A biography for Steve Scalisehasn’t been written yet.
“We ought to have a platform to plan to save Medicare from bankruptcy.”
“We shouldn't be bailing out insurance companies under ObamaCare.”
“At the end of the day, I'm really proud of the work I did to help kids get an equal opportunity, and a lot of them have.”
“I'm very proud of the Italian heritage of my great-grandparents, who came here from Italy, and how they helped be a part of the American Dream, and that's something we want to continue to make available to everybody who wants to come here.”
“I fought really hard to win a seat in Congress, and everybody else did, too.”
“House Republicans are the most powerful force for limited government, strong national defense, and economic opportunity that exists in America today. But it is not enough to just talk about conservative values.”
“I'm prepared to continue doing what we need to do to stop Iran from getting a nuclear weapon.”
“You look at Rand Paul's bill. He's got refundable tax credits. So many other bills that are out there have had this. Dr. Tom Price, who is secretary of HHS under President Trump, he had an Obamacare repeal-and-replace bill that had tax credits.”
“I think people all across the country want us to secure the border and make sure that terrorists are not coming into our country.”
“When you get into this line of work, you're in public office, you expect you're gonna have cheap shots taken at you. That's part of the process.”
“There was a very strong bipartisan coalition in Congress under President Bill Clinton that passed the Defense of Marriage Act. And you've had a majority of the states in this country that have strongly stated that marriage ought to be remain the union between one man and one woman.”
“We can pass conservative policy that unites us.”
“We're going to try to solve problems for everyday people.”
“If you're holding a grudge against somebody over the battle you just went through, you might be working with them on the next bill.”
“Next to the Bible, I think the Constitution is the most important document ever written.”
“While we always strive to reach 218 with Republican votes, sometimes that is not possible with divided government, and the story of a bill that passed with 150 Republican votes is much more positive and assertive than the story of a bill that passes with 79 Republican votes.”
“There's a general understanding amongst, I think, most people in this country that whether or not you have a preexisting condition, it's not your fault, and you shouldn't be discriminated against in healthcare policy.”
“Ultimately, what we want to do is see the president follow the laws.”
“I've been very proud of a lot of the work I've done in New Orleans.”
“As all of us here have known, and as people all throughout the nation are witnessing, Gabby Giffords is a fighter.”