Rep. Steve Scalise

Republican  •  1st District, Louisiana  •  3rd Term  •  Sworn In 2008
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05/31/12
FCC reporting regulations eased in bill passed by House

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. House on Wednesday approved a bill by Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Jefferson, to streamline some federal reporting requirements for communications businesses and regulators. The bill would consolidate eight annual reports into a ...

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05/31/12
Rep. Scalise opposes BP spill fines proposal in La.

Louisiana lawmakers should drop a proposal that could allow the redirection of BP oil spill penalties to projects that are not related to the Gulf Coast's restoration, said Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La. "The reason we have fought so strongly to dedicate the BP

Source: SmartBrief
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05/31/12
Latest news: May 31, 2012

...state lawmakers to redirect oil spill fines By Jeff Adelson, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). May 30, 2012. "U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Metairie, is calling on state lawmakers to abandon a proposal that could allow the Legislature to redirect fines fro

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05/31/12
Latest news: May 31, 2012

...state lawmakers to redirect oil spill fines By Jeff Adelson, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). May 30, 2012. "U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Metairie, is calling on state lawmakers to abandon a proposal that could allow the Legislature to redirect fines fro

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05/31/12
House Passes FCC Reform Measure on Voice Vote

...these annual reports will be combined into a single report to be published every two years. The bill was introduced by Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., and backed by a bipartisan coalition. "Many of these reports not only place tremendous burdens on the indus

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05/31/12
Congress backs flood insurance bill

U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Jefferson, praised the progress made Wednesday, but noted that more work remains. “While I support this 60-day extension, this stop-gap measure does not ensure long-term certainty for homeowners in Louisiana, and I’m calling

Source: theadvocate.com
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05/30/12
Congressman Steve Scalise opposes amendment allowing state lawmakers to redirect oil spill fines

U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Metairie, is calling on state lawmakers to abandon a proposal that could allow the Legislature to redirect fines from the Deepwater Horizon disaster to projects unrelated to coastal restoration. The measure, approved ...

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05/30/12
House Approves FCC Reform Bill

Steve Scalise (R-La.) and House Communications Subcommittee Chair ... "This isn't just unhelpful," he said, it is a waste of taxpayer funds." Rep. Scalise lifted up a stack of reports as a visual aide, saying they were industry-specific rather than looking

Source: Broadcasting Cable
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05/30/12
Morning Tech: W.H. cyber event

Full item: http://bit.ly/Jsb9yW STREAMLINING WORK AT THE FCC --A Steve Scalise bill aiming to cut back on some of ... an attorney with CDT, is headed to Rep. Zoe Lofgren's office next month as a legislative counsel on tech issues. (Fittingly, we saw ...

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05/30/12
Scalise, House Majority Leader tour Gulf on energy tour

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor joined Representative Steve Scalise and other federal lawmakers for the annual tour. "The advances of technology, the responsible extraction of the resources here in the Gulf will mean lower energy prices for working ...

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05/30/12
House Approves FCC Reform Bill

...this review, the FCC would be required to take into account competition from the Internet. The bill, which was backed by Reps. Steve Scalise (R-La.) and House Communications Subcommittee Chair Greg Walden (R-Ore.), would consolidate eight separate congr

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05/30/12
House Approves FCC Reform Bill

...this review, the FCC would be required to take into account competition from the Internet. The bill, which was backed by Reps. Steve Scalise (R-La.) and House Communications Subcommittee Chair Greg Walden (R-Ore.), would consolidate eight separate congr

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05/30/12
FTC hosts 'Dot Com Disclosures' workshop - W.H. holds cyber event - Ad firms struggle with tracking rules - Motorola to FCC: Don't nix waivers - Streamlining work at the FCC

...national commercial wireless carrier networks in use today.” Full item: http://bit.ly/Jsb9yW STREAMLINING WORK AT THE FCC -- A Steve Scalise bill aiming to cut back on some of the paperwork at the FCC will be considered on the House floor today under

Source: The Politico
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05/26/12
Healthy Broadcast Stats Raise Questions on Need for Regulation

Such provisions, according to free market groups supporting legislation introduced by Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) and Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.), include rules that allow broadcasters to force a cable or satellite firm to carry their signal (with ...

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05/26/12
Healthy Broadcast Stats Raise Questions on Need for Regulation

...operating. Such provisions, according to free market groups supporting legislation introduced by Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) and Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.), include rules that allow broadcasters to force a cable or satellite firm to carry their signal (wit

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05/25/12
Congressmen tour oil production in Gulf amid protests

KENNER, La. - A chopper carrying a group of congressmen landed just before 4 Friday afternoon at a terminal of Armstrong International Airport, signaling an end to the offshore energy tour led by Congressman Steve Scalise, R- LA. After he and ...

