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Nov. 17, 2021
Tax-and-spend Spree Exposed: Nicotine Tax
Rep. Steve Scalise
Nov. 16, 2021
Dems' Trillion-dollar Spending Spree Will Not Fix Their Inflation and Supply Chain Crises
Rep. Steve Scalise
Nov. 12, 2021
Tax-and-spend Spree Exposed: Tax Deduction for Union Dues
Rep. Steve Scalise
Nov. 11, 2021
Tweet - "Dems' radical spending bill exposed: Tax deduction for union dues--subsidized by taxpayers. Just another reward for labor union bosses. Dems are blatantly favoring their political friends over other workers and small businesses. But the media will never call them out on it."
Rep. Steve Scalise
Nov. 11, 2021
Cassidy, Menendez Introduce Bill to Return Money Owed to Injured Coast Guard Veterans
Sen. Bill Cassidy, ...
Nov. 10, 2021
Tax-and-spend Spree Exposed: $2.5 Billion Tax Break for Wealthy Trial Lawyers
Rep. Steve Scalise
Nov. 5, 2021
Tweet - "Dems' radical spending bill exposed: Tax credits for journalists. Make no mistake--this is Biden and Dems in Congress helping pay the reporters' salaries who cover for them. Experts say it'll cost American taxpayers $1.67 BILLION over 10 years. What a scam."
Rep. Steve Scalise
Nov. 5, 2021
Scalise: Biden and Pelosi Are "tone-deaf' to What's Happening in the Real World
Rep. Steve Scalise
Nov. 4, 2021
Scalise: Failed Dem Agenda Rejected by Voters
Rep. Steve Scalise
Nov. 3, 2021
Tax-and-spend Spree Exposed: Extra $4,500 Tax Credit for Union-made Electric Vehicles
Rep. Steve Scalise
Nov. 2, 2021
Scalise Exposes Latest Democrat Hypocrisy
Rep. Steve Scalise
Nov. 1, 2021
Scalise: the American People Are Revolting Against Dems' Big Government Socialist Agenda
Rep. Steve Scalise
Nov. 1, 2021
The HEAT Report
Rep. Steve Scalise
Oct. 22, 2021
Letter to Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury - Graves Tells IRS To Stop Snooping in Bank Accounts
Rep. Glen Higgins, ...
Oct. 20, 2021
Scalise: Dems Are Not Serious About Addressing the Crises Facing American Families
Rep. Steve Scalise
Oct. 10, 2021
Tweet - "Let's be clear about what's happening: Dems have decided to put their insane tax-and-spend scheme ahead of working with Republicans to pass an actually bipartisan infrastructure package without leftist provisions. Their priorities say it all. This is not serious governing."
Rep. Steve Scalise
Oct. 3, 2021
Tweet - "Think about this: Dems spent the week in a basement trying to ram through tax hikes & insane trillion-dollar leftist programs. Nothing to fix the border crisis. Nothing to stop inflation. Nothing to stand up to China. This Democrat regime is dangerous to the American people."
Rep. Steve Scalise
Sept. 30, 2021
Letter to Hon. Charles Schumer, Majority Leader, United States Senate, Hon. Ron Wyden, Chairman of Committee of Finance, United States Senate - Crapo, Risch, Colleagues Call Out Harmful Marriage Penalties in Democrats' Reckless Tax Proposals
Sen. John Kennedy, ...
Sept. 30, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Ron Wyden, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee - Remove Any Proposals That Would Discourage Marriage
Sen. Bill Cassidy, ...
Sept. 29, 2021
Letter to Charles E. Schumer, Senate Majority Leader - Hoeven Joins Senate GOP Members in Urging Democrats to Abandon Proposal That compromises Financial Privacy of Americans
Sen. John Kennedy, ...
Sept. 27, 2021
Letter to Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, United States Senate - Crapo, Thune, Toomey Lead Colleagues in Urging Democrats to Abandon Proposal That Would Compromise Law-abiding Americans' Financial Information
Sen. Bill Cassidy, ...
Sept. 14, 2021
Kennedy, Cortez Masto introduce legislation to help Louisianians recover from natural disasters
Sen. John Kennedy
Sept. 14, 2021
Cassidy, Crapo Introduce Bill to Protect Taxpayer Rights and Privacy
Sen. Bill Cassidy, ...
Sept. 14, 2021
Scalise: Families Are Going to Get Kicked in the Gut by Democrats' Tax Increases
Rep. Steve Scalise
Sept. 13, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Richard Neal, Chairman, Ways and Means, Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Department of Treasury, and Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of internal Revenue Service - Congressman Blake Moore Joins Congressman Tom Emmer and Colleagues in Sending Letter to Protect the Privacy Rights of Utah Families and Credit Unions from Burdensome Regulations
Rep. Mike Johnson, ...
