.

Here in the United States, we have achieved something extraordinary: economic growth and expansion have not led to dirtier air.

The Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 goes a long way toward bringing some clarity and sanity to the EPA rulemaking process related to ambient air quality standards.