Press Releases

Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise will host a small business roundtable discussion on Monday at Factory Service Agency, Inc. in Metairie. Scalise will be joined by small business owners to discuss the economy, including the Bush tax cut extensions and other issues before Congress impacting small businesses. Members of the media are welcome to attend.

Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise yesterday led the Louisiana House delegation in calling on the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Science and Technology Committee and the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics to quickly complete the NASA Authorization Act of 2010 and include several provisions key to the Michoud Assembly Facility and the Gulf Coast region. The bill would authorize NASA programs for FY 2011 and determine the future of our nation’s space program.

Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today released the following statement after House Republicans presented A Pledge to America, a new governing agenda focused on addressing the American people’s top priorities. The pledge is the culmination of a months-long engagement with the American people in which House Republicans sought their ideas and priorities for Congress.

Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today issued the following statement after a one year extension of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) passed the U.S. House of Representatives.

Metairie, La. -- Congressman Steve Scalise reiterated his opposition to a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plan to raid $60 million from the Southeast Louisiana Urban Flood Control Project (SELA). This SELA funding is vital to St. Tammany Parish and is designated for flood control and essential drainage projects.

Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise yesterday introduced the Gulf Coast Restoration Act, H.R. 6112. The bill requires that at least 80 percent of the fines assessed to BP under the Clean Water Act be directed to a separate fund for distribution to Gulf States affected by the disaster for the purpose of implementing coastal restoration and other mitigation projects.

Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today issued the following statement on the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s landfall in Southeast Louisiana.

Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today led a broad, bi-partisan coalition calling for President Barack Obama to support a full and complete plan to restore Louisiana’s eroding coastline. In a letter to the President, the coalition called on President Obama to publicly reaffirm his support for long overdue coastal restoration and protection efforts along the Gulf coast, specifically by supporting a reinvestment of fines collected by BP for coastal restoration.