Press Releases
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today issued the following statement after Exxon Mobil Corporation announced two major oil discoveries and a gas discovery in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The discoveries came from the company’s first post-moratorium deepwater exploration well.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise will pump gas and meet with constituents on Wednesday to discuss the skyrocketing cost of gas and what he is doing to help bring down gas prices.
Scalise will be pumping gas at the Chevron in Metairie at noon CT on the corner of North Causeway Blvd. and West Esplanade Ave. (3605 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie, La. 70002).
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the unemployment rate for May increased to 9.1 percent nationwide and U.S. hiring slowed with only 54,000 jobs added.
Washington, DC -- Late last night, Congressman Steve Scalise passed an amendment on the House floor eliminating red tape and burdensome requirements in the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) process. The Scalise TWIC amendment passed by voice vote during consideration of the Department of Homeland Security 2012 Appropriations Bill.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today announced the appointment of eight of his nominees to U.S. Service Academies.
“Our service academies provide next generation’s leaders with the world’s finest military training and an excellent post-secondary education,” Scalise said. “These students represent some of the brightest in their communities, and are true American patriots. I am confident they will represent Louisiana with dignity in our Military Service Academies, and I am proud to have nominated them for these posts.”
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today announced that Trista Kramer from St. Scholastica Academy in Covington won this year’s Congressional Art Competition. The theme for the competition was “Gulf Seafood: The Taste of Louisiana.” Trista’s winning piece is named “Crawfish time.”
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today released the following statement as the Corps’ June 1, 2011, deadline for implementing 100-year flood protection for the Southshore of Lake Pontchartrain arrived.
Washington, DC -- During a meeting at the White House with House Republicans, Congressman Steve Scalise today asked President Barack Obama to resolve the lack of clarity in the approval process for offshore drilling permits and exploration plans. The President responded that he and his Director of the National Economic Council would work with Scalise to address the problem. Scalise has consistently advocated for the administration to remove roadblocks in the permitting process since the President imposed a moratorium on deepwater drilling.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today issued the following statement after voting against a bill to raise the debt ceiling above the current $14.3 trillion statutory level without any accompanying spending reductions and budget reforms. The bill failed to pass the House of Representatives.
Washington, DC -- The Louisiana House Delegation today called on President Obama and the House Appropriations Committee to ensure adequate dredging of state rivers as well as increased protection to its levee systems in response to recent record flooding. Congressman Cedric Richmond (D-LA) led the letter to President Obama. Congressman Steve Scalise (R-LA) led the letter to the House Committee on Appropriations. The letters both request that the dredging of state rivers and the protection of the levee systems be included in any emergency supplemental appropriations bill.