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Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today participated in his first Energy and Commerce Committee meeting to mark up the proposed economic stimulus package. He also joined with colleagues and offered an alternative called the Economic Recovery and Middle-Class Tax Relief Act of 2009, HR 470.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today was named to fill the last seat on the influential House Energy & Commerce Committee. After efforts by Republican leader John Boehner (R-OH) and Ranking Member Joe Barton (R-TX), Speaker Pelosi agreed to provide one more seat for Republicans on the Energy and Commerce Committee earlier this week.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise introduced an amendment to the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) legislation that will restore protections so that illegal aliens will not be able to receive taxpayer-funded healthcare benefits.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise will be touring and meeting with staff at the St. Tammany Parish Hospital on Monday, January 12. The visit will be from 10:30 a.m. to noon and will be open to the media.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise was named to the House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee last night and will maintain his post on the Veterans’ Affairs Committee.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today was named by Republican Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) as an Assistant Republican Whip. As an Assistant Whip, Scalise will be responsible for tracking legislation and providing the rest of the Republican Conference with vote recommendations.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today announced that Louisiana will receive $129,737,880 in supplemental Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). New Orleans area hospitals that have suffered financial losses since Hurricane Katrina are eligible to receive funding from this grant.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt urging him to release the already appropriated funds for New Orleans area hospitals.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise is partnering with People to People Leadership Program to offer six students from Louisiana’s First Congressional District the opportunity to personally witness the swearing in of Barack Obama as our nation’s 44th President.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today sent a letter to the White House urging the President to promptly sign the pension relief bill (H.R. 7327) that passed Congress last week. The House passed the bill last Thursday, followed by the Senate on Friday.