Press Releases
Washington, DC -- Congressman Scalise made the following comment on the passing of former Governor Dave Treen today.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise played in the 2009 Longest Yard Football Classic to raise money for the Capitol Police Memorial Fund and the Washington Literacy Council. The game raised almost $60,000 this year.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise will meet with the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate tomorrow, Wednesday, October 28, in Scalise’s Washington D.C. office.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today made the following statement after the House Energy and Commerce Committee passed the Chemical Facility Regulation Bill, H.R. 2868.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise will host a Town Hall Meeting in the Slidell Junior High School gym on Monday, October 19, to discuss the proposed government takeover of health care, out-of-control spending, the “cap and trade” energy tax, and any other issues that constituents would like to discuss.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise (LA-1) today held a press conference at the 17th Street Canal in Lakeview to highlight the importance for President Obama to spend more time in Southeast Louisiana. Scalise and others have urged the President to extend his visit so he can experience first-hand the challenges the region is still facing.
Washington, DC -- The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) has named Congressman Steve Scalise a “Taxpayer Hero.” Scalise scored a 90 percent on the recently released CCAGW 2008 Congressional Ratings, a ranking that placed him in the top five percent of all House Members.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today submitted a statement to the record for a House Transportation and Infrastructure hearing on the “Final Breakthrough on the Billion Dollar Katrina Infrastructure logjam: How is it Working?”
His testimony is below:
Testimony of Congressman Steve Scalise
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Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise recently sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development asking them to work with the Louisiana Recovery Authority in developing, approving and implementing the Community Development Block Grant program for citizens adversely affected by toxic Chinese drywall.
A copy of his letter is below.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today made the following statement regarding President Obama and the leaders of Britain and France demanding that Iran’s secret nuclear fuel facility be opened to international inspectors.