Politicians & COVID shots: a continuing series
Politicians & COVID shots: a continuing series
Did they or didn't they? First up: Steve Scalise
Many people wonder if the top people in a country took the Covid-19 ‘vaccine,’ or poison, might be a more correct term. Some wonder did they know at the beginning and faked taking it? Were they in that big club George Carlin talked about and were exempt from it?
First Up: Steve Scalise
Steve Scalise is the United States House Majority Leader in the House of Representatives. This position is the second-highest ranking of the majority party’s House caucus behind the Speaker of the House. The Speaker of the House is 2nd in the presidential order of succession after the Vice President. The House Majority Leader is not in the presidential order of succession but he could be on the Speaker’s secret list of people that could take his place in case he needed someone to take over in his absence. Anyway you look at it, Steve Scalise is one of the United States’ most powerful politicians.
For more info, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party_leaders_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives
From Ballotopedia https://ballotpedia.org/Steve_Scalise
Steve Scalise (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Louisiana's 1st Congressional District. He assumed office on May 3, 2008. His current term ends on January 3, 2025.
Scalise (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Louisiana's 1st Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the primary scheduled on November 5, 2024.[source]
Scalise was elected as House Majority Leader for the 118th Congress in November 2022.[1] He previously served as the House minority whip in the 116th Congress and the House majority whip from 2014 to 2019.
Scalise was first elected to the House in a 2008 special election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Rep. Bobby Jindal (R). Prior to serving in Congress, Scalise was a member of the Louisiana State Senate in 2008 and a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1995 to 2007.[5]
On August 29, 2023, Scalise announced he had been diagnosed with blood cancer. He referred to the cancer as "very treatable" and said that he had already begun the treatment. Scalise said he did not intend to resign, nor did he think his diagnosis would interfere with his work as House Majority Leader.[6][7]
https://people.com/politics/steve-scalise-republican-lawmaker-gets-covid-vaccine-months-waiting/
After Months of Waiting and as Cases Spike, GOP Lawmaker Gets First COVID Shot: 'The Vaccine Works'
Louisiana Republican Steve Scalise had previously told reporters "soon," when asked when he planned to get vaccinated
Published on July 21, 2021 04:54PM EDT
Steve Scalise, a Trump ally and the No. 2 Republican in the House, got his first COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday following months of waiting. Why now and not before? Namely, the spike in cases of the highly contagious Delta variant.
The Louisiana Republican, 55, had previously told reporters "soon," when asked when he planned to get vaccinated.
Scalise told The Times-Picayune he waited because he had earlier tested positive for COVID antibodies. But with cases of the Delta variant on the rise, he decided to move forward with the vaccine — which doctors highly recommend even for those with COVID antibodies.
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https://people.com/politics/steve-scalise-republican-lawmaker-gets-covid-vaccine-months-waiting/
https://www.foxnews.com/media/scalise-dems-covid-super-spreader
Scalise rips Dems' hypocrisy over COVID, reveals he got first dose of Pfizer vaccine
House Minority Whip shares details of his ‘safe and effective’ COVID vaccination
By Stephanie Giang-Paunon Fox News
Published July 21, 2021 1:46pm EDT
Rep. Steve Scalise shares details of his COVID vaccination
House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., joins ‘America’s Newsroom’ to discuss media’s double standard on COVID ‘super-spreader’ events, vaccines, and Democrats' $3.5 trillion spending package.
House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., slammed the Democrat Party for their double-standard over coronavirus "super-spreader" events before subsequently revealing he's getting the vaccine. After receiving his first dose of the Pfizer vaccine, Sunday, Scalise declared the vaccine to be 'safe and effective.'
"You know, again, the hypocrisy…any time that there was anybody on the Republican side that tested positive, they would automatically call it a super-spreader event," Scalise told "America’s Newsroom" Wednesday. "The mainstream media will be running with it for days and they would constantly be trying to blame President Trump for everybody who got COVID."
