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Washington, DC -- Earlier this week, the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) named Congressman Steve Scalise a “Taxpayer Hero.” Scalise scored a 94 percent on the recently released CCAGW 2009 Congressional Ratings, a ranking that placed him in the top ten percent of all House Members.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today released the following statement after it was reported that Baker Hughes, a Houston based international oil-field services company, has moved 300 of its Gulf employees overseas because of the Obama administration’s offshore drilling moratorium.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise continues to lead the fight against the drilling moratorium by introducing an amendment to H.R. 3534, the CLEAR Act, designed to permanently repeal the Obama administration’s ban on offshore drilling. The bipartisan amendment already has 47 cosponsors, and will be offered at the House Rules Committee tonight.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today voted in favor of H.R. 5114, a five year extension of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which passed the House 329 to 90.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today applauded the U.S. Supreme Court for ruling in favor of the Second Amendment by deciding that the Second Amendment applies to state and local gun laws. The Court ruled 5 – 4 in favor of the Second Amendment and an individual’s right to keep and bear arms.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise will hold an oil spill town hall on Tuesday, June 8 at American Legion Post 175 in Metairie.
At the town hall, Scalise will discuss the oil spill catastrophe, the federal response to the disaster and the road ahead for Louisiana.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise led the Louisiana delegation in calling on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Coast Guard to quickly approve Governor Bobby Jindal’s plan to build barriers to prevent oil from entering Louisiana’s fragile marshes and wetlands.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has opened Business Recovery Centers in Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard and St. Tammany Parishes.
The following resources and contact information may be used to stay updated on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig incident. If the Office of Congressman Steve Scalise can be of any assistance do not hesitate to call the Washington, D.C. office at (202) 225-3015 or the Metairie office at (504) 837-1259.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has made Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) available to small businesses in Louisiana affected by the BP oil spill. This includes those businesses that operate on revenue from fishing, recreational and sports fishing and coastal business.