Scalise’s claim that unauthorized immigrants are getting priority for vaccination misses the point
During a Feb. 2 interview on Fox News, Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) claimed President Joe Biden was allowing unauthorized immigrants to move ahead of American citizens to get their covid-19 vaccines.
This story was produced in partnership with PolitiFact. It can be republished for free. Now [Biden s] saying that people who came here illegally can jump ahead of other Americans who have been waiting to get the vaccine, said Scalise, who is also the No. 2 Republican leader in the House.
Lauren Fine, a spokesperson for Scalise, said the representative was referring to a Feb. 1 statement from the Department of Homeland Security, which said the agency encourages all individuals, regardless of immigration status, to receive the COVID-19 vaccine once eligible under local distribution guidelines.
Biden joins congressional leaders and Capitol Police to honor fallen officer from N.J.
Updated Feb 03, 2021;
Posted Feb 02, 2021
U.S. Capitol Police officers and lawmakers prepare to pay their respects as an urn with the cremated remains of fellow officer Brian Sicknick arrives at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 2, 2021.Getty Images
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The remains of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who lost his life in the Jan. 6 riot by supporters of President Donald Trump, were brought to the U.S. Capitol for one last time Tuesday night. He will lay in honor overnight.
Among those who came to pay their respects was President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden.
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Feb 3, 2021 12:25 PM
House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Congressman Dusty Johnson (R-SD) and 83 House Republicans to introduce the Keystone XL Pipeline Construction and Jobs Preservation Act. This legislation authorizes the construction and operation of the Keystone XL Pipeline and declares that a Presidential permit is not required. This legislation follows President Biden’s decision to rescind the border crossing permit.
“President Biden has initiated an all-out assault on American jobs, starting with his day-one decision to cancel the Keystone Pipeline. President Biden had a choice of whether he would support our recent progress toward American energy independence, lower household energy costs, and the creation of well-paying American jobs, and instead he sold out those hard-working families to appease the most radical left base of his party. Unfortunately, he chose to fire thousand
February 3, 2021
When Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., spoke against the constitutionality of the Democrats’ impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, he reminded his colleagues that Democrat elected officials had recently told their followers to attack Republicans. If Trump was to be impeached for asking followers to “peacefully and patriotically” make their voices heard by members of Congress on Jan. 6, what to do with Democrats’ more incendiary rhetoric and actions, he wondered.
Sen. Kamala Harris solicited funds to bail out the rioters who destroyed Minneapolis during 2020’s “Summer of Rage.” Rep. Maxine Waters called on Democrats to seek out Republicans in public places and “create a crowd” and “push back” on them to let them know “they’re not welcome anymore, anywhere.”
These ratings can provide a teachable moment for squabbling lawmakers and here it is: The public appreciates a show of unity, particularly in dire times.
Consider that the lowest disapproval rating of Congress on record occurred in a poll conducted Oct. 11-14, 2001, a month after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Just 10% of the public disapproved of the lawmakers. That finding occurred just as both political parties expressed unity in multiple, meaningful ways including the time when lawmakers sang “God Bless America” on the steps of the U.S. Capitol.
“On this date, after evacuating the Capitol earlier in the day, roughly 150 members of Congress came together in the evening on the building’s East Front steps to convey the resolve of the nation during a time of great tragedy. Senators stood by Representatives, Democrats next to Republicans, and the leadership of both houses gathered as a symbol of strength for a country shocked and saddened by the day’s barbaric acts of t