Sept. 13, 2021
Democrats Block Scalise Amendment Prohibiting Increase in Electricity Costs for American Hospitals
Rep. Steve Scalise
Aug. 11, 2021
Cassidy Votes Against Democrats' Reckless $3.5 Trillion Tax and Spending Spree
Sen. Bill Cassidy
Aug. 11, 2021
Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - ICYMI: Feenstra Urges Biden to Back Off Plan to Cap Like-Kind Exchanges
Rep. Julia Letlow, ...
Aug. 11, 2021
Senate adopts Kennedy amendment to preserve like-kind exchanges that benefit Middle America
Sen. John Kennedy
Aug. 6, 2021
Kennedy, Cruz offer amendment to block tax that targets key Louisiana industry, jobs
Sen. John Kennedy
Aug. 3, 2021
Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Womack Urges Biden to Abandon Effort to Raise Taxes on Landowners
Rep. Julia Letlow, ...
July 29, 2021
Cassidy, Duckworth Introduce Legislation to Expand Charitable Deduction Rules for Veterans Organizations
Sen. Bill Cassidy
July 22, 2021
Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Senate Republicans Urge Biden to Abandon Plan to Impose Capital Gains Tax on Family-owned Farms and Businesses
Sen. John Kennedy, ...
July 22, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Hoeven Joins Senate GOP Caucus in Urging President Biden Not to Increase Taxes on Farmers and Ranchers
Sen. John Kennedy, ...
July 6, 2021
Tweet - "Inflation is up. Crime is up in Democrat-run cities. Illegal border crossings are up. Gas prices are up. Cyber attacks are up. Taxes will be going up. This is Joe Biden's America."
Rep. Steve Scalise
June 16, 2021
Cassidy, Bennet, Bacon, Larson Introduce Tax Relief for National Service Volunteers
Sen. Bill Cassidy, ...
June 15, 2021
Tweet - "We went from border security to border chaos. Energy independence to gas lines. Stable prices to the worst inflation since 2008. Peace in the Middle East to rockets fired on Israel. Tax cuts to tax hikes. All in just 145 days under Biden. And it's only going to get worse."
Rep. Steve Scalise
June 14, 2021
Letter to the Hon. J. Russell George, Inspector General for Tax Administration - Cassidy, Finance Committee Republicans Demand Investigation into Massive, Illegal IRS Data Leak
Sen. Bill Cassidy, ...
June 14, 2021
Levin, Chu Reintroduce Legislation Giving Same-Sex Couples Fair Treatment Under Tax Law
Rep. C Carter, ...
May 28, 2021
Tweet - "- High taxes - Enormous debt - Skyrocketing consumer prices - Stagnant economy That will be the cost of Biden's insane new $6 TRILLION socialist fantasy he's calling a "budget." This isn't a serious proposal. Congress should reject it."
Rep. Steve Scalise
May 25, 2021
Cassidy, Braun Introduce "Don't Weaponize the IRS' Act to Prevent the IRS from Being Used as a Political Weapon
Sen. Bill Cassidy
May 20, 2021
Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services and Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Services - Lankford, Colleagues Demand Stronger Oversight of $45 Billion Biden Boost to Obamacare
Sen. Bill Cassidy, ...
May 18, 2021
Scalise, Brady Hold Tax Camp For Gop Members To Fight Biden's Disastrous Tax Hike Agenda
Rep. Steve Scalise
May 18, 2021
Washington Examiner - Why we need to stand against the radical Left's war on energy
Rep. Steve Scalise
May 17, 2021
Scalise, Mckinley Introduce Resolution Condemning A Carbon Tax
Rep. Steve Scalise
May 14, 2021
Tweet - "8 million job openings in America right now. Yet Joe Biden is still paying people not to work. And he wants to raise your taxes to pay for it."
Rep. Steve Scalise
May 12, 2021
Higgins Receives "Taxpayers' Friend Award" from the National Taxpayers Union
Rep. Glen Higgins
May 12, 2021
Tweet - "- Israel under attack - Gas lines stretching around the block - Inflation rising - Schools still closed - Lumber/housing costs skyrocketing - Crisis at the border - Stagnant job growth - Tax hikes coming This is what Democrat control looks like. And it's only going to get worse."
