Press Releases
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today said he will be returning to Washington, D.C. Thursday to call on Speaker Pelosi to reconvene Congress instead of staying adjourned for a five-week vacation. House Republicans have been demonstrating a revolt on the House floor while the rest of Congress is on August recess. They are demanding House Leadership to reconvene and bring up a vote to address the nation’s energy crisis.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today announced that he will be hosting an Energy Town Hall Meeting to discuss solutions to the nation’s energy crisis and take questions from constituents.
“People in Louisiana and across the country are still struggling to make ends meet because of high gas prices,” Scalise said. “I look forward to discussing solutions to our nation’s energy crisis, including exploration, conservation, and alternative sources of energy.”
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today sent a letter to the House Democratic Leadership urging them to include remaining funding for hurricane recovery issues in upcoming legislation. Legislation to fund recovery from Midwest flooding is expected to reach the U.S. Senate floor in September and would then come to the House.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today announced that the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) has awarded a $100,000 continuation grant to the Coalition for a Better Tomorrow in Hammond.
“Keeping our children off drugs is a community wide effort,” Scalise said. “The Coalition for a Better Tomorrow and Quad Area do an excellent job reducing youth substance abuse and this funding will help them maintain their high standard of preventing drug use by children.”
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded a total of $12,690,551 in grants to Louisiana for hurricane recovery.
Regarding the FEMA grant, Scalise said, “We have all been working hard with FEMA to get the reimbursements that are so important to continue removing debris and rebuilding our educational infrastructure. This grant will help speed up the cumbersome process.”
The details for the FEMA grant are as follows:
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise (R-LA) today made the following comments at a press conference after returning from the American Energy Tour. For audio of the press conference please click here.
“The American Energy Tour was very important because we were able to look at both short term and the long term solutions to the national energy crisis.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Scalise today issued a statement regarding President Bush’s announcement of lifting the executive order moratorium of offshore drilling in the Outer Continental Shelf.
Last week Congressman Scalise met with Vice President Cheney and urged him to have the White House lift the executive ban. Scalise also met this morning at the White House with one of President Bush’s advisors, again urging that the OCS ban be lifted. Scalise said that the pressure from the White House will help put the pressure on Congress to act.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is awarding a $2,407,500 grant to the Jefferson Parish Public School System for records stabilization.
During Hurricane Katrina the Jefferson Parish Administration Building was severely damaged with wind driven rain and flooding. The building housed active and archived records, and these funds will be used to recover the damaged records.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is awarding a $2,407,500 grant to the Jefferson Parish Public School System for records stabilization.
During Hurricane Katrina the Jefferson Parish Administration Building was severely damaged with wind driven rain and flooding. The building housed active and archived records, and these funds will be used to recover the damaged records.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today introduced his bill to address the national energy crisis by increasing the supply of American oil to lower the price of gas and provide Louisiana with more of its fair share of offshore oil and gas revenue.