Press Releases
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today responded to the Gulf Coast Claims Facility’s (GCCF) request for public comments on the proposed draft methodology for settling claims. In a letter to Ken Feinberg, head of the GCCF, Scalise critiqued the organization’s transparency while expressing concerns with the appeals process for denied claims, the lack of scientific peer-review for the GCCF’s economic recovery timeline for the Gulf Coast, and the process by which GCCF determines whether losses are directly attributable to the oil spill.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today introduced an amendment to the Continuing Resolution designed to defund many of President Obama’s czars. The Continuing Resolution would fund the government through September and would cut $100 billion in government spending.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today released the following statement after President Obama announced his proposed budget for FY 2012.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today announced his upcoming town halls scheduled for February 22 and 23. At the town halls, Scalise will hear your views on issues like job creation, health care reform, ways to get federal spending under control, and any other issues you would like to discuss.
Details of the town halls follow below:
St. Tammany Parish
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
2 PM
Mandeville City Hall
3101 East Causeway Approach
Mandeville, LA 70448
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today issued the following statement emphasizing the need to increase domestic energy production in light of the crisis in Egypt.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today issued the following statement in response to U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman’s latest order finding the Department of Interior in civil contempt over its handling of the moratorium litigation.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today issued the following statement after Ken Feinberg, head of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF), released further information for determining final and interim GCCF payments.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today released the following statement after U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson in Florida ruled that the individual mandate, which was central to President Obama’s job-killing health care law, is unconstitutional. This decision comes on the back of a December 13, 2010, decision by a federal judge in Virginia who also ruled Obama’s health care law unconstitutional.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today issued the following statement after Ken Feinberg, head of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF), announced that the methodology and eligibility criteria for final and interim GCCF payments will be released on February 2.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today applauded the resignation of Carol Browner, and called on President Obama to eliminate the position of climate czar after it was announced earlier this week that Browner will resign from her post.