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House reauthorizes FISA government surveillance program, sends bill to Senate

U.S. News // 6 days ago

House reauthorizes FISA government surveillance program, sends bill to Senate

The U.S. House passed its latest FISA bill, reauthorizing its government surveillance powers on a 273-147 bipartisan vote. House Speaker Mike Johnson failed at first to get it passed due to division with the GOP confer

After Senate dodges gov't shutdown, Biden signs $1.2T funding bill into law

U.S. News // 3 weeks ago

After Senate dodges gov't shutdown, Biden signs $1.2T funding bill into law

President Joe Biden on Saturday signed a $1.2 trillion government funding package to keep the lights on in Washington, hours after the Senate passed the measure in an early morning session.

House GOP set to try again in effort to impeach Alejandro Mayorkas

U.S. News // 2 months ago

House GOP set to try again in effort to impeach Alejandro Mayorkas

The House is expected to take another crack at an impeachment vote against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise returning to his seat.

Scalise's return to House portends another Mayorkas impeachment vote

U.S. News // 2 months ago

Scalise's return to House portends another Mayorkas impeachment vote

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., is scheduled to return to Washington, D.C., next week following treatment for blood cancer, his office announced Thursday.

House votes down GOP effort to impeach Alejandro Mayorkas over border security

U.S. News // 2 months ago

House votes down GOP effort to impeach Alejandro Mayorkas over border security

The GOP-led House failed Tuesday in its efforts to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over immigration at the U.S. border with Mexico, as four Republicans defected in the 214 to 216 vote.

Rep. Steve Scalise to be absent a few weeks for cancer treatment

U.S. News // 3 months ago

Rep. Steve Scalise to be absent a few weeks for cancer treatment

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, the No. 2 ranking House Republican, is undergoing a stem cell-transplant as he battles cancer, his office said Friday.

Congress ends 2023 as most inactive year since Great Depression

U.S. News // 3 months ago

Congress ends 2023 as most inactive year since Great Depression

The 118th Congress is nearing the end of its first year by hitting a historical mark for inactivity: The U.S. House and Senate have passed 22 pieces of legislation, the lowest tally since the Great Depression.

House passes resolution to condemn anti-Semitism testimony by university presidents

U.S. News // 4 months ago

House passes resolution to condemn anti-Semitism testimony by university presidents

The U.S. House passed a bipartisan resolution Wednesday to condemn last week's congressional testimony by university presidents amid outrage over growing anti-Semitism on American college campuses.

Rep. Mike Johnson, who tried to overturn 2020 vote, sworn in as House speaker

U.S. News // 5 months ago

Rep. Mike Johnson, who tried to overturn 2020 vote, sworn in as House speaker

Republicans elected Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson, who played a key role in an attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, as the new speaker of the House on Wednesday.

House Republicans pick Mike Johnson as fourth speaker candidate

U.S. News // 5 months ago

House Republicans pick Mike Johnson as fourth speaker candidate

House Republicans picked Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana as their fourth speaker candidate Tuesday evening in a secret-ballot vote, hours after Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota dropped his bid for the position.

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Congressman Markey's amendment to raise taxes on domestic drilling would ship thousands more high-paying American jobs overseas while raising the gas prices at the pump, undermining our energy security, and leaving our country more dependent on Middle Eastern oil
Gulf drilling subject of House debate Feb 17, 2011

Harrison Joseph Scalise

Stephen Joseph "Steve" Scalise (born October 6, 1965) is the U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 1st congressional district, serving since 2008. He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously served in the Louisiana Senate and the Louisiana House of Representatives.

Scalise graduated from the Catholic Archbishop Rummel High School in Metairie in Jefferson Parish and earned a bachelor of science degree from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, with a major in computer programming and a minor in political science.

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