Press Releases
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.
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.