Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) told Fox News his cancer treatment is going “phenomenally well” and that he is healthy enough to take on the job of speaker.
Said Scalise: “If the doctors didn’t sign off, I wouldn’t be doing this.”
Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) told Fox News his cancer treatment is going “phenomenally well” and that he is healthy enough to take on the job of speaker.
Said Scalise: “If the doctors didn’t sign off, I wouldn’t be doing this.”
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