Steve Scalise
Nationalist
Republican
House Representative
Louisiana - District 1
Current Position: US House Representative LA-1
Running For: House Representative - District 1
Policy Positions
Economic Policy
- For the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Health Care
- Against the Affordable Care Act; voted for American Health Care Act of 2017
- Against the Women's Health Protection Act
- Against the PACT Act providing healthcare funding for veterans exposed to toxic substances
Environment
- Against the scientific consensus on climate change
Civil Rights
- Against the Equality Act of 2021
- For revoking accreditation of universities that allow pro-Palestinian protests
- Against same-sex marriage; voted against the Respect for Marriage Act
- Against repealing Don't Ask Don't Tell military policy
- Against including sexuality under hate crime legislation; voted against Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act
Voting Rights & Democracy
- Against the Protecting the Right to Organize Act
- For voting to de-certify President-elect Biden's victories in Arizona and Pennsylvania on January 6, 2021
- For ousting Liz Cheney as House Republican Conference chair due to her vote to impeach Trump
Immigration & Foreign Affairs
- For President Trump's 2017 executive order temporarily banning citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries
Public Safety
- Against gun control measures; has A+ rating from NRA and describes Second Amendment as 'unlimited'
- Against reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act in 2013
- Against establishing a national commission to investigate the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack