Hurricane Recovery and Coastal Restoration

JEFFERSON, LA. — Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after the first Working Families Tax Cut lease sale in the Gulf of America was held on Wednesday:

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement applauding the Department of the Interior’s renewed five-year Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program to replace the

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Louisiana families continue to raise concerns about rising flood insurance premiums, today House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) and 49 of their colleagues sent a letter to the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) demanding transparency on Risk Rating 2.0.
 

WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after the House passed the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (WRDA) as a part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (NDAA):

“As a longtime champion of coastal restoration and flood protection, I am happy to see many of the priorities I fought for included in the final Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) that we passed in the House of Representatives today. 
 

JEFFERSON, La.—Today, House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) called for greater transparency and affordability in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) following a roundtable discussion where local leaders and stakeholders raised concerns about the impact of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Risk Rating 2.0 on policyholders.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Congressman Troy Carter (D-La.) today co-authored an

WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) today released the following statement after the House passed the Water Resources Development Act of 2022:

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today,House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) went forward with its rollout of Risk Rating 2.0 for existing policyholders despite an extreme lack of transparency on the new flood insurance rating system's methodology and implementation.