Steve Scalise, Loretta Sanchez Keep #IceBucketChallenge in the Family - Roll Call

Steve Scalise, Loretta Sanchez Keep #IceBucketChallenge in the Family

By Warren Rojas

Posted August 15, 2014 at 11:50am

John A. Boehner and crew can relax.

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana has taken one for the leadership team, completing the charitable #IceBucketChallenge thrust upon him by Rep. Renee Ellmers, R-N.C., without redirecting the temporary discomfort further up the chain of command.

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