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March 1, 2021 Tweet - "What people want: - Open schools - American jobs - Secure border What Biden has done: - Sided w/ unions keeping schools closed - Killed thousands of jobs with radical energy policies - Halted wall construction & deportations He caved to the Left--and families will pay the price." Rep. Steve Scalise
Feb. 25, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Carolyn Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform - Comer & Oversight Republicans Call for Hearings on Child Welfare & Reopening Schools Rep. Glen Higgins, ...
Feb. 24, 2021 Tweet - "The damage to students' mental health and futures could be irreversible if we don't get them back in classrooms with their peers quickly. Luckily both the CDC and Dr. Fauci say schools can and should reopen safely now. Why is Biden following the unions and not the science?" Rep. Steve Scalise
Feb. 24, 2021 Schools Sen. John Kennedy
Feb. 23, 2021 Tweet - "Parents want schools open. Students want schools open. The CDC says schools can open. Dr. Fauci says schools can open. But the unions want to keep schools shut down. And that's the only group Biden seems to be listening to. The priority should be the kids. NOT the unions." Rep. Steve Scalise
Feb. 23, 2021 Tweet - "The truth about the Dems' partisan "COVID relief" bill: - Only 9% of the money goes to public health--the rest to liberal wish list items - The money for schools isn't tied to reopening--and only 5% of it will be used before 2022 Don't let Dems or the media spin it differently." Rep. Steve Scalise
Feb. 22, 2021 Tweet - "This isn't just kids sad they can't see friends. The mental health toll of remote school is SEVERE. Parents are writing to me about kids attempting suicide and being diagnosed with depression. We can fix this. Why won't Dems listen to the CDC and call for schools to reopen?" Rep. Steve Scalise
Feb. 22, 2021 Tweet - "Let's be clear: The extra $100+ billion for schools Democrats want to pass isn't even tied to reopening. They REJECTED @RepAshleyHinson's bill to require schools getting money to at least have a plan to reopen. Why should we send more money to schools not even planning to open?" Rep. Steve Scalise
Feb. 21, 2021 Tweet - "Dems say schools can't open unless we pass their partisan spending bill. But the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says 95% of the money for schools in the bill won't even be spent in 2021. Not this spring. Not this fall. Not this year. They want kids to wait that long?" Rep. Steve Scalise
Feb. 19, 2021 Tweet - "This is not a partisan issue. The science says schools can safely reopen. But Biden isn't following the science. He's following the unions. Meanwhile students are struggling. The parents I hosted on a call had a clear message: REOPEN SCHOOLS NOW." Rep. Steve Scalise
Feb. 18, 2021 Cassidy Announces Nearly $5 Million for LSU Health Shreveport, LSU and A&M College Baton Rouge Sen. Bill Cassidy
Feb. 14, 2021 Tweet - "(Special Character) WATCH Even Fauci is saying kids will benefit from being back in classrooms and that teachers don't need to be vaccinated to safely reopen schools. So why is Joe Biden still refusing to stand up to the teachers unions?" Rep. Steve Scalise
Feb. 12, 2021 Scalise: Reopen Schools Now Rep. Steve Scalise
Feb. 10, 2021 Letter to Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States - Rep. Steel Joins House Republicans Urging Biden to Open Our Nation's Schools Rep. Glen Higgins, ...
Feb. 9, 2021 Tweet - "The Biden Administration is ignoring CDC guidance on school reopening. But the Dem's Coronavirus Committee in Congress won't even look into it. Just more proof Dems set this committee up to attack Trump politically--nothing else. My letter to the chairman demanding answers" Rep. Steve Scalise
Feb. 8, 2021 Tweet - "Another week of our students suffering and falling behind because Democrat governors and Joe Biden refuse to stand up to radical teachers unions. Enough is enough. America's schools should be OPEN NOW." Rep. Steve Scalise
Feb. 3, 2021 Rubio, Scott, and Colleagues Applaud the Senate for Passing the National School Choice Week Resolution Sen. Bill Cassidy, ...
