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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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Jan 10, 2020

Finally, to talk about where we are on the impeachment resolution that was passed last year, at the end of last year by the House. Ultimately, it is typically an administrative duty to send papers over to the Senate if legislation passes…

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Jan 10, 2020

I thank the gentleman. First of all, to start with, it is the President's not just authority, but it is the President's responsibility under the Constitution as our Commander in Chief to keep this country safe. President Trump has made it…

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Jan 10, 2020

It is interesting that the gentleman talks about fairness in the trial. It is quite rich of the Speaker to call for fairness in the Senate when she denied fairness in the House. You can look at House rules that require the minority gets a…

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Jan 10, 2020

Clearly, as the gentleman knows, it is the Senate's job to try the House's case. If the House failed to make its case, that is the House's fault. To suggest that the Senate needs to mop up the mess that was done here because there was not…

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Jan 10, 2020

I appreciate the majority leader going through those bills. There were a few bills that the Speaker had referenced earlier this week that would also be considered. Congresswoman Lee's resolution to repeal the 2002 AUMF, and there was also…

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Jan 10, 2020

If the gentleman wants to talk about how the process works, I have made it clear. The gentleman is in the majority. They get to make the rules however they want. But to say, as the gentleman said earlier, an honest trial tries to elicit…

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Jan 10, 2020

I point that out and that that not be used for any kind of justification for the other disagreements and issues and concerns we had with what happened on the floor yesterday. Frankly, there were statements made on the gentleman's side as…

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Jan 10, 2020

To start with, the comment that the gentleman referenced on the floor yesterday, I will read from a statement from the gentleman who made that comment yesterday: ``Let me be clear: I do not believe Democrats are in love with terrorists…

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Jan 10, 2020

As it relates to the War Powers Act, obviously, we had a heated debate on the floor yesterday. We have had a robust debate for years in this House on whether or not to modify and make changes to the 2002 AUMF. It has been a constant…

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Jan 10, 2020

Let's be clear. Probable cause is not the standard in the Constitution. To remove a sitting President, the Constitution is very specific: treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors, not probable cause. That would be in the…

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Jan 9, 2020

I thank my colleague from Texas for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to this resolution. If you look at what they are attempting to do, there has been a lot of talk about the 2002 AUMF, Madam Speaker, and I am sure, as…

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Dec 19, 2019

I thank Chairman Brady for yielding. I thank all the people who we have worked with to get to this point because passing the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement is going to be a major victory for American workers, yet another sign…

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