Fighting for Louisiana’s First Congressional District

December 18, 2022

The Scalise Capitol Report

With many in Louisiana picking up the pieces after this week's severe weather, my thoughts and prayers are with those impacted by the storms and tornadoes. I have been in touch with local officials on the ground and my office is ready to assist as the damage is assessed and we rebuild.

Ending Biden's Harmful Vaccine Mandate for Our Military

Recently, I joined Fox News Channel’s Fox & Friends to emphasize the need to reverse the Biden Administration’s harmful vaccine mandate on U.S. service members.

Vaccine mandates have been a problem for a while in our military. We’ve seen recruitment down dramatically - over 25 percent or higher recruiting drop - because people don’t want to get the mandated vaccine. It’s not helping in terms of what we need to do to focus on China, the real threats around the world, and it’s really posing long term threats to our military.

Republicans pushed to end this mandate in the National Defense Authorization Act which passed the House and Senate recently.

Click here or on the image above to view Whip Scalise’s interview.

Fighting for Louisiana Hurricane and Flood Protections

Recently, the House passed the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (WRDA) as a part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (NDAA). I am happy to see many of the priorities I fought for included in the final bill.

Importantly, language I negotiated to authorize critical maintenance for the levee system protecting the Greater New Orleans area and additional hurricane protection for Grand Isle got included in the bill, providing for the continued safety of families and businesses.

This bill will better prepare our communities for future storms and protect the lives and livelihoods of families and communities throughout Southeast Louisiana.

Republicans have a Plan to Lower Energy Costs

Recently, I penned an op-ed with my colleague Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne for the Houston Chronicle highlighting how the Biden Administration’s extreme climate policies and war on American energy have raised the price of gasoline and electricity, making it more expensive for the average American to fuel their car and heat and cool their home.

In the op-ed, we slammed President Biden for traveling to Saudi Arabia to beg OPEC countries for oil, only to have OPEC and its allies reduce oil production by two million barrels per day while House Republicans’ “Commitment to America” agenda will bring back American energy independence and lower energy prices.

Click here or on the image above to read the op-ed.

It is an honor to represent you in Congress. For more information, please visit my website, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook pages.

God Bless

Steve Scalise
House Republican Whip