Scalise made these comments after Texas Democrats fled the state in a dramatic move to stall election reform bills. The group of Democrats left the Lone Star State to deny a quorum in the state legislature, which is a minimum number of lawmakers needed present to carry out legislative business.
Shortly after their trip, five Texas state lawmakers tested positive for coronavirus during their visit to Washington D.C. In addition, a spokesperson for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tested positive Monday for coronavirus.
Meanwhile, the White House said Tuesday that they are not characterizing the trip Texas Democrats made to Washington as a "super-spreader" event, even as more officials who attended the meeting test positive for COVID-19.
"It just shows that the Democrats live under this double-standard. They want you to live by a different set of rules for them," Scalise told co-host, Bill Hemmer. "The rules shouldn't apply to them, and the mainstream media just looks the other way, but I think people are seeing this for what it is."
After waiting months to receive the coronavirus vaccine, the House Minority Whip announced he received his first dose of the Pfizer vaccine, Sunday and called the shot "safe and effective."
"Months ago, I had tested for the antibodies…so I would imagine maybe a year ago, early off, I might have gotten COVID but didn't really have any symptoms," Scalise mentioned. "But ultimately, with this new Delta variant you're seeing, I've toured a lot of hospitals in the last few weeks and you're seeing the cases go up."
He added the coronavirus cases aren’t rising at an "alarming level" that Americans saw in 2020 and people shouldn’t be discussing closing down the economy again.
"Government shouldn't be mandating it or trying to shame people. We should be getting the facts out there and encouraging people to take it," Scalise concluded. "If they have hesitation, talk to your doctor, because ultimately, it should be a decision between you and your doctor."
Fox News' Jon Street and Brittany De Lea contributed to this report.
Stephanie Giang-Paunon is an Entertainment Writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to stephanie.giang@fox.com and on Twitter: @SGiangPaunon.
From- https://apnews.com/article/steve-scalise-blood-cancer-house-republican-leader-f98d35f1d09e8c8009e180068b191daa
No. 2 House Republican Steve Scalise is diagnosed with blood cancer and undergoing treatment
Updated 9:57 PM CST, August 29, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Steve Scalise, the No. 2 House Republican, said Tuesday he has been diagnosed with a form of blood cancer known as multiple myeloma and is undergoing treatment.
Scalise, 57, said he will continue to serve in the House. He described the cancer as “very treatable” and said it was detected early.
The cancer diagnosis came, Scalise said, after he had not been feeling like himself in the past week. Blood tests showed some irregularities and after additional screening, he said he was diagnosed with multiple myeloma.
“I have now begun treatment, which will continue for the next several months,” Scalise said in a statement. “I expect to work through this period and intend to return to Washington, continuing my work as Majority Leader and serving the people of Louisiana’s First Congressional District.”
Scalise also thanked his medical team and said he was “incredibly grateful we were able to detect this early and that this cancer is treatable.”
“I will tackle this with the same strength and energy as I have tackled past challenges,” Scalise said.
The White House said President Joe Biden called Scalise Tuesday afternoon to express his best wishes for a swift recovery.
Colleagues in the House and members of Louisiana’s congressional delegation offered Scalise and his family their encouragement in response to the announcement, some recalling his determination following the 2017 shooting.
“The same faith, family support, and internal strength that made Steve such an inspiration to others after he was shot will bring him through this illness and once more inspire us all,” said Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La.
“I spoke with him today and he’s in good spirits, as nothing — not a gunshot and certainly not cancer — will stop him from accomplishing what he sets his mind to,” said House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif..
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre called the diagnosis “devastating news.”
“Our hearts and prayers go out to the congressman and his family,” Jean-Pierre said. “Clearly, he’s gone through a lot over the past couple of years.”
https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2024/01/05/scalise-undergoing-stem-cell-transplant-to-fight-cancer
Scalise undergoing stem cell transplant to fight cancer
BY JUSTIN TASOLIDES WASHINGTON, D.C.
