Press Releases
September 13, 2018
Congressman Steve Scalise (LA-01) and State Sen. Sharon Hewitt (Slidell) made the following statements about Congress's final negotiated water resources legislation, S. 3021, America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018, and a specific provision that calls for a thorough environmental impact review of the "One Lake" Pearl River dam project before construction begins.
September 11, 2018
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) penned an op-ed for The Advocate in remembrance of the thousands of Americans who lost their lives in the terror attacks of September 11, 2001.
Issues:National Security
September 10, 2018
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) invites students from Louisiana's First Congressional District to participate in the 2018 Congressional App Challenge.
Issues:Communication and Technology
September 6, 2018
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement denouncing the anti-Semitic vandalism defacing the Northshore Jewish Congregation in Mandeville, La.
September 6, 2018
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) today received the National Taxpayers Union "Taxpayers' Friend Award" for having one of the strongest voting records on reducing spending, lowering taxes, and supporting economic success.
Issues:Taxes and Economy
September 6, 2018
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel's America's Newsroom with Sandra Smith and Bill Hemmer to discuss Democrat obstruction and showmanship, like political fundraising and attempts to leak confidential documents, during the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearings this week with Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
September 6, 2018
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) penned a column in theWashington Examiner supporting President Trump and his administration's new Affordable Clean Energy Plan that prioritizes job creation and lower energy costs while still protecting the environment.
Issues:Energy
September 6, 2018
At the House Leadership stakeout today, Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) highlighted the good news he has been hearing around his district from families and small business owners that are seeing the benefits of pro-growth Republican policies like the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
Issues:Taxes and Economy
September 5, 2018
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) questioned Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on the anti-conservative bias many have reported experiencing on the platform, including the 'shadow banning' some Republican members of Congress have faced.
Issues:Communication and Technology
August 29, 2018
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) authored an op-ed in The Times-Picayune in remembrance of Hurricane Katrina on the 13th anniversary of the storm making landfall and causing historic loss of life and damage to Louisiana and neighboring states.