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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 9, 2026

I stand with the American people and say, let’s keep our communities safe … let’s pass this bill, let’s fund this department.

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Jun 8, 2026

We're working to get [reconciliation] in, whether it's 2.0 or 3.0.

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Jun 8, 2026

The American people are not a people that wake up every day wanting to be angry at everybody, wanting to be fueled by hatred.

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Jun 7, 2026

Then, as you mentioned, you got Homeland Security that's been shut down because the Democrats want open borders.

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Jun 7, 2026

Yes, help the people who need it, but take the money away from the fraudsters and send them to prison.

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Jun 6, 2026

But it's also a great cause. You know, we raised last year over $2.5 million for local youth charities.

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Jun 6, 2026

Every Democrat walked away from that. They showed you they don't believe in border security.

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Jun 5, 2026

That's what they do. They use these programs and they talk about lofty things like helping to feed children and they steal the money from those children to put it in their pockets.

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Jun 5, 2026

Every Dollar Stolen by Fraudsters Is a Dollar Taken from Working Families

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Jun 5, 2026

I think they are going to yield positive results, but you set that back if you pass legislation that doesn't go as far as the negotiations are going.

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Jun 5, 2026

I think they are going to yield positive results, but you set that back if you pass legislation that doesn't go as far as the negotiations are going,

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Jun 4, 2026

And then we're bringing a bill on the Endangered Species Act, probably one of the most abused laws there is... Some of these laws [are] being abused over and over again, not to protect species, but to block the ability for us to build…

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Jun 4, 2026

We know they had the, basically, the enriched uranium that was ready to go, and with the ballistic missiles to deliver them.

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Jun 4, 2026

They need to stop saying these kind of things and recognize it's having an impact and trying to incite people to go kill other Americans.

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Jun 4, 2026

This, this is America. We solve our differences at the ballot box.

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Jun 4, 2026

Every one of them ought to go to jail. And that money ought to be returned to the taxpayers.

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Jun 4, 2026

Every Democrat stands in the way of us rooting it out because we're able to take that money, the savings that we get from fraud prevention, and give it back to families in the form of no tax on overtime.

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Jun 4, 2026

And House Republicans are committed to ending it, to exposing it, to giving more tools to the lawmakers, to Justice Department, to others, to root it out and send people to jail who steal your money.

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Jun 3, 2026

...86% of Democrats voted against that resolution. So when people go back home and say they support the men and women in blue, you don't support them when you vote no...

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Jun 3, 2026

...the Democrat Women's Caucus has now come out against a women's museum. And you would ask why. That doesn't make any sense.

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Jun 3, 2026

Radical activists are trying to use the courts to accomplish what they couldn't achieve through legislation — forcing their radical agenda on the American people and driving energy costs even higher.

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Jun 2, 2026

Some of these laws [are] being abused over and over again, not to protect species, but to block the ability for us to build things in America.

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May 31, 2026

Most seniors who receive Social Security can claim a special deduction to offset their taxes.

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May 31, 2026

I’ve heard from Louisianans throughout our great state who are getting bigger refunds.

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