PUBLISHED 3:36 PM ET JAN. 05, 2024
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., is undergoing a stem cell treatment to treat multiple myeloma, a blood cancer, a procedure that will keep him out of Washington until next month, his office announced in a statement on Friday.
What You Need To Know
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., is undergoing a stem cell treatment to treat multiple myeloma, his office announced
The announcement said that Scalise will be out of Washington until next month as he undergoes the procedure, shrinking the House GOP's narrow majority even further
Scalise, the No. 2 Republican in the House, announced that he was diagnosed with blood cancer in August of last year, but returned to Washington in September; he briefly entered the race for House Speaker to replace Kevin McCarthy in October
In 2017, Scalise was shot at a practice for the annual congressional baseball game by an Illinois man who previously anti-Republican views; he was transported to the hospital in critical condidtion and spent several months in and out of intensive care and surgeries before returning to Congress after three months
In a statement, the Louisiana Republican’s office called it a “significant milestone in his battle against cancer.”
“Once the procedure is completed, he will be recovering under the supervision of his medical team and will work remotely until returning to Washington next month,” the statement reads. “He is incredibly grateful to have progressed so well, and is thankful to his entire medical team, family, friends, and colleagues for their prayers and support.”
Scalise’s absence will shrink the narrow Republican majority in the House even further amid a number of key priorities, including a looming government funding deadline and efforts to provide aid to Israel and Ukraine in exchange for border policy changes.
Republicans started the year with 220 seats to Democrats’ 213 after the resignation of ex-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and the expulsion of George Santos. Ohio Rep. Bill Johnson is also set to resign later this month to step into a new role leading Youngstown State University. With Scalise out of Washington, the House GOP majority will sit at just 218 after Johnson’s departure.
Scalise, the No. 2 Republican in the House, announced that was diagnosed with blood cancer in August of last year, but returned to Washington in September. He briefly entered the race for House Speaker to replace McCarthy in October, but withdrew days later after it was clear he could not muster enough support to unite the conference around his bid for the gavel.
Spectrum News' Joseph Konig contributed to this report.
https://www.axios.com/2024/02/23/steve-scalise-travel-schedule-votes-blood-cancer
Feb 23, 2024 -Politics & Policy
Steve Scalise returning to full travel schedule after cancer treatment
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) is hitting the ground running after undergoing treatment for blood cancer, he told Axios in an interview.
Why it matters: Scalise is now in full remission from multiple myeloma, and still has to take precautions around crowds as his immune system rebuilds.
"It's great back in the game — when you're away on calls there's only so much you can do over the phone and this is going on and you want to be more involved and this vote is going to be close but you can't leave," the No. 2 Republican told Axios.
Zoom in: Scalise is set to return to his full travel schedule and play a key role as the House deals with a frantic few months.
Scalise's return helped pass the House impeachment of DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas after it originally failed in a major embarrassment for GOP leaders.
House GOP leadership is trying to avoid a government shutdown in March, even as members have become pessimistic they'll avert a shutdown.
Look at VAERS and the Covid shot, you will see a lot of cancer, including multiple myeloma and plasma myeloma. There are also many references online to the connection between the catastrophic rise in cancers and these shots. Is that at play here, I don’t know. But it sure looks odd, as so much does in this upside down Truman Show like world.
I’ll keep up with how Rep. Scalise is doing. There are many others that have gotten sick both at the federal level and in various state level houses. I’ll cover the ones I strongly suspect are vax related. There have also been some deaths and injuries around the world of top politicians that may have been from the vax. I’ve been keeping a list but it’s been sporadic.
I’ve been into US Politics since I was a kid, especially during my History/Government days in college. I’ve been intrigued by the whole did they take it or not question. I saw Dr. Makis’ stack today and felt I could add a tiny bit to this topic. I’ve spent more time away from Substack and the Internet lately though and have been preparing myself physically, mentally, and spiritually for what’s coming. Consider doing the same and batten down the hatches.
How do we change our handle from real name on substacks?
Fellow librarian here. Just got your like on Naomi Wolf substack.