Press Releases

WASHINGTON – Republican Louisiana congressional delegation members say a new effort by the Obama administration to curtail carbon emissions could have a “devastating” effect on oil and gas states such as Louisiana.

Leaders of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee introduced draft legislation Tuesday that would institute what is known as cap-and-trade.

Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise recently received the “Spirit of Enterprise” award from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency has released draft loan forgiveness guidelines for Hurricane Katrina Community Disaster Loans (CDL).

Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise has co-sponsored legislation that gives the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs full responsibility for financing healthcare for soldiers with service-connected disabilities.

Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today said that the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Minerals and Management Service federal oil and gas lease sale will provide critical revenue to help restore Louisiana’s coast.

Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today announced that his district staff will be hosting mobile office hours in Washington Parish on Wednesday, March 25.

Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise was recently selected to be a member of the bi-partisan Second Amendment Task Force in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today participated in a secure energy briefing with the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. Members of the Energy and Environment Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee were invited to the closed briefing.