Feb. 3, 2021 Tweet - "(Special Characters) Biden's own CDC Director just said "vaccination of teachers is not a prerequisite for safe reopening of schools." That's it. Open schools now." Rep. Steve Scalise
Jan. 28, 2021 Cassidy, Colleagues Introduce Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity Act Sen. Bill Cassidy
Jan. 27, 2021 Tweet - "(Special Character) BIDEN'S RADICAL WEEK (Special Character) - Canceled KeystoneXL and killed thousands of jobs - Stopped deportations and wall construction - Rejoined the China-controlled WHO - Sided with insane teachers unions over students - Halted new fracking and drilling And that was just Week 1. Scary." Rep. Steve Scalise
Jan. 26, 2021 Tweet - "(Special Character) Latest example of Biden caving to the Left: He pledged to reopen schools. But yesterday he sided with the radical Chicago teachers union that wants to keep schools closed. When will he start standing up to these liberal special interest unions blocking kids from classrooms?" Rep. Steve Scalise
Jan. 26, 2021 Cassidy, Colleagues Introduce National School Choice Week Resolution Sen. Bill Cassidy
Jan. 26, 2021 Tweet - "Joe Biden's own health experts are now urging schools to reopen. Will he join them in calling for schools to reopen? Or keep letting radical teachers unions call the shots and destroy our kids' futures? Students have struggled enough. Reopen schools NOW." Rep. Steve Scalise
Jan. 13, 2021 Cassidy, Hassan, Casey Request Review of Higher Education Resources and Access for Students with Disabilities Sen. Bill Cassidy
Dec. 17, 2020 Kennedy's Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act passes Senate unanimously Sen. John Kennedy
Dec. 6, 2020 Fox News - Rep. Steve Scalise: Open schools now -- kids are suffering and face little risk from COVID Rep. Steve Scalise
Dec. 6, 2020 Tweet - "An entire generation is suffering and falling behind because Dems claimed COVID would sweep through schools and rushed to close them. What's worse: Dems were wrong. We've seen the data. Stop the fearmongering. RT if you agree; Open the schools NOW." Rep. Steve Scalise
Dec. 4, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, And Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority - Cassidy, Colleagues Request College Transparency Act Be Included in Year-End Spending Bill Sen. Bill Cassidy
Oct. 6, 2020 Cassidy: New Orleans Selected for Covid Antigen Test Pilot Program Sen. Bill Cassidy
Sept. 22, 2020 Cassidy Announces $5.4 Million for Early Childhood Education in St. Martin Parish and Mental Health Research Funding at Ul-Lafayette Sen. Bill Cassidy
Aug. 21, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Senator Collins Urges USDA to Continue School Meal Flexibility Waivers for Maine Students Sen. Bill Cassidy, ...
Aug. 13, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education - Foxx, Oversight Republicans Probe One-Size-Fits-All School Reopening Orders Rep. Glen Higgins, ...
Aug. 7, 2020 Hearing of the Coronavirus Crisis Subcommittee of the House Select Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Steve Scalise, Hearing on Challenges to Safely Reopening K-12 Schools Rep. Steve Scalise
Aug. 6, 2020 Kennedy Announces $5.9 Million for Louisiana Education Projects Sen. John Kennedy
Aug. 4, 2020 Higgins Announces $300K for UL Lafayette, Economic Development Rep. Glen Higgins
July 31, 2020 Cassidy Announces COVID Funding for UL-Lafayette, Southern Sen. Bill Cassidy
July 22, 2020 Fostering Undergraduate Talent By Unlocking Resources for Education Act Rep. Steve Scalise
July 16, 2020 Scalise: We Must Tackle the Challenge of Safely Reopening Schools Rep. Steve Scalise
July 16, 2020 Johnson Announces $1.4 Million in COVID-19 Aid to Support Caddo Head Start Programs Rep. Mike Johnson
July 14, 2020 Tweet - "We MUST safely re-open our schools this fall. Students need it to happen: their educational, developmental, and social needs depend on it. Working parents need it to happen. Getting kids back in the classroom is critical to getting America back on its feet." Rep. Steve Scalise
July 14, 2020 Cassidy Issues Statement on Pence Visit to Baton Rouge Sen. Bill Cassidy
July 13, 2020 Fox News "Hannity" - Transcript Interview with John Kennedy Sen. John Kennedy
July 10, 2020 Kennedy Announces $58 Million for Health, Education Projects Sen. John Kennedy
June 25, 2020 Cassidy, Stabenow Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help School Districts, Colleges Safely Reopen this Fall Sen. Bill Cassidy, ...
June 10, 2020 Concerns Over Nations Funding University Campus Institutes in the United States Act Sen. John Kennedy
May 28, 2020 Cassidy Announces $40.6 Million for Livingston Parish School System Sen. Bill Cassidy
May 19, 2020 Cassidy Announces $20 Million for Louisiana Universities Sen. Bill Cassidy
May 12, 2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker, and Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader - Rep Speier and 49 Bipartisan Colleagues Urge Inclusion of at least $175 Billion for Elementary and Secondary Education in Coronavirus Relief Package Rep. Glen Higgins, ...
April 29, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Tester, Moran lead bipartisan call to award Presidential Medal of Freedom to G.I. Bill author Sen. Bill Cassidy, ...
April 21, 2020 Cassidy, Murphy Release Bipartisan Principles to Support Students with Disabilities During COVID-19 Sen. Bill Cassidy, ...
