Press Releases

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.

Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today released the following statement after President Obama’s State of the Union address.

Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today blasted the handling of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) by Ken Feinberg and demanded that Mr. Feinberg demonstrate increased transparency and provide specific information on claims and payments made to date. In a letter to Mr. Feinberg, Scalise also questioned the proposed transfer of 150 local claims processors out of the Gulf Coast region after Feinberg repeatedly stressed the importance of hiring additional local personnel.

Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today supported the repeal of Obamacare and delivered the following statement on the House Floor.

“With the exception of a liberal in Congress, the only person that would suggest that this Obamacare law would actually reduce the deficit has got to be an Enron accountant. If you look at this bill, it rations care, it raises health care costs for families, it was scored to raise the cost of health care, and it's actually pushing thousands of doctors out of the practice of medicine.