Majority Leader Steve Scalise announced his intention to seek the speakership with a description of his recovery from being shot at a Republican practice for the congressional baseball game in 2017, a passing reference to his current treatment for blood cancer and a call to “mend the deep wounds that exist” within the Republican conference.
It was never a question for him whether he would return to Congress after he nearly died, the Louisiana Republican wrote to his colleagues. He believes they were sent here to come together and “solve the immense challenges we face.”
“God already gave me another chance at life. I believe we were all put here for a purpose,” Scalise wrote. “This next chapter won’t be easy, but I know what it takes to fight and I am prepared for the battles that lie ahead.”
