Press Releases
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today called for the resignation of U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Porteous after the House Judiciary Committee Impeachment Task Force unanimously voted to move articles of impeachment forward to the full House Judiciary Committee.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise made the following statement regarding Scott Brown's come from behind victory in the Massachusetts U.S. Senate race.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise is bringing Congressman John Boozman (R-AR) to Louisiana today to get a first hand look at flood protection and hurricane recovery projects. Scalise will be hosting site visits at the W-14 and Schneider’s Canal projects in Slidell as well as briefings on those and other flood protection projects.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has released loan forgiveness rules for Hurricane Katrina Community Disaster Loans (CDL). Since being elected to Congress in 2008, Scalise has been a strong voice in pushing FEMA to release these rules.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise made the following statement about President Obama and Speaker Pelosi holding their health care discussions behind closed doors. President Obama said on multiple occasions that they would have the health care debate in public and broadcast it on C-SPAN.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise visited with students from the “close up” program at Ben Franklin High School in New Orleans to congratulate the school on receiving the National Blue Ribbon Award for Excellence and to discuss the legislative process. Levon LeBan, William McGrew, Evan Rusca, George Smith, and Lucy Wang were visiting Washington, D.C.
Metairie -- Congressman Steve Scalise is calling on President Obama to stand by his word and broadcast health care reform discussions on C-SPAN.
Metairie -- Congressman Steve Scalise today made the following comment regarding the news that Oschner Health Systems will purchase the NorthShore Regional Medical Center, ambulatory surgery center and several associated properties in Slidell.
Jefferson -- Congressman Steve Scalise along with his Congressional Academy Board has nominated 22 high school students from the First Congressional District to four different U.S. Service Academies for the 2010-11 school year.
Metairie -- Congressman Steve Scalise today announced a total of $16,469,569 in Federal grants and Project Worksheet (PW) reimbursements for the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, the Jefferson Parish Public School System, and the City of Gretna.