Renee Ellmers Sucks GOP Leadership Into Ice Bucket Challenge By Warren Rojas Posted August 14, 2014 at 10:18am Facebook Twitter Email Reddit Newly minted House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, come on down! Thanks to Rep. Renee Ellmers, R-N.C., you’re the next contestant on: The Water. Is. Icy! <p> The Louisiana Republican, who is still getting the hang of <a href="https://blogs.rollcall.com/218/steve-scalise-immigration-test/?dcz=" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">placating House colleagues</a> , now has 24 hours to give Ellmers exactly what she wants.  </p> <p> Scalise is the first congressional leader to be drawn directly into the Ice Bucket Challenge, a fundraising craze, fueled by social media, that has swept the nation in recent days for the neurological disorder ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).  </p> <p> Participants, who are videotaped as a bucket of ice water is poured over their heads, then generally challenge friends and colleagues to do the same.  </p><script id="5e2bd50d2be64735bd9c6970a280aeab">(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9484058d-cb86-4c6b-b476-f5e62bd11798&cid=69ef7590-f88b-4a7b-b1ad-bbee64894f4f'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "9484058d-cb86-4c6b-b476-f5e62bd11798" }).render("5e2bd50d2be64735bd9c6970a280aeab"); });</script></p> <p> Technically, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, put Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell <a style="font-size: 13px;" href="https://cdn.videos.rollcall.com/hohfalse" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">on the clock</a> yesterday.  </p> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter"><img decoding="async" src="https://cdn.videos.rollcall.com/hoh/MMHR81414-445x282.jpg?w=1024" alt="(CQ Roll Call File Photo)" /><figcaption>(CQ Roll Call File Photo)</figcaption></figure></div> <p> But something tells me hell will freeze over before either of the Sunder Twins allows himself to get rained upon with frigid liquid.  </p> <p> <strong>Related:</strong> <strong> <a title="Lisa Murkowski Goes All In on #IceBucketChallenge" href="https://cdn.videos.rollcall.com/hohfalse">Lisa Murkowski Goes All In on #IceBucketChallenge</a> </strong> <strong> <a title="Congressional Bucket Brigade Swells (Video)" href="https://cdn.videos.rollcall.com/hohfalse">Congressional Bucket Brigade Swells</a> </strong> <strong> <a title="Roll Caller Throws #IceBucketChallenge to Wasserman Schultz" href="https://cdn.videos.rollcall.com/hohfalse">Roll Caller Throws #IceBucketChallenge to Wasserman Schultz</a> </strong> <strong> <a title="Politicians Increasingly Game for Ice Bucket Challenge (Video)" href="https://cdn.videos.rollcall.com/hohfalse">Politicians Increasingly Game for Ice Bucket Challenge</a> </strong> <a href="https://media.cq.com/pub/2013/race-ratings-rc" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <strong>Election Map: Race Ratings for Every Seat</strong> </a> <strong> <em>Get breaking news alerts and more from Roll Call <a href="https://www.rollcall.com/register/main.html?pos=rr" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">in your inbox</a> or <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/roll-call-news/id433753469?mt=8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">on your iPhone</a>.</em> </strong> </p></body> Recent Stories Deadly Texas flooding puts Trump’s past talk of eliminating FEMA to the test Senate NDAA would hike defense spending by $32 billion Should we talk about the weather? — Congressional Hits and Misses Photos of the week | July 4-10, 2025 Appropriators advance Legislative Branch bill without GAO cuts FBI headquarters fight stymies spending bill in Senate
