Congressman Steve Scalise weighs in on Louisiana, national issues

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO)— Congressman Steve Scalise, the Home minority whip in Washington is making the rounds and weighing in on the problems dealing with Louisiana and the nation. 

“There’s a lot that we will you have to be doing the decrease fuel costs in actually