Colloquy between the jeart leader and steny hoyer. We are e majority whip, Steve Scalise. All of us who sat here and heard steve, our friend and colleague, give his reaction not only to thatateful, vicious action took place as he was practicing for the Charity Baseball game where republicans and democrats come together to raise funds for young people and people who need help, and they do so together in the spirit of goodwill and common purpose. I think Steve Scalise, our majority whip, spoke movingly and im sure all of us were impressed with his courage and th his comments about that which is important. He talked about his prayers, having been answered and the prayers of literally millions of people around this country and in talking about some of the World Leaders who called him and expressed their concern, because they knew, as he said and as leader pelosi said, an attack on Steve Scalise was an attack on us all and attack on democracy and attack on peacefully resolving differences n
Did once i was down and couldnt move anymore is i just started to pray. And ill tell you it gave me an unbelievable sense of calm knowing that at that point it was in gods hands. But i prayed for very specific things. I will tell you pretty much every one of those prayers was answered. And they were some pretty allenging chairs i was putting in gods hands. He really did deliver for me and my family and it just gives you that renewed faith and understanding that the power of prayer is something that you just cannot underestimate. So im definitely a living example that miracles really do happen. The first place i want to go to thank true angels along the way starts with the United States apitol police. When i was elected majority whip as you know the elected leadership has a security detail. If anybody ever wondered why were assigned security detail, i surely found out that day. Let me tell you, i want to specifically mention crystal griner and david bailey. Crystal and david were assign
That we are of the return of the majority whip, Steve Scalise. All of us who sat here and heard steve, our friend and colleague, give his reaction not only to thatateful, vicious action took place as he was practicing for the Charity Baseball game where republicans and democrats come together to raise funds for young people and people who need help, and they do so together in the spirit of goodwill and common purpose. I think Steve Scalise, our majority whip, spoke movingly and im sure all of us were impressed with his courage and th his comments about that which is important. He talked about his prayers, having been answered and the prayers of literally millions of people around this country and in talking about some of the World Leaders who called him and expressed their concern, because they knew, as he said and as leader pelosi said, an attack on Steve Scalise was an attack on us all and attack on democracy and attack on peacefully resolving differences no matter how strongly they
Thank you. Back on the floor, members continued to celebrate their colleagues return. In saying how very grateful we are and pleased that we are of the return of the majority whip, Steve Scalise. All of us who sat here and heard steve, our friend and colleague, give his reaction not only to thatateful, vicious action took place as he was practicing for the Charity Baseball game where republicans and democrats come together to raise funds for young people and people who need help, and they do so together in the spirit of goodwill and common purpose. I think Steve Scalise, our majority whip, spoke movingly and im sure all of us were impressed with his courage and th his comments about that which is important. He talked about his prayers, having been answered and the prayers of literally millions of people around this country and in talking about some of the World Leaders who called him and expressed their concern, because they knew, as he said and as leader pelosi said, an attack on Stev
And they decide together in the spirit of goodwill and come on purpose. I think Steve Scalise, our majority whip, spoke movingly, and i am sure all of us were andessed with his courage with his comments about that which is important. Prayersd about his having been answered and the prayers of literally millions of people around this country in talking about some of the World Leaders who called him and expressed their concern, because they knew as he said, as leader pelosi said, an attack on Steve Scalise was an attack on us all. It was an attack on our democracy. An attack on peacefully resolving differences, no matter how strongly they may be held. A lesson for all of us. I would like to congratulate and thank jennifer, his extraordinary wife who shouldered irresponsibility and burden that she did not expect, and as steve said, did it with great courage and grace. His children, madison and harrison, and their entire family, i know, were responsible for steve being able to be back here