In the News
August 30, 2013
In a troubling denial of reality, President Obama now claims that Republicans have no ideas when it comes to health care, saying "they don't have an agenda to provide health insurance to people at affordable rates."But Republicans do have answers – a lot of them.
August 30, 2013
Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Jefferson, also called for limited engagement."With Syria in the middle of a civil war, any action taken by the United States must be carefully considered in terms of what is in the best interests of our nation and our close allies in the region including Israel," Scalise said.
August 30, 2013
With two fellow delegation members in the process of stepping down, Congressman Steve Scalise, R-Metairie, may be uniquely positioned to not only ramp up Louisiana's influence on the Hill, but also become an inside political player himself on everything from policy to House leadership.
July 23, 2012
Our state's economy, culture and heritage are deeply tied to our unique coast and the Mississippi River, but decades of severe erosion have left our coast tattered. This erosion has also removed the barrier that used to exist to protect us against violent storms in the Gulf.
May 31, 2012
The U.S. House on Wednesday approved a bill by Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Jefferson, to streamline some federal reporting requirements for communications businesses and regulators.
Issues:Communication and Technology
May 31, 2012
Just in the nick of time, the House Wednesday night approved a 60-day extension of the National Flood Insurance Program. The approval came by voice vote.
May 31, 2012
This time there were no blue umbrellas, no Capitol rallies and no visits with congressional leaders.
May 31, 2012
U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Metairie, is calling on state lawmakers to abandon a proposal that could allow the Legislature to redirect fines from the Deepwater Horizon disaster to projects unrelated to coastal restoration.
April 19, 2012
A bill that could send billions of dollars to the Gulf Coast for restoration after the Gulf oil spill passed the U.S. House Wednesday. The Restore Act, which would dedicate 80 percent of the BP Clean Water Act fines to the Gulf, passed as part of a transportation extension bill with a 293-127 vote.
February 17, 2012
The House gave voice vote approval Thursday to an amendment that would dedicate 80 percent of Clean Water Act fines from the 2010 BP oil spill to a new Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund. The vote was a key victory for supporters of using the fine money to finance environmental restoration in the five Gulf states, but only a first step.