Source: WWL-TV
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05/25/12
Congressmen tour oil production in Gulf of Mexico amid protests

KENNER, La. - A chopper carrying a group of congressmen landed just before 4 Friday afternoon at a terminal of Armstrong International Airport, signaling an end to the offshore energy tour led by Congressman Steve Scalise, R- LA. After he and ...

Source: WWL-TV
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05/25/12
Where's Eric Cantor?

"I look forward to joining Congressman Steve Scalise and members on both sides of the aisle to learn more about the technology that makes offshore energy production possible," said House Majority Leader Eric Cantor. "Louisiana and other Gulf states play a

Source: NationalJournal.com
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05/25/12
House GOP's Memorial Day energy push, Liberals question Pelosi tax cut plan, Baucus gears up for campaigns, Romney's ties in AZ race, Messina visits Hill, Harvard told feds Warren was Native American

...Berg in North Dakota, where the Bakken oil and gas industry is booming. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor is joining Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) on a deepwater oil rig and platform in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday. House Natural Resources Committee Chairm

Source: The Politico
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05/25/12
Macfarlane-Svinicki pairing gives Dems edge - Rahall: Coal ash shouldn?t hold up transpo bill - Rockefeller inquires about nat gas cybersecurity - SASC OKs anti-green military amendments

...even when the RIN provider is approved by the EPA. THE LIVES OF THE COWBOYS: House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and Reps. Steve Scalise, Gene Green, Steven Palazzo and John Sullivan tour a deepwater rig in the Gulf of Mexico's Outer Continental Shelf nea

Source: The Politico
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05/25/12
House considers bill to streamline FCC reports

...Members will vote on H.R. 3310, the Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act, sponsored by Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) under suspension of the rules. The bill is meant to cut down on the number of reports the commission is required to

Source: The Hill
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05/25/12
House GOP vows energy push

...Berg in North Dakota, where the Bakken oil and gas industry is booming. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor is joining Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) on a deepwater oil rig and platform in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday. House Natural Resources Committee Chairm

Source: The Politico
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05/24/12
House GOP vows to keep pushing measures on energy

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor is joining Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) on a deepwater oil rig and platform in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday. House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (R-Wash.) is with Rep. Francisco Canseco (R ...

Source: Politico.com
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05/24/12
U.S. House expected to follow Senate in approving flood insurance extension

Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Jefferson, said that the agreement by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to take up a five-year extension, including changes designed to reduce losses in the program, should be enough to persuade his House colleagues to go ...

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05/24/12
Congressional leaders to tour offshore energy installations

On Friday, U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise will take House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, Congressman Gene Green, Congressman Steven Palazzo, and Congressman John Sullivan on a tour of an offshore drilling rig and an offshore production platform.

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05/24/12
Carbon rule focus of EPA hearings - Report: Obama pushed on Arctic drilling - Pres. makes wind case in Iowa - House GOP holds energy tour - Heartland climate conferences over?

...business roundtable in Boliver, Ohio. ONE FOR THE ROAD: Topping it all off, on Friday, Majority Leader Eric Cantor and Rep. Steve Scalise will visit an offshore deepwater oil rig. COAL COAL COAL: It’s hard to over-emphasize just how concerned West Vir

Source: The Politico
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05/22/12
Steve Scalise gives congressmen tour of La. oil and gas industry

NEW ORLEANS - Once a year, Congressman Steve Scalise escorts a delegation of representatives from all over the country on a tour of Louisiana's oil and gas industry. Taking this year's offshore energy tour, which is Thursday and Friday ...

Source: WWL-TV
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05/22/12
Rep. Scalise to give lawmakers a tour of La. offshore facilities

Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., will lead a group of lawmakers on a tour of Louisiana's offshore-drilling facilities this week. "This tour will provide the members with a better understanding of the skills and technology involved in offshore energy production .

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05/22/12
Language study ranks Congress’ members

That essentially means a congressman is punished for speaking in short ... scored at an 11.4 grade level; and Mary Landrieu, D-La., was 10.84. Reps. Steve Scalise, R-Jefferson, scored 10.83; Cedric Richmond, D-New Orleans, 10.5; and John Fleming, R ...

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05/22/12
Palazzo to attend bipartisan offshore energy industry tour

...Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Metairie, is set to lead a bipartisan congressional delegation on a tour of offshore drilling facilities and to meet with energy industry representatives this Thursday and Friday. Scalise said that Republican House Majority Leader

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