Category: Rep. Steve Scalise

‘A Lot More Transparency Is Coming’ on Jan. 6: House GOP

More details about what occurred on the day of Jan. 6, 2021, will be revealed in the days to come, according to House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.). “In the end, transparency is the best disinfectant,” Scalise said at a March 8 press conference in Washington while discussing new security footage of the Capitol breach…


House Members Could Be Asked If They Denounce Socialism

News Analysis House GOP members will ask all of their colleagues to make their position publicly known on socialism. On Jan. 26, Rep. Maria Salazar (R-Fla.) and House Majority Leader Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) introduced House Concurrent Resolution 9, titled “Denouncing the horrors of socialism.” Salazar and Scalise intend to bring the resolution to the House floor for a…


Rep. Scalise Urges Encouragement and Education for Vaccine Hesitancy, Not ‘Shaming’

The House Republican whip urged educating people, not shaming them to counter vaccine hesitancy. Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) on Sunday criticized the strategy of shaming those who have not gotten the COVID-19 vaccination, saying that it is divisive. “Well first of all, you’ve still got probably two-thirds of our state unvaccinated. What we need to…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (March 9)

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) says they’ll take up the Senate’s version of the relief bill by Wednesday. How soon could we see the stimulus checks? Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) says disabled students have been hit hard by school closures. He’s reaching across the aisle to ask Democrats for help getting them back to school…


Widow of Late Louisiana Rep.-elect Luke Letlow Will Run for His Vacant Seat

The widow of U.S. Rep.-elect Luke Letlow (R-La.), who died from CCP virus-related complications before he could begin his term, announced Thursday that she is going to run for the congressional vacancy left by the death of her husband. Julia Letlow, also a Republican, revealed her intention to run for the U.S. House seat by…


House Democrats Subpoena Azar and Redfield in CDC Probe

The Democrats in the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis subpoenaed two top health officials in the Trump administration on Monday after the panel’s investigation found political meddling which hindered the scientific work at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Rep. James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.) Chairman of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, issued…


House Democrats Subpoena Azar, Redfield in CDC Probe

The Democrats on the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis subpoenaed two top health officials in the Trump administration on Dec. 21 after the panel’s investigation found political meddling that hindered the scientific work at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Subcommittee chairman James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.) issued subpoenas to Secretary of Health and Human…