Press Releases
Metairie, La. -- Congressman Steve Scalise today brought together dozens of local CPAs and non-profit organizations to meet with Ken Feinberg, head of the $20 billion BP oil spill compensation fund, to address questions about the claims process and discuss specific details of the BP compensation fund.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today issued the following statement after the National Oil Spill Commission announced that BP and Halliburton received information weeks before the Deepwater Horizon disaster indicating that the cement used to seal the Deepwater Horizon well was unstable.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today issued the following statement on the six month anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon disaster and the ensuing BP oil spill. From day one, Scalise has taken a lead role in pressing for a greater response to the BP disaster. Scalise has also introduced H.R. 6112, a bill to dedicate at least 80 percent of Clean Water Act fines paid by BP towards coastal restoration activities and continues to work with the bipartisan coastal restoration coalition to get this bill passed and restore Louisiana’s coast.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today issued the following statement after the Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that the offshore drilling moratorium has been lifted.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today released the following statement after the September unemployment rate was reported at 9.6 percent with the loss of 95,000 jobs.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today issued the following statement after President Barack Obama’s oil spill commission released four draft reports pertaining to the oil spill. The reports specifically fault the administration for hiding from the public the amount of oil leaking, underestimating the size of the spill, a delayed response, and failing to back up with data their claim that 75 percent of the oil had disappeared.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today released the following statement after President Barack Obama announced the creation of the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force. Scalise has been pressing for a coordinated effort between states, local officials, and the federal government, and the formal creation of this partnership is a key component of his bill to dedicate at least 80 percent of BP fines to the Gulf Coast for Coastal Restoration purposes.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today issued the following statement after the Internal Revenue Service announced it would allow homeowners with toxic Chinese drywall to treat the damages incurred from toxic drywall as a casualty loss for tax purposes.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today issued the following statement after the Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced two new rules governing the offshore oil and gas industry. In his announcement, Secretary Salazar did not address the suspension of deepwater drilling activity or the de-facto shallow water moratorium.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass S. 3729, the NASA Authorization Act of 2010. The bill includes several provisions key to the Michoud Assembly Facility and the Gulf Coast region.