Press Releases
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass H.R. 1230, the Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act. The bill would expand American energy production and create jobs by requiring the Secretary of the Interior to conduct oil and natural gas lease sales that have been delayed by the Obama Administration.
Washington, DC -- Rep. Steve Scalise is joining with House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Chief Deputy Whip Peter Roskam (R-IL), Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (R-WA) to announce the creation of the House Energy Action Team (HEAT). Scalise is the only congressman from Louisiana selected by the House leadership to serve on this team.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today released the following statement after it was announced that Osama bin Laden has been killed.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today issued the following statement after the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released a comprehensive list of over-the-year change in unemployment rates for metropolitan areas across the country. The statistics compare March of 2010 with March of 2011 and highlight the impact of the offshore drilling moratorium on Louisiana’s economy and unemployment figures. Eight of the 11 areas with the largest increase in unemployment are Louisiana metropolitan areas.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today released the following statement after the Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) board of trustees announced they had reached an agreement with BP on a $1 billion down payment towards NRDA for damages caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today issued the following statement on the one year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today released the following statement after President Obama announced that he would ignore the will of the American people and allow several czars to continue to exist and be funded in spite of the law.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed a GOP budget cutting $6.2 trillion over the next 10 years.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today issued the following statement after Sens. Landrieu and Vitter introduced legislation in the U.S. Senate to dedicate BP Clean Water Act fines to the Gulf Coast. Scalise introduced similar legislation in the House in January.
Washington, DC -- An amendment spearheaded by Congressman Steve Scalise sacking four of President Obama’s most radical czars has been included in the Continuing Resolution for the remainder of FY 2011 which will be considered by the House and Senate by the end of the week before heading to the President to be signed into law. Scalise’s amendment originally passed on February 17, 2011 with strong bipartisan support.