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Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today made the following comment after Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced the plans for a new Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) arbitration panel that will help Southeast Louisiana Communities obtain the necessary public assistance funding.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today made the following statement regarding the guilty verdicts of former U.S. Representative William Jefferson.
“Today's guilty verdicts send another strong message that political corruption will not be tolerated. I commend the Justice Department for sending the message loud and clear that we have established a zero tolerance policy against public corruption, and anybody who crosses that line will go to jail.”
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Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise made the following statement regarding the “cap and trade” energy tax bill that was being debated today the House of Representatives.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise congratulates the LSU Tigers Baseball Team and Coach Paul Mainieri on their College World Series victory, which marks the school’s sixth baseball national championship.
“The LSU baseball team put together a dream season, culminated by an exciting College World Series national championship,” Scalise said. “Tigers Coach Paul Mainieri has done a wonderful job putting LSU back on top as one of college baseball’s elite programs.”
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today announced that he is leading the 2009 American Energy Tour in New Orleans, June 29-30. Scalise will take other Members of Congress on a tour of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) on Monday to learn more about offshore oil and gas production and coastal erosion, and receive briefings on Tuesday from the Minerals Management Service (MMS) regarding offshore drilling and the leasing process.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today personally met with FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate to discuss a number of issues regarding hurricane recovery, including the current backlog of Public Assistance (PA) projects, reforming FEMA, and forgiveness procedures for Community Disaster Loans (CDLs).
Scalise hand delivered documents to Administrator Fugate requesting assistance for entities waiting on the forgiveness of CDLs including St. Tammany Parish and East Jefferson General Hospital.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today sent a letter to Peter Orszag, President Obama’s Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), urging him to remove the lock usage tax from the FY 2010 Budget. There are 23 other Members of Congress from around the country that have signed on to Scalise’s bi-partisan letter.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today submitted a statement to the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works for a committee hearing titled, “A Hearing on New Orleans Hurricane and Flood Protection and Coastal Louisiana.”
Scalise urged his colleagues in the House and Senate to support Options 2 and 2a, Category 5 hurricane protection, and beneficial use of dredged material for coastal restoration. Joe Rault, Tom Jackson and Steven Peyronnin of Louisiana all testified at the committee today in support of Options 2 and 2a.
Washington, DC -- Members of Congress today requested a government review of discrepancies in the number of unresolved FEMA Public Assistance projects still awaiting federal funds. Now four years after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, resolution to these projects will help Louisiana move forward with delayed disaster recovery efforts.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today announced that five of his nominees for the U.S. Armed Service Academies have received an appointment. In December 2008 Scalise submitted nine nominations from the First District to the Academies.