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Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today issued the following statement after a newly released ISH Global Insight report highlighted the potential for job creation through offshore energy production in the Gulf of Mexico.

Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Cut, Cap and Balance Act of 2011. Yesterday, the Obama Administration announced that the President would veto the bill should it reach the President’s desk.

Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today issued the following statement after the Obama Administration announced that the President would veto H.R. 2560, the Cut, Cap and Balance Act of 2011. The House is expected to vote on the legislation tomorrow.

Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise and Congressman Cedric Richmond today spearheaded an effort to ensure critical funding for Coastal Restoration projects. The amendment to the Energy and Water Appropriations Bill passed by a vote of 271 to 148.

Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today spoke on the House Floor in favor a balanced budget, noting that tough choices must now be made, and that “the game of spending money we don’t have is over.”

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Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today successfully spearheaded an effort to help ensure adequate funding of the Army Corps of Engineers Operations and Maintenance account for FY 2012 dredging activities. The Amendment to the Energy and Water Appropriations Bill passed by a vote of 241 to 168.

Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today issued the following statement after President Barack Obama’s debt ceiling press conference.

Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the unemployment rate for June rose to 9.2 percent nationwide and U.S. employers added only 18,000 jobs in June.