Date Title Politician
March 1, 2021 Tweet - "What people want: - Open schools - American jobs - Secure border What Biden has done: - Sided w/ unions keeping schools closed - Killed thousands of jobs with radical energy policies - Halted wall construction & deportations He caved to the Left--and families will pay the price." Rep.Steve Scalise
Feb. 25, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Carolyn Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform - Comer & Oversight Republicans Call for Hearings on Child Welfare & Reopening Schools Rep.Glen Higgins, ...
Feb. 24, 2021 Tweet - "The damage to students' mental health and futures could be irreversible if we don't get them back in classrooms with their peers quickly. Luckily both the CDC and Dr. Fauci say schools can and should reopen safely now. Why is Biden following the unions and not the science?" Rep.Steve Scalise
Feb. 24, 2021 Schools Sen.John Kennedy
Feb. 23, 2021 Tweet - "Parents want schools open. Students want schools open. The CDC says schools can open. Dr. Fauci says schools can open. But the unions want to keep schools shut down. And that's the only group Biden seems to be listening to. The priority should be the kids. NOT the unions." Rep.Steve Scalise
Feb. 23, 2021 Tweet - "The truth about the Dems' partisan "COVID relief" bill: - Only 9% of the money goes to public health--the rest to liberal wish list items - The money for schools isn't tied to reopening--and only 5% of it will be used before 2022 Don't let Dems or the media spin it differently." Rep.Steve Scalise
Feb. 22, 2021 Tweet - "This isn't just kids sad they can't see friends. The mental health toll of remote school is SEVERE. Parents are writing to me about kids attempting suicide and being diagnosed with depression. We can fix this. Why won't Dems listen to the CDC and call for schools to reopen?" Rep.Steve Scalise
Feb. 22, 2021 Tweet - "Let's be clear: The extra $100+ billion for schools Democrats want to pass isn't even tied to reopening. They REJECTED @RepAshleyHinson's bill to require schools getting money to at least have a plan to reopen. Why should we send more money to schools not even planning to open?" Rep.Steve Scalise
Feb. 21, 2021 Tweet - "Dems say schools can't open unless we pass their partisan spending bill. But the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says 95% of the money for schools in the bill won't even be spent in 2021. Not this spring. Not this fall. Not this year. They want kids to wait that long?" Rep.Steve Scalise
Feb. 19, 2021 Tweet - "This is not a partisan issue. The science says schools can safely reopen. But Biden isn't following the science. He's following the unions. Meanwhile students are struggling. The parents I hosted on a call had a clear message: REOPEN SCHOOLS NOW." Rep.Steve Scalise
Feb. 18, 2021 Cassidy Announces Nearly $5 Million for LSU Health Shreveport, LSU and A&M College Baton Rouge Sen.Bill Cassidy
Feb. 14, 2021 Tweet - "(Special Character) WATCH Even Fauci is saying kids will benefit from being back in classrooms and that teachers don't need to be vaccinated to safely reopen schools. So why is Joe Biden still refusing to stand up to the teachers unions?" Rep.Steve Scalise
Feb. 12, 2021 Scalise: Reopen Schools Now Rep.Steve Scalise
Feb. 10, 2021 Letter to Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States - Rep. Steel Joins House Republicans Urging Biden to Open Our Nation's Schools Rep.Glen Higgins, ...
Feb. 9, 2021 Tweet - "The Biden Administration is ignoring CDC guidance on school reopening. But the Dem's Coronavirus Committee in Congress won't even look into it. Just more proof Dems set this committee up to attack Trump politically--nothing else. My letter to the chairman demanding answers" Rep.Steve Scalise
Feb. 8, 2021 Tweet - "Another week of our students suffering and falling behind because Democrat governors and Joe Biden refuse to stand up to radical teachers unions. Enough is enough. America's schools should be OPEN NOW." Rep.Steve Scalise
Feb. 3, 2021 Rubio, Scott, and Colleagues Applaud the Senate for Passing the National School Choice Week Resolution Sen.Bill Cassidy, ...
