Press Releases
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today made the following statement after the House Energy and Commerce Committee passed the Chemical Facility Regulation Bill, H.R. 2868.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise will host a Town Hall Meeting in the Slidell Junior High School gym on Monday, October 19, to discuss the proposed government takeover of health care, out-of-control spending, the “cap and trade” energy tax, and any other issues that constituents would like to discuss.
Washington, DC -- The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) has named Congressman Steve Scalise a “Taxpayer Hero.” Scalise scored a 90 percent on the recently released CCAGW 2008 Congressional Ratings, a ranking that placed him in the top five percent of all House Members.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today submitted a statement to the record for a House Transportation and Infrastructure hearing on the “Final Breakthrough on the Billion Dollar Katrina Infrastructure logjam: How is it Working?”
His testimony is below:
Testimony of Congressman Steve Scalise
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise recently sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development asking them to work with the Louisiana Recovery Authority in developing, approving and implementing the Community Development Block Grant program for citizens adversely affected by toxic Chinese drywall.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today made the following statement regarding President Obama and the leaders of Britain and France demanding that Iran’s secret nuclear fuel facility be opened to international inspectors.
Washington, DC -- The House Energy and Commerce Committee, of which Congressman Steve Scalise is a member, today resumed debate on amendments to HR 3200, the health care legislation. Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, has indicated she would like a vote on this bill in the next couple of weeks.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise has introduced the Sunset All Czars (SAC) Act, H.R. 3569. His bill will sunset all “czar” positions by the end of this year, eliminate appropriations to fund these positions and their offices, and require Senate confirmation of any future government official with czar-like powers.