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" 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. "

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" Mike Pence, of course, is a governor with executive experience and doing well in a Midwestern state, but also served in Congress. I served with Mike. "

Steve Scalise

State

Congress

Well

" Who makes decisions for families across America? Should it be a family with their doctor, or should it be some unelected bureaucrat in Washington? "

" Paying for disasters and being fiscally responsible are not mutually exclusive. "

" My goal is to get leadership to bring more conservative policies to the floor; it's not the other way around to get conservatives to vote for something they don't like. It's to get a more conservative product, and we've actually delivered on a number of occasions there. "

" Ultimately, what we want to do is see the president follow the laws. "

" I was on the board of Teach for America. And we transformed a failed public school system in the City of New Orleans, probably the most corrupted and failed system in the country. "

" We had eight years of Barack Obama depleting our military, ignoring a lot of the threats around the world. "

" Look at what happened in the 1990s: when they balanced the federal budget, it was through growth in the economy and controlling spending. "

" People want smart energy policy. "

" I fought really hard to win a seat in Congress, and everybody else did, too. "

" I'm not for amnesty. People must play by the rules. And border enforcement must come first. "

" Our Founding Fathers believed strongly in gun rights for citizens. "

" 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. "

" I've been very proud of a lot of the work I've done in New Orleans. "

" A national carbon tax would devastate an already struggling American economy, force the cost of gas at the pump to jump even higher, and kill millions more jobs here at home. "

Steve Scalise

Economy

Home

" People want the Keystone pipeline built all across the country. "

" The states should have much more responsibility for infrastructure building. "

Steve Scalise

Building

Responsibility

" 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. "

" There was this mischaracterization that I ran for leadership to be the guy to get conservatives to vote for leadership. I said I would be a conservative voice at the leadership table. "

" As both Republican Study Committee Chairman and Majority Whip, I've made it a top priority to bring openness and inclusiveness into the legislative process so we can bring our dynamic conference together as we advance our agenda. "

" Any time you're working on big things, you're going to get criticized along the way. "

" How about we let the states be innovative on Medicaid and do much better and smarter things? "

" I think it's encouraging that President Trump is talking about strengthening our national defense, something he ran on again. "

Steve Scalise

Talking

President

" 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. "

" We want to say nobody should lose their health care. "

" I don't want doctors and patients to be having to - having to literally ration care, take away that relationship by having the government come in and interfere. "

" We ought to prioritize national disasters... in a fiscally responsible way. "

" We are not giving up on repealing and replacing Obamacare. "

Steve Scalise

Giving

Giving Up

" 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. "

" In the face of unspeakable evil, our whole nation must respond with countless acts of kindness, warmth and generosity. "