Feb. 3, 2021 Tweet - "(Special Characters) Biden's own CDC Director just said "vaccination of teachers is not a prerequisite for safe reopening of schools." That's it. Open schools now." Rep.Steve Scalise
Jan. 28, 2021 Cassidy, Colleagues Introduce Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity Act Sen.Bill Cassidy
Jan. 27, 2021 Tweet - "(Special Character) BIDEN'S RADICAL WEEK (Special Character) - Canceled KeystoneXL and killed thousands of jobs - Stopped deportations and wall construction - Rejoined the China-controlled WHO - Sided with insane teachers unions over students - Halted new fracking and drilling And that was just Week 1. Scary." Rep.Steve Scalise
Jan. 26, 2021 Tweet - "(Special Character) Latest example of Biden caving to the Left: He pledged to reopen schools. But yesterday he sided with the radical Chicago teachers union that wants to keep schools closed. When will he start standing up to these liberal special interest unions blocking kids from classrooms?" Rep.Steve Scalise
Jan. 26, 2021 Cassidy, Colleagues Introduce National School Choice Week Resolution Sen.Bill Cassidy
Jan. 26, 2021 Tweet - "Joe Biden's own health experts are now urging schools to reopen. Will he join them in calling for schools to reopen? Or keep letting radical teachers unions call the shots and destroy our kids' futures? Students have struggled enough. Reopen schools NOW." Rep.Steve Scalise
Jan. 13, 2021 Cassidy, Hassan, Casey Request Review of Higher Education Resources and Access for Students with Disabilities Sen.Bill Cassidy
Dec. 17, 2020 Kennedy's Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act passes Senate unanimously Sen.John Kennedy
Dec. 6, 2020 Fox News - Rep. Steve Scalise: Open schools now -- kids are suffering and face little risk from COVID Rep.Steve Scalise
Dec. 6, 2020 Tweet - "An entire generation is suffering and falling behind because Dems claimed COVID would sweep through schools and rushed to close them. What's worse: Dems were wrong. We've seen the data. Stop the fearmongering. RT if you agree; Open the schools NOW." Rep.Steve Scalise
Dec. 4, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, And Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority - Cassidy, Colleagues Request College Transparency Act Be Included in Year-End Spending Bill Sen.Bill Cassidy
Oct. 6, 2020 Cassidy: New Orleans Selected for Covid Antigen Test Pilot Program Sen.Bill Cassidy
Sept. 22, 2020 Cassidy Announces $5.4 Million for Early Childhood Education in St. Martin Parish and Mental Health Research Funding at Ul-Lafayette Sen.Bill Cassidy
Aug. 21, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Senator Collins Urges USDA to Continue School Meal Flexibility Waivers for Maine Students Sen.Bill Cassidy, ...
Aug. 13, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education - Foxx, Oversight Republicans Probe One-Size-Fits-All School Reopening Orders Rep.Glen Higgins, ...
Aug. 7, 2020 Hearing of the Coronavirus Crisis Subcommittee of the House Select Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Steve Scalise, Hearing on Challenges to Safely Reopening K-12 Schools Rep.Steve Scalise
Aug. 6, 2020 Kennedy Announces $5.9 Million for Louisiana Education Projects Sen.John Kennedy
Aug. 4, 2020 Higgins Announces $300K for UL Lafayette, Economic Development Rep.Glen Higgins
July 31, 2020 Cassidy Announces COVID Funding for UL-Lafayette, Southern Sen.Bill Cassidy
July 22, 2020 Fostering Undergraduate Talent By Unlocking Resources for Education Act Rep.Steve Scalise
July 16, 2020 Scalise: We Must Tackle the Challenge of Safely Reopening Schools Rep.Steve Scalise
July 16, 2020 Johnson Announces $1.4 Million in COVID-19 Aid to Support Caddo Head Start Programs Rep.Mike Johnson
July 14, 2020 Tweet - "We MUST safely re-open our schools this fall. Students need it to happen: their educational, developmental, and social needs depend on it. Working parents need it to happen. Getting kids back in the classroom is critical to getting America back on its feet." Rep.Steve Scalise
July 14, 2020 Cassidy Issues Statement on Pence Visit to Baton Rouge Sen.Bill Cassidy
July 13, 2020 Fox News "Hannity" - Transcript Interview with John Kennedy Sen.John Kennedy
July 10, 2020 Kennedy Announces $58 Million for Health, Education Projects Sen.John Kennedy
June 25, 2020 Cassidy, Stabenow Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help School Districts, Colleges Safely Reopen this Fall Sen.Bill Cassidy, ...
June 10, 2020 Concerns Over Nations Funding University Campus Institutes in the United States Act Sen.John Kennedy
May 28, 2020 Cassidy Announces $40.6 Million for Livingston Parish School System Sen.Bill Cassidy
May 19, 2020 Cassidy Announces $20 Million for Louisiana Universities Sen.Bill Cassidy
May 12, 2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker, and Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader - Rep Speier and 49 Bipartisan Colleagues Urge Inclusion of at least $175 Billion for Elementary and Secondary Education in Coronavirus Relief Package Rep.Glen Higgins, ...
April 29, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Tester, Moran lead bipartisan call to award Presidential Medal of Freedom to G.I. Bill author Sen.Bill Cassidy, ...
April 21, 2020 Cassidy, Murphy Release Bipartisan Principles to Support Students with Disabilities During COVID-19 Sen.Bill Cassidy, ...
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