Politics | Steve Scalise 'Excellent' News for Steve Scalise He was discharged from hospital Tuesday By Evann Gastaldo Posted Jul 26, 2017 12:10 PM CDT Copied In this June 22, 2016, file photo, House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, of Louisiana, speaks at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) Steve Scalise is out of the hospital. The House majority whip, who was injured in last month's shooting at a GOP congressional baseball practice in Virginia, was discharged Tuesday, Politico reports. The Louisiana Republican will now start "intensive inpatient rehabilitation," his doctors announced Wednesday. A statement from the hospital notes he has made "excellent progress in his recovery from a life-threatening gunshot wound six weeks ago," and he "is in good spirits and is looking forward to his return to work once he completes rehabilitation." Read These Next Former NFL QB Mark Sanchez out of hospital, facing charges. Government shutdown enters week two with no end in sight. NFL fans see same costly gaffe two weeks in a row. After 3 months of partying, lottery winner has some regrets. Report an error