Press Releases
Jefferson -- Congressman Steve Scalise made the following statement today regarding news reports that Alabama Democratic Rep. Parker Griffith will switch to the Republican Party later today.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise and other members of Congress have been pressuring House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to strip the proposal to increase the national debt ceiling from the Defense Appropriations bill.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise congratulated Malia Cali of St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Hammond for being awarded the prestigious 2009 Ladies High School Heisman for her excellence in athletics and academics. Cali was the sole female winner out of more than 55,000 applicants nationwide.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today introduced H.R. 4262, the Control America’s Purse-strings to Deliver a Better Tomorrow (CAP the DEBT) Act. Scalise’s bill would require a two-thirds majority in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate in order to increase the national debt ceiling.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise applauded the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) for awarding a $3 million grant to the University of New Orleans (UNO) Robert E. Nims Center for Entertainment Arts, a film and creative media facility which assists Louisiana’s very successful film industry.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise (R-LA) today made the following statement after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that they have declared carbon dioxide (CO2) along with five other gases as dangerous pollutants.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise visited with the last surviving World War I veteran, Frank Buckles this week in Washington, D.C. Buckles is 108 years old.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise successfully worked to pass legislation today that encourages banks and mortgage servicers to work with families affected by toxic Chinese drywall to allow temporary leniency without penalty on payments on their home mortgages. Scalise is a co-sponsor of H.Con.Res. 197 which passed by a vote of 419 – 1.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise will be touring the newly opened Slidell City Hall as well as other locations around Slidell that were affected by Hurricane Katrina on Monday, November 23, 2009. Scalise and Mayor Morris will also meet following the tour to discuss hurricane recovery and flood protection.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today will testify at the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to urge support for hurricane recovery and flood protection projects in Southeast Louisiana. Scalise is working with local parish leaders and will be submitting several hurricane and flood protection projects for the 2009 Water Resources Development Act.