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      <excerpt> Republican Steve Scalise is in his first full term as the Congressman of the 1st district. He describes himself as a &#8220;staunch conservative. ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Republican Congressmen Steve Scalise (1st district) and Charles Boustany (7th district) seem safe because demographics and geography make these districts ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Republican US Sen. David Vitter said in a statement. Republican US Rep. Steve Scalise, of Metairie, also capitalized on the goofs. ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Both Rep. Anh &amp;quot;Joseph&amp;#39;&amp;#39; Cao, R-New Orleans, and Steve Scalise, R-Jefferson, have sponsored measures to reform the Stafford Act, and many of their reform ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> ... DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today congratulated the Louisiana Small Business Development Center (LSBDC) in Hammond, on their nomination for the 2010 ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> ... to harvest and prepare oysters was offensive to all Louisianans, and especially to our world-renowned restaurants and chefs.&amp;quot; - US Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La. </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> But conservatives such as Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) criticized Obama&amp;#39;s visit calling it a &#8220;drive-through daiquiri summit,&#8221; while others &#8220;criticized the ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Description: Al Gore&amp;#39;s claims (Read: Lies) that climate change is caused by a life giving gas called C02 are exposed by Rep. Steve Scalise. Source: www.youtube.com/user/UKInfoWarrior. Please share this with as many people as you can: ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Trent Franks Rep. John Kline. Rep. Kay Granger Rep. Ralph Hall. Rep. Joe Barton Rep. Phil Roe. Dr. Paul Broun Rep. Mary Fallin. Rep. Virginia Foxx Rep. Louie Gohmert. Rep. Tom Cole Rep. Jo Bonner. Rep. Glenn Thompson Rep. Steve Scalise ...</excerpt>
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