Washington, March 6 -- Congressman Steve Scalise issued the following press release:

Yesterday, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) appeared on NewsNation's Katie Pavlich Tonight to discuss President Trump confronting Iran, Markwayne Mullin's nomination to Secretary of Homeland Security, and Democrats refusing to fully fund the government while America is on high alert.

Highlights from Leader Scalise's interview:

On President Trump standing up to Iran:

"We've all been clear: everybody knows Iran has been the largest state sponsor of terror. They've been engaging in war against us for decades. Katie, you know about this. You've talked about it. They've killed hundreds of Americans. And so a lot of presidents have talked about not...