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Washington, D.C. – Republican Study Committee Chairman Steve Scalise’s anti-carbon tax amendment passed the House today by a vote of xxx to xxx. Passage of the amendment marks the first time the House has gone on record opposing a carbon tax.

Congressman Steve Scalise today announced his upcoming town hall meeting series August 19 – 22 across the First Congressional District. At the town halls, Scalise will discuss hurricane protection, flood insurance premiums, the rising cost of healthcare, and other issues affecting Louisianans and their families.

Washington, D.C. – In a letter to the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority – East (SLFPA-E), Congressman Steve Scalise today demanded transparency and answers regarding the contract between the SLFPA-E and the trial lawyers who filed a lawsuit against 97 energy producers in Louisiana for loss of coastal wetlands dating back to the beginning of the last century.

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Steve Scalise today issued the following statement after Halliburton agreed to plead guilty to destroying evidence in connection with the Deepwater Horizon disaster

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Steve Scalise today blasted the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority – East and trial lawyers for filing a lawsuit against nearly 100 energy producers in Louisiana.

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Steve Scalise today issued the following statement after the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology unanimously approved the FCC Process Reform Act and Scalise’s FCC Consolidated Reporting Act.

Hard work, grit, and determination built America. Those values remain at the core of what makes our nation the greatest country in the history of the world. That same spirit lives on today in states like Louisiana where the domestic energy industry creates high-paying American jobs for middle class families and helps lead our march towards energy independence.

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Steve Scalise successfully passed an amendment tonight to the Department of Defense Appropriations Bill targeting hundreds of millions of dollars by prohibiting the DoD from entering into new contracts to procure or produce costly biofuels. The amendment was adopted by voice vote.