Press Releases

Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise will testify on H.R. 1264, the Multiple Peril Insurance Act, at a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Wednesday, April 21 at 2 p.m.

Scalise is the lead Republican cosponsor of H.R. 1264, which reforms the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) to create an optional program where property owners could purchase wind and hail coverage in addition to flood policies.

Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today released the following statement after NASA presented its program assignments for implementing the agency’s exploration initiatives proposed in the President’s fiscal year 2011 budget.

Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today announced that the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) have issued interim remediation guidelines to assist homeowners in ridding their property of toxic Chinese drywall.

Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today released the following statement on the announcement by the Bureau of Labor Statistics that 162,000 jobs were created during the month of March.

Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today congratulated the Imagination Movers for being renewed for a third season by the Disney Channel. Scalise also points out the economic impact their television show has on the region.

Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today issued the following statement on President Obama’s announcement that parts of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) will be made available for offshore drilling. The Obama Administration has held a moratorium on all offshore leasing, despite the majority of American people wanting to expand domestic oil and natural gas exploration, and continues to keep much of the coast off limits.

Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today issued the following statement regarding President Obama’s press conference after signing the health care reconciliation bill, which included the government takeover of the student loan industry.

Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today announced a series of town hall meetings throughout the First Congressional District in early April.

Congressman Scalise will discuss issues including jobs, the government takeover of health care, the “cap and trade” energy tax, federal spending, and any other issues that constituents would like to discuss with him at the town hall meetings.