Representative Steve Scalise | Official U.S. House headshot
Representative Steve Scalise | Official U.S. House headshot
Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) spoke alongside Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), and Conference Vice Chair Blake Moore (R-Utah) regarding the upcoming passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The legislation aims to enhance the quality of life for military personnel. Scalise criticized the Biden-Harris Administration for prioritizing a "woke agenda" over military readiness, asserting that Republicans will collaborate with President Trump to revitalize and reform the Department of Defense.
Scalise stated, “This week, our members have been working for months on bringing to the floor Wednesday, the National Defense Authorization Act. As [Congressman] Blake [Moore] pointed out, this is a bill that's really focused on improving the quality of life for our service men and women."
He continued by addressing recruitment challenges faced under the current administration: "We've seen under the last three and a half years of the Biden-Harris administration, it's been hard to recruit and keep good service members, in part because of the bad woke policies."
On preventing tax hikes, Scalise emphasized efforts to prevent a significant tax increase proposed by Vice President Kamala Harris: “We talked about what we’d do to stabilize tax policy to prevent a massive four-and-a-half trillion dollar tax increase.”
Regarding fulfilling voter mandates from day one in office, Scalise expressed confidence in collaboration with Senate Republicans and Trump officials: “We're already working on what we will do in those first few months to deliver on those promises and get our economy back on track."
The discussions signal an ongoing effort by House Republicans to align their legislative priorities with President Trump's incoming administration.
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