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Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today released the following statement after House Republicans presented A Pledge to America, a new governing agenda focused on addressing the American people’s top priorities. The pledge is the culmination of a months-long engagement with the American people in which House Republicans sought their ideas and priorities for Congress.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today issued the following statement after a one year extension of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) passed the U.S. House of Representatives.
Metairie, La. -- Congressman Steve Scalise reiterated his opposition to a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plan to raid $60 million from the Southeast Louisiana Urban Flood Control Project (SELA). This SELA funding is vital to St. Tammany Parish and is designated for flood control and essential drainage projects.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise yesterday introduced the Gulf Coast Restoration Act, H.R. 6112. The bill requires that at least 80 percent of the fines assessed to BP under the Clean Water Act be directed to a separate fund for distribution to Gulf States affected by the disaster for the purpose of implementing coastal restoration and other mitigation projects.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today issued the following statement on the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s landfall in Southeast Louisiana.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today led a broad, bi-partisan coalition calling for President Barack Obama to support a full and complete plan to restore Louisiana’s eroding coastline.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today announced that his district staff will host satellite office hours in Gretna on Wednesday, August 25th.
Who: Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA)
What: America Speaking Out Town Hall
When: Thursday, August 26, 2010 – 7pm CT
Where: St. Tammany Parish Council Chambers
21490 Koop Dr.
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.