Rep. Steve Scalise
May 7, 2021
Scalise Statement On April Jobs Report
Rep. Steve Scalise
May 6, 2021
Scalise: Biden's Non-Infrastructure Package Will Devastate Louisiana Families
Rep. Steve Scalise
Date
Title
Politician
Nov. 17, 2021
Tax-and-spend Spree Exposed: Nicotine Tax
Rep.Steve Scalise
Nov. 16, 2021
Dems' Trillion-dollar Spending Spree Will Not Fix Their Inflation and Supply Chain Crises
Rep.Steve Scalise
Nov. 12, 2021
Tax-and-spend Spree Exposed: Tax Deduction for Union Dues
Rep.Steve Scalise
Nov. 11, 2021
Tweet - "Dems' radical spending bill exposed: Tax deduction for union dues--subsidized by taxpayers. Just another reward for labor union bosses. Dems are blatantly favoring their political friends over other workers and small businesses. But the media will never call them out on it."
Rep.Steve Scalise
Nov. 11, 2021
Cassidy, Menendez Introduce Bill to Return Money Owed to Injured Coast Guard Veterans
Sen.Bill Cassidy, ...
Nov. 10, 2021
Tax-and-spend Spree Exposed: $2.5 Billion Tax Break for Wealthy Trial Lawyers
Rep.Steve Scalise
Nov. 5, 2021
Tweet - "Dems' radical spending bill exposed: Tax credits for journalists. Make no mistake--this is Biden and Dems in Congress helping pay the reporters' salaries who cover for them. Experts say it'll cost American taxpayers $1.67 BILLION over 10 years. What a scam."
Rep.Steve Scalise
Nov. 5, 2021
Scalise: Biden and Pelosi Are "tone-deaf' to What's Happening in the Real World
Rep.Steve Scalise
Nov. 4, 2021
Scalise: Failed Dem Agenda Rejected by Voters
Rep.Steve Scalise
Nov. 3, 2021
Tax-and-spend Spree Exposed: Extra $4,500 Tax Credit for Union-made Electric Vehicles
Rep.Steve Scalise
Nov. 2, 2021
Scalise Exposes Latest Democrat Hypocrisy
Rep.Steve Scalise
Nov. 1, 2021
Scalise: the American People Are Revolting Against Dems' Big Government Socialist Agenda
Rep.Steve Scalise
Nov. 1, 2021
The HEAT Report
Rep.Steve Scalise
Oct. 22, 2021
Letter to Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury - Graves Tells IRS To Stop Snooping in Bank Accounts
Rep.Glen Higgins, ...
Oct. 20, 2021
Scalise: Dems Are Not Serious About Addressing the Crises Facing American Families
Rep.Steve Scalise
Oct. 10, 2021
Tweet - "Let's be clear about what's happening: Dems have decided to put their insane tax-and-spend scheme ahead of working with Republicans to pass an actually bipartisan infrastructure package without leftist provisions. Their priorities say it all. This is not serious governing."
Rep.Steve Scalise
Oct. 3, 2021
Tweet - "Think about this: Dems spent the week in a basement trying to ram through tax hikes & insane trillion-dollar leftist programs. Nothing to fix the border crisis. Nothing to stop inflation. Nothing to stand up to China. This Democrat regime is dangerous to the American people."
Rep.Steve Scalise
Sept. 30, 2021
Letter to Hon. Charles Schumer, Majority Leader, United States Senate, Hon. Ron Wyden, Chairman of Committee of Finance, United States Senate - Crapo, Risch, Colleagues Call Out Harmful Marriage Penalties in Democrats' Reckless Tax Proposals
Sen.John Kennedy, ...
Sept. 30, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Ron Wyden, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee - Remove Any Proposals That Would Discourage Marriage
Sen.Bill Cassidy, ...
Sept. 29, 2021
Letter to Charles E. Schumer, Senate Majority Leader - Hoeven Joins Senate GOP Members in Urging Democrats to Abandon Proposal That compromises Financial Privacy of Americans
Sen.John Kennedy, ...
Sept. 27, 2021
Letter to Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, United States Senate - Crapo, Thune, Toomey Lead Colleagues in Urging Democrats to Abandon Proposal That Would Compromise Law-abiding Americans' Financial Information
Sen.Bill Cassidy, ...
Sept. 14, 2021
Kennedy, Cortez Masto introduce legislation to help Louisianians recover from natural disasters
Sen.John Kennedy
Sept. 14, 2021
Cassidy, Crapo Introduce Bill to Protect Taxpayer Rights and Privacy
Sen.Bill Cassidy, ...
Sept. 14, 2021
Scalise: Families Are Going to Get Kicked in the Gut by Democrats' Tax Increases
Rep.Steve Scalise
Sept. 13, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Richard Neal, Chairman, Ways and Means, Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Department of Treasury, and Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of internal Revenue Service - Congressman Blake Moore Joins Congressman Tom Emmer and Colleagues in Sending Letter to Protect the Privacy Rights of Utah Families and Credit Unions from Burdensome Regulations
Rep.Mike Johnson, ...
