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Steve Scalise's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Steve Scalise did not provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2022 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.

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  • "The JUSTICE Act is the most ambitious and significant reform to law enforcement in decades. Above all, the bill promotes transparency and accountability, with a focus on rooting out bad apples while also recognizing the important role law enforcement officers play in keeping our communities safe. Americans have called out for change and it is our responsibility as legislators to make sure that this change is effective and lasting, instead of chasing the empty and dangerous rhetoric coming from those who demand we defund and dismantle police departments. We cannot turn our backs on our police officers -- the brave men and women who put their lives on the line every day to keep our communities safe, and we must protect their ability to do that brave and heroic work." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 1280 "George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021" (votesmart.org)
  • "Because our men and women in uniform need and deserve the tools that they need to not only be able to properly train for the dangerous task ahead when they're deployed, but they need to be able to train in a safe environment. They need to have planes that don't fall out of the sky because they don't have the tools they need. That's how critically important it is to get this bill passed. Not the short-term continuing resolutions that don't give our military the tools they need, but long-term certainty so that we can actually acquire the parts so that our men and women have the tools to actually go and train in a safe and efficient way." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Rated 100% by Center for Security Policy. (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "Republicans in Congress are standing fully behind those efforts with today's passage of the FY2019 NDAA, which will give President Trump and Secretary Mattis the tools they need to protect our interests here at home and abroad in order to keep our country safe. This bill will increase funding for our military readiness by investing in new technologies, war fighting tools, and increased number of troops, while also putting the safety of our troops first by investing in upgraded, safer equipment. Most importantly, it provides the largest pay increase for our men and women in uniform in nearly a decade." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 7900 "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023" (votesmart.org)
  • "In just 100 days, President Biden has proposed $6 trillion in new spending and over $3 trillion in new taxes. This is a larger amount of spending than the entire federal government's budget pre-pandemic, and about the same amount of total revenue collected in an entire year. The new spending alone would amount to $46,321.17 per American household. Republicans stand ready to work on a bipartisan package that focuses on actual infrastructure, like rebuilding our roads, bridges, and waterways -- but America does not need trillions in unrelated socialist spending schemes disguised as infrastructure." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 3684 "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 5376 "Build Back Better Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "We fully support responsible investment in Louisiana's infrastructure needs. But recent actions by the Biden administration jeopardize this opportunity for our state, and the massive legislative package before Congress is, simply put, bad for Louisiana. The infrastructure proposal alone targets Louisiana jobs with $1.3 billion in new superfund excise taxes to pay for projects that largely serve East and West Coast elites. So far this year, there has been a $1.9 trillion spending bill already signed into law (that we collectively opposed), and Congress is currently debating a massive spending package that would add trillions of dollars to our national debt that will be paid for by our children and grandchildren. This $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill has been linked with a $4.3 trillion tax and spend bill that has a socialist wish list of massive new spending, "Green New Deal" policies and some of the largest tax rate increases in the world that will hit families and small businesses the hardest. The infrastructure bill under consideration is bad for Louisiana. For starters, the bill provides less than 10% of the new funding for roads and bridges and shortchanges states like Louisiana, while making cash infusions into urban transit programs at $170 billion. Sixty percent of these transit formula funds go to just ten metropolitan areas -- and none are in Louisiana." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 266 "Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act" Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act
