NEW ORLEANS — Six months after diagnosed with cancer, Steve Scalise's staff said the congressman has completed cancer treatment, the Republican Congressman's staff announced on Thursday.
This positive medical development has enabled the 58-year-old House Majority Leader to return to Washington, D.C. ahead of a potential second vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of the U.S.-Mexico border.
That vote had failed on Wednesday, when four Republican members voted to not impeach the Mayorkas. With 214 in favor and 216 opposed, the Republican-led effort was defeated by only one vote.
Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) had been wheeled into the House chamber, wearing full scrubs in order to tank the effort. The 76-year-old Democrat had just recieved emergency intestinal surgeyr.
According to CBS News, Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) had undergone autologous stem-cell treatment, which replaces cells damaged in radiation therapy, with staff reporting on Thursday that doctors said Scalise was in "complete remission" after the treatment.
Scalise was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma, a blood cancer, at the end of August, and continued to work as a high-ranking Republican leader during tumultuous times within party leadership. In October, after Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was ousted as Speaker of The House, Steve Scalise mounted his own bid for the speaker position, only to end his campaign days later before a potential floor vote.
Before Thursday's announcement, Scalise had been working from home since January.
