Press Releases
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.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today announced that his district staff will host satellite office hours in Gretna on Wednesday, August 25th.
“It is an honor to represent the people of Louisiana in Congress, and I encourage Gretna and West Bank residents to come meet with our staff during these satellite office hours,” Scalise said. “Our staff will be happy to help residents with any questions they may have concerning federal agencies or bills before Congress.”
Scalise Satellite Office Hours
Who: Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA)
What: America Speaking Out Town Hall
When: Thursday, August 26, 2010 – 7pm CT
Where: St. Tammany Parish Council Chambers
21490 Koop Dr.
Mandeville, La.
Washington, DC -- Earlier this week, the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) named Congressman Steve Scalise a “Taxpayer Hero.” Scalise scored a 94 percent on the recently released CCAGW 2009 Congressional Ratings, a ranking that placed him in the top ten percent of all House Members.
The average score in the House of Representatives for the 2009 Congressional Ratings was 31 percent.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today released the following statement after it was reported that Baker Hughes, a Houston based international oil-field services company, has moved 300 of its Gulf employees overseas because of the Obama administration’s offshore drilling moratorium.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise continues to lead the fight against the drilling moratorium by introducing an amendment to H.R. 3534, the CLEAR Act, designed to permanently repeal the Obama administration’s ban on offshore drilling. The bipartisan amendment already has 47 cosponsors, and will be offered at the House Rules Committee tonight.