  • "We worked hard the last few days with a lot of my colleagues to make sure we got the votes and the policy right, more importantly, to pass this major relief bill, the CARES package, and that's going to be something that's going to be a lifeline to so many families and small businesses who are really hanging on by a thread right now. So, President Trump and his whole team, Secretary Mnuchin worked incredibly hard. And you saw Republicans and Democrats come together, including today on the House Floor. So, you know, it was something that was very necessary to get this done quickly to get relief to those families and businesses quickly so that you don't see the mass layoffs. We've seen a lot, millions of people going on the unemployment rolls, this hopefully will stave that off. This bill, it's got some really important small business loans through our local banks that will participate in this to get that much-needed relief to our businesses so that they can hold on to their workers." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "Yes, I support the measure to replenish the Paycheck Protection Program, this has been a lifeline to so many small businesses. I've heard from small businesses, not only my district in Southeast Louisiana, but all across the country -- some who have used this money to keep their business afloat, to keep their workers off of the unemployment rolls, and some who are about to face bankruptcy because they weren't able to get a loan in the first round. We need to make sure that this passes today. It will pass overwhelmingly, and you know, this is kind of a unique vote with us voting in blocks where they're basically breaking the whole roll into eight different blocks of Members, so it'll take a few hours, but it's important that it gets done." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Rated 100% by American Energy Alliance. (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "The GND would make all those things -- from the electricity to heat our homes to the food on our tables -- more expensive by taking away some of the cheapest energy sources America has. Research suggests switching to 100 percent renewable energy sources would cause electricity bills to skyrocket for working families." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "The legislation is a truly all-of-the-above approach to American energy development, encouraging the efficient onshore and offshore production of both conventional and renewable energy resources. Federal regulations have burdened ener­gy development on federal lands and waters for far too long, and this legislation aims to put American Energy First and ensure economic growth and domestic energy security for decades to come." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 4447 "Expanding Access to Sustainable Energy Act of 2019" (votesmart.org)
  • Rated 100% by Independent Petroleum Association of America. (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "The legislation is a truly all-of-the-above approach to American energy development, encouraging the efficient onshore and offshore production of both conventional and renewable energy resources. Federal regulations have burdened ener­gy development on federal lands and waters for far too long, and this legislation aims to put American Energy First and ensure economic growth and domestic energy security for decades to come." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "Through investment, research, and innovation by American energy producers we have already seen a noticeable decline in greenhouse gas emissions. Since 2005, natural gas has single-handedly prevented over 2 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide from being released into the atmosphere. It is the private sector, not heavy-handed and overburdensome government regulations, that have brought emissions down to an all-time low, thanks to American energy producers like those in the Permian Basin and offshore in the Gulf Coast." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 9 "Climate Action Now Act" (votesmart.org)
  • Rated 100% by National Rifle Association (NRA). (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "The reality: The gun control laws Democrats passed this week to take away your rights wouldn't have stopped any of the recent mass shootings. Instead, they should focus on holding bureaucrats who failed us all by not properly enforcing the laws already on the books accountable." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 38 "Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017" (votesmart.org)
  • "When there are breakdowns in the background check system and the existing laws designed to prevent mass shootings, the solution is to fix those breakdowns and properly enforce those laws--not confiscate the guns of law-abiding citizens." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "Illegal immigration is harming communities all across America. I will continue working with @realDonaldTrump to secure our border, end sanctuary city policies, and enforce the rule of law." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "I think that the President is taking the right approach by saying, number one, he is going to secure the American border. Building the wall is part of that. That's what's in our bill, the Goodlatte-McCaul bill in the House. It secures the border, builds the wall, uses technology to secure different parts on the border, as well as giving our ICE agents the tools they need. Let's crack down on these sanctuary cities and states where they literally have government leaders saying ignore the laws on the books. We are a rule-of-law nation. Every nation defends their borders and has laws. Let's make sure we are enforcing our laws and make sure we are strengthening our border, addressing the DACA problem, ending chain migration and the visa lottery program. We do all of that in our bill and we are working with President Trump to get that done." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 1333 "NO BAN Act" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 6 "American Dream and Promise Act of 2021" (votesmart.org)
  • "BREAKING @realDonaldTrump just signed his historic trade deal with Mexico and Canada. #USMCA is a huge win for American workers and farmers! Promises made. Promises kept." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • ".@realDonaldTrump signed the #USMCA trade deal--a big win for American workers--365 DAYS ago. + More jobs + Higher wages + Puts American workers first Yet Nancy Pelosi is STILL blocking it from a vote because Dems would rather play politics. That's unacceptable. Pass #USMCANow." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 5430 "United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act" (votesmart.org)

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