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Steve Scalise Won the Speaker’s Nomination, but Not the Backing of His Entire Party

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House Republicans do not yet have a consensus among themselves to elect a speaker of the House even after Majority Leader Steve Scalise was nominated by their conference to assume the position, members told the Daily Caller News Foundation on Wednesday.

Scalise was nominated as the Republican candidate for speaker by a vote of 113-99 on Wednesday, defeating House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan by a narrow margin. However, there are still several holdouts despite Scalise’s nomination, complicating House Republicans’ plans for a speakership election, members told the DCNF at the Capitol.

“We don’t have the votes,” said Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky to the DCNF, who added that he was currently opposed to Scalise’s election. “There is a large and growing number who will not vote for Scalise,” he said.

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Steve Scalise Credits ‘Power of Prayer’ for Return to Congress

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Rep. Steve Scalise returned to the House of Representatives Thursday for the first time since he was shot by a radical leftist.

After arriving to thunderous, sustained applause, Scalise gave a speech on the floor, thanking God and acknowledging the power of answered prayer in his recovery.

“The power of prayer is something that you just cannot underestimate,” Scalise said. “I am definitely a living example that miracles really do happen.”

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Thanking the Capitol Hill police, his doctors at MedStar, and his well-wishers in Congress and from around the world, Scalise said his faith in God was strengthened by the experience and the outpouring of love he felt.

“While some people might focus on a tragic event and an evil act, to me, all I remember are the thousands of acts of kindness and love that came out of this, ” he said. (For more from the author of “Steve Scalise Credits ‘Power of Prayer’ for Return to Congress” please click HERE)

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Scalise Is Back in ICU Due to Infection Fears

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House Majority Whip Steve Scalise has been readmitted to the intensive care unit due to fears about an infection, MedStar Washington Hospital Center announced Wednesday.

MedStar said that the Lousiana Republican’s condition is “serious” and that another update will be forthcoming on Thursday.

The congressman’s condition had been marked as “fair” by the hospital since June 21. He underwent several surgeries as the rifle round went through his pelvis and damaged bones, organs, and major blood vessels. (Read more from “Scalise Is Back in ICU Due to Infection Fears” HERE)

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Good News: Scalise Upgraded From ‘Critical’ to ‘Serious’ Condition

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Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise was upgraded from “critical” to “serious condition” Saturday and continued to show signs of improvement after he was wounded in a shooting at a Republican baseball practice outside Washington. Medstar Washington Hospital Center released the update on behalf of the Scalise family . . .

The man who shot Scalise and others at the baseball practice had with him a piece of paper with doodles and the names of three lawmakers, according to a person familiar with the case.

The person told The Associated Press on Saturday that investigators aren’t sure of the significance of the names and don’t know if it was a list of people he was targeting. This person was not authorized to speak publicly about the case and spoke on condition of anonymity. The person did not disclose the names, but said those listed had been briefed. (Read more from “Good News: Scalise Upgraded From ‘Critical’ to ‘Serious’ Condition” HERE)

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Steve Scalise Was Still Bleeding, and Liberals Were Calling for Gun Control

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It didn’t take long for liberal pundits to reignite the gun control debate after a gunman opened fire on Republican lawmakers and staff at baseball practice Wednesday morning, wounding Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise and four others.

Prominent liberal pundits and journalists used the Twitter hashtag “Gun Control” to bash Republican opposition on gun control and to push for more gun regulations not long after news of the shooting broke.

One freelance writer basically blamed Scalise for being shot. She tweeted, “The rep who was shot at the baseball game, Rep. Steve Scalise, introduced a bill to relax gun restrictions. https://t.co/GkR8bPt9HA.” The tweet has since been deleted. Other journalists immediately used the shooting to call for gun control.

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