Quotes from Steve Scalise

We're not going to let some unelected bureaucrats in Washington stop us from moving forward with our agenda, but at the end of the day, CBO is not the Holy Grail.

Most Americans get that there is a need for a safety net in our country, and we support that safety net.

Never give up on something you believe in.

There's no excuse for breaking the law.

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're strongest when we're united, and we're united when everyone has an opportunity to contribute their talents and ideas.

We can pass conservative policy that unites us.

We are not giving up on repealing and replacing Obamacare.

You can't say it's broken, but let's keep some of Obamacare. You have to start over.

So let's find a way to protect people differently than Obamacare, because Obamacare's answer was, 'Just make everybody pay more'.

We shouldn't be bailing out insurance companies under ObamaCare.

When everybody goes into their separate corners, it's just real easy to demonize the other side instead of saying, 'Okay, how can we come together and figure out how to get done what's important for the country?'

The only thing that gets reported are the tragedies. But it rarely gets reported when somebody actually uses their Second Amendment right with a gun to protect themselves against a criminal.

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

The idea of strengthening health savings accounts... that bolsters the marketplace.

Our Founding Fathers believed strongly in gun rights for citizens.

I opposed the bailout of banks and car companies.

The president does not have the option of choosing which laws he will follow and which he will ignore.

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

We ought to make sure that people coming here ought to be vetted and that we secure this federal border.

Mexico secures their border. Why shouldn't we be able to secure ours?

I want to continue doing good work where we can expand opportunities for all Americans. That's what we're fighting for.

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.

We need to pass conservative policy. And we can only advance our values when we are united.