Press Releases
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. His bill also repeals the Gephardt rule which currently allows lawmakers to increase the federal debt ceiling as an attachment to other budget resolutions.
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.
“Frank Buckles is a truly inspiring hero who honorably served our country and has a positive outlook on life,” Scalise said. “It was an honor to meet with our nation’s last living World War I veteran, to thank him for his service to our country and to hear some of his stories.”
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.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today made the following statement about the fraudulent stimulus jobs claims by the White House. An ABC News exclusive report showed that the White House’s www.recovery.gov website was reporting jobs created and stimulus money spent in Congressional districts that don’t exist.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise made the following statement regarding the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) announcement that they have recalled their proposed oyster harvest regulations. Instead, they will commission a study on ways to make harvesting oysters safer, technologies that may have not been considered yet, and other options.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today congratulated the Louisiana Small Business Development Center (LSBDC) in Hammond, on their nomination for the 2010 Small Business Development Center Service, Excellence and Innovation Award.