Steve Scalise

You want to prevent war, you talk, talk, but you also have to back it up with actions.

— Steve Scalise

Any time you're working on big things, you're going to get criticized along the way.

— Steve Scalise

I'm not for amnesty. People must play by the rules. And border enforcement must come first.

— Steve Scalise

We ought to prioritize national disasters... in a fiscally responsible way.

— Steve Scalise

People want the Keystone pipeline built all across the country.

— Steve Scalise

I've been very proud of a lot of the work I've done in New Orleans.

— Steve Scalise

Paying for disasters and being fiscally responsible are not mutually exclusive.

— Steve Scalise

When building a strong team, you need a strong leader.

— Steve Scalise

I don't have any records from back in 2002, but when people called and asked me to speak to groups, I went…

— Steve Scalise

Our founding fathers made no mistake when they included the right to peaceably assemble among the first tenets of democracy.

— Steve Scalise

I think it's encouraging that President Trump is talking about strengthening our national defense, something he ran on again.

— Steve Scalise

I have families all the time in my district in southeast Louisiana sharing with me stories of double digit premium increases every…

— Steve Scalise

We had eight years of Barack Obama depleting our military, ignoring a lot of the threats around the world.

— Steve Scalise

In the face of unspeakable evil, our whole nation must respond with countless acts of kindness, warmth and generosity.

— Steve Scalise

A national carbon tax would devastate an already struggling American economy, force the cost of gas at the pump to jump even…

— Steve Scalise

Unelected bureaucrats in Washington should not have anything to do with the healthcare decisions made between a patient and their doctor.

— Steve Scalise

Many people who have insurance can't even use it because they have $10,000 or higher deductibles. This is something families are facing…

— Steve Scalise

The thing that probably frustrated me and hurt me the most was when there were inaccurate stories written about me or stories…

— Steve Scalise

There are going to be times when we disagree with our leadership, but ultimately, we've got to work hard to pull our…

— Steve Scalise

When you elected me to serve as your Whip, I committed to create an inclusive and open Whip operation - one that…

— Steve Scalise

There was a very strong bipartisan coalition in Congress under President Bill Clinton that passed the Defense of Marriage Act. And you've…

— Steve Scalise

As both Republican Study Committee Chairman and Majority Whip, I've made it a top priority to bring openness and inclusiveness into the…

— Steve Scalise

I think it's a shame that the day somebody hears about a shooting, the first thing they think about is, 'How can…

— Steve Scalise

The bottom line is, what are we doing to Obamacare? We eviscerate the law in our bill, and then we do things…

— Steve Scalise

Mexico secures their border. Why shouldn't we be able to secure ours?

— Steve Scalise

I'm prepared to continue doing what we need to do to stop Iran from getting a nuclear weapon.

— Steve Scalise

We are not giving up on repealing and replacing Obamacare.

— Steve Scalise

How about we let the states be innovative on Medicaid and do much better and smarter things?

— Steve Scalise

Medicaid is one of the most failed forms of health care.

— Steve Scalise

Ultimately, what we want to do is see the president follow the laws.

— Steve Scalise

Next to the Bible, I think the Constitution is the most important document ever written.

— Steve Scalise

Let's lower costs for health care. Let's put patients in charge of their solutions.

— Steve Scalise

I am strongly opposed to any form of amnesty, including, especially, executive amnesty.

— Steve Scalise

No oyster in the world tastes as good as a Gulf oyster.

— Steve Scalise

Barack Obama, he just sits out. He sits back; he criticizes everybody. He's got his professorial attitude, real condescending, as if he's…

— Steve Scalise

Most Americans get that there is a need for a safety net in our country, and we support that safety net.

— Steve Scalise

The problem is not that there are too many guns. It's that there are people that will go out and break the…

— Steve Scalise

Over the years, CBO has been all over the board on healthcare. The only consistent point is they've missed the mark on…

— Steve Scalise

The only thing that gets reported are the tragedies. But it rarely gets reported when somebody actually uses their Second Amendment right…

— Steve Scalise

I think people all across the country want us to secure the border and make sure that terrorists are not coming into…

— Steve Scalise