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November 30, 2011
Is the Obama administration really taxing Christmas trees? No, but the White House said Wednesday it was reversing its decision to approve an industry-sponsored Christmas tree promotion program after conservatives accused the Agriculture Department of spoiling Christmas with a new tree tax.
November 10, 2011
WASHINGTON -- Despite support from President Barack Obama and influential congressional Republicans, a bill that would channel 80 percent of BP oil spill fines to the Gulf Coast is far from enactment. Louisiana lawmakers remain upbeat, pointing to the bipartisan support for the legislation, approval by a key Senate committee and a scheduled Dec. 7 hearing on the bill in a House panel.
November 9, 2011
Congressman Steve Scalise today released the following statement after President Obama announced he would implement a new tax on every Christmas tree sold in America.
November 8, 2011
Congressman Steve Scalise today issued the following statement after Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced the proposed Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2012 – 2017.
Issues:Energy
November 3, 2011
Congressman Steve Scalise today voted to authorize the Energy and Commerce Committee to subpoena White House documents related to the Solyndra scandal.
Issues:Energy
October 25, 2011
As his re-election campaign heats up, President Obama finds himself in an awkward position trying to defend his environmental policies against Republicans and disillusioned environmentalists who backed his campaign in 2008.
October 25, 2011
Because restoring Louisiana's coast is not just a matter of fairness, but a matter of survival, I am glad that House members from both sides of the aisle joined together to introduce a bill that will ensure that 80 percent of penalties paid by BP and others responsible for last year's Gulf oil disaster are used to help restore the region, not for unrelated federal spending.
October 25, 2011
Chances for Gulf Coast states, including Louisiana, to share in 80 percent of BP fine money got a boost Wednesday when legislation was introduced in the House of Representatives.
October 25, 2011
After months of negotiations, Gulf Coast lawmakers reached a compromise and introduced a bill in the House Wednesday that would steer most of the fines collected from the BP oil spill to the region for recovery efforts.
October 25, 2011
Having condemned President Obama's "Buffett Rule" proposal to raise taxes on some millionaires as "class warfare," Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., proposed his own solution to billionaire Warren Buffett's complaints that he paid a lower tax rate than his secretary.