'A hell of a way to lose weight': Trump calls out congressman wounded in shooting during tax bill victory speech
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- President Donald Trump congratulated Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise for his contributions to the passage of the Republican tax bill during his victory speech on Wednesday.
- Trump said Scalise is "braver than all of us" and "had a more rough year than most of us."
- Scalise was shot in the hip and critically wounded in June during a congressional baseball practice in Virginia.
President Donald Trump and fellow Republicans celebrated their tax bill at the White House after the House passed its final version on Wednesday, capping off a furious seven-week push to bring about the most sweeping changes to the US tax code in decades.
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- Top GOP senator Susan Collins says media coverage of her tax bill negotiations has been 'unbelievably sexist'
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