Rep. Scalise Returns

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise standing behind a podium on the House floor

House members applaud as Rep. Steve Scalise returned to the House floor

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise walks into the House Chamber

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise returns to the House Chamber

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise standing behind the podium

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise standing behind the podium as House members applaud his return

House Majority Whip Scalise is greeted by a House member

Warm welcomes for House Majority Whip Scalise as he returns to the House floor

House Majority Whip returns to Congress

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise returned to the House floor on September 27, 2017, to a standing ovation and cheers from lawmakers of both parties. In June, Rep. Scalise was shot and seriously wounded by a gunman while practicing for the annual Congressional Baseball Game in Alexandria, Virginia.