Sept. 13, 2021
Democrats Block Scalise Amendment Prohibiting Increase in Electricity Costs for American Hospitals
Rep.Steve Scalise
Aug. 11, 2021
Cassidy Votes Against Democrats' Reckless $3.5 Trillion Tax and Spending Spree
Sen.Bill Cassidy
Aug. 11, 2021
Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - ICYMI: Feenstra Urges Biden to Back Off Plan to Cap Like-Kind Exchanges
Rep.Julia Letlow, ...
Aug. 11, 2021
Senate adopts Kennedy amendment to preserve like-kind exchanges that benefit Middle America
Sen.John Kennedy
Aug. 6, 2021
Kennedy, Cruz offer amendment to block tax that targets key Louisiana industry, jobs
Sen.John Kennedy
Aug. 3, 2021
Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Womack Urges Biden to Abandon Effort to Raise Taxes on Landowners
Rep.Julia Letlow, ...
July 29, 2021
Cassidy, Duckworth Introduce Legislation to Expand Charitable Deduction Rules for Veterans Organizations
Sen.Bill Cassidy
July 22, 2021
Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Senate Republicans Urge Biden to Abandon Plan to Impose Capital Gains Tax on Family-owned Farms and Businesses
Sen.John Kennedy, ...
July 22, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Hoeven Joins Senate GOP Caucus in Urging President Biden Not to Increase Taxes on Farmers and Ranchers
Sen.John Kennedy, ...
July 6, 2021
Tweet - "Inflation is up. Crime is up in Democrat-run cities. Illegal border crossings are up. Gas prices are up. Cyber attacks are up. Taxes will be going up. This is Joe Biden's America."
Rep.Steve Scalise
June 16, 2021
Cassidy, Bennet, Bacon, Larson Introduce Tax Relief for National Service Volunteers
Sen.Bill Cassidy, ...
June 15, 2021
Tweet - "We went from border security to border chaos. Energy independence to gas lines. Stable prices to the worst inflation since 2008. Peace in the Middle East to rockets fired on Israel. Tax cuts to tax hikes. All in just 145 days under Biden. And it's only going to get worse."
Rep.Steve Scalise
June 14, 2021
Letter to the Hon. J. Russell George, Inspector General for Tax Administration - Cassidy, Finance Committee Republicans Demand Investigation into Massive, Illegal IRS Data Leak
Sen.Bill Cassidy, ...
June 14, 2021
Levin, Chu Reintroduce Legislation Giving Same-Sex Couples Fair Treatment Under Tax Law
Rep.C Carter, ...
May 28, 2021
Tweet - "- High taxes - Enormous debt - Skyrocketing consumer prices - Stagnant economy That will be the cost of Biden's insane new $6 TRILLION socialist fantasy he's calling a "budget." This isn't a serious proposal. Congress should reject it."
Rep.Steve Scalise
May 25, 2021
Cassidy, Braun Introduce "Don't Weaponize the IRS' Act to Prevent the IRS from Being Used as a Political Weapon
Sen.Bill Cassidy
May 20, 2021
Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services and Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Services - Lankford, Colleagues Demand Stronger Oversight of $45 Billion Biden Boost to Obamacare
Sen.Bill Cassidy, ...
May 18, 2021
Scalise, Brady Hold Tax Camp For Gop Members To Fight Biden's Disastrous Tax Hike Agenda
Rep.Steve Scalise
May 18, 2021
Washington Examiner - Why we need to stand against the radical Left's war on energy
Rep.Steve Scalise
May 17, 2021
Scalise, Mckinley Introduce Resolution Condemning A Carbon Tax
Rep.Steve Scalise
May 14, 2021
Tweet - "8 million job openings in America right now. Yet Joe Biden is still paying people not to work. And he wants to raise your taxes to pay for it."
Rep.Steve Scalise
May 12, 2021
Higgins Receives "Taxpayers' Friend Award" from the National Taxpayers Union
Rep.Glen Higgins
May 12, 2021
Tweet - "- Israel under attack - Gas lines stretching around the block - Inflation rising - Schools still closed - Lumber/housing costs skyrocketing - Crisis at the border - Stagnant job growth - Tax hikes coming This is what Democrat control looks like. And it's only going to get worse."
Rep.Steve Scalise
May 7, 2021
Scalise Statement On April Jobs Report
Rep.Steve Scalise
May 6, 2021
Scalise: Biden's Non-Infrastructure Package Will Devastate Louisiana Families
Rep.Steve Scalise
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