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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 14, 2026

We're gonna keep working. We have a bill over in the Senate that would renew the program, but Democrats in the Senate are blocking that to this day.

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Jun 14, 2026

Well, it's really unfortunate where we are, and I think it shows you how dangerous and radical the Democrat Party is that 95% of their members today voted against America's national security.

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Jun 14, 2026

I was with the president two days ago in the Oval Office, and we were talking about Iran amongst a number of other issues.

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Jun 13, 2026

The American people are sick and tired of it. And, look, people need a vote this November because that is the kind of methodology and ideology that wants to take back over. We can't let it happen.

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Jun 13, 2026

Everybody’s got their own bills that they might want to move, and you know, as the majority leader, when people come to me and they want a bill moved, I tell them — first thing I always tell them is, ‘Go talk to the chairman,’

washingtonexaminer.com
Jun 13, 2026

Nobody disputes that FISA has been used to stop terrorist attacks on our homeland here.

foxnews.com
Jun 12, 2026

If President Trump says he's going to secure the border, then they deem that something they will fight against, and they want an open border.

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Jun 11, 2026

Whether you can prove fraud or not, it does undermine voter integrity in the vote.

mainemorningstar.com
Jun 11, 2026

But it's important that that program does not go dark on Friday when it expires, because just understand, FISA has been used time and time again to stop terrorist attacks here on our homeland, on American soil, to prevent terrorist attacks.

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Jun 11, 2026

We continue to not only pray for them but work and vote to ensure that our Department of Homeland Security has the tools to keep our country safe so this never happens again.

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Jun 11, 2026

It's disgraceful, but it's telling to the American people who want safe communities and deserve safe streets.

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Jun 11, 2026

Today, Democrats proved once again with their voices and with their votes that they want open borders and that they are willing to vote to defund the police.

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Jun 11, 2026

Make no mistake, if you’re voting yes, you’re not only voting to secure America’s border, you’re voting to fund law enforcement.

huffpost.com
Jun 10, 2026

You know, they're going to see their gas prices come down when Iran gets resolved, and having the Strait of Hormuz open back up again is going to help that.

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Jun 10, 2026

The American people are sick and tired of it. And, look, people need a vote this November because that is the kind of methodology and ideology that wants to take back over. We can't let it happen.

scalise.house.gov
Jun 10, 2026

With that, finally, hopefully I see a lot of you out tomorrow night at the baseball game. Republicans will be playing the Democrats in a spirited competition.

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Jun 10, 2026

I will point out a Truth Social post that [Rep.] Marlin Stutzman put out over the weekend chronicling— a lot of you may be familiar— the Chicago Bears are looking at moving right now to Indiana.

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Jun 10, 2026

But, you know, hopefully that happens today, tomorrow. But it's important that that program does not go dark on Friday when it expires, because just understand, FISA has been used time and time again to stop terrorist attacks here on our…

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Jun 10, 2026

We're also, of course, bringing a bill later today on reconciliation 2.0 to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security.

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Jun 10, 2026

Again, it's not just billions, tens of billions of dollars stolen from taxpayers. It's money that's not going to people who need it, people with disabilities, senior citizens.

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Jun 10, 2026

We're bringing a number of additional bills this week to combat fraud, and it's something that we've been seeing, we've been exposing, we've been bringing more tools forward so that we can root out fraud to protect taxpayers.

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Jun 9, 2026

“It’s not some hypothetical, it’s happened over and over and over again,” he said.

wisconsinexaminer.com
Jun 9, 2026

They want you to think that it’s just everybody coming in to seek the American dream,” he said. “We have a legal method for that to happen.

utahnewsdispatch.com
Jun 9, 2026

It’s not some hypothetical, it’s happened over and over and over again.

wisconsinexaminer.com
Jun 9, 2026

They want you to think that it’s just everybody coming in to seek the American dream.

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