Press Releases
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise yesterday introduced a series of bills at the start of the 112th Congress focused on both local and national issues, including enhanced coastal restoration through the use of BP fines, and improvements to FEMA’s disaster recovery process.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives elected John Boehner as Speaker of the House and convened the 112th Congress.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today received his subcommittee assignments on the Energy and Commerce Committee for the 112th Congress. Scalise will continue to serve on the Energy Subcommittee, and will join the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology as well as the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today released the following statement after the Federal Communications Commission adopted rules to regulate the Internet by imposing “net neutrality” policies.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today released the following statement after the Justice Department filed a civil suit against BP PLC and eight other companies for damages associated with the Gulf oil spill. The suit could result in billions of dollars in damages.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted to convict U.S. Eastern District Judge Thomas Porteous of four articles of impeachment.
Metairie, La. -- Congressman Steve Scalise today released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the unemployment rate for November increased to 9.8 percent nationwide.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today released the following statement after Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that new OCS drilling in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico and along the Atlantic coast will not be allowed for the next seven years.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has made their initial determinations regarding cancellation of Special Community Disaster Loans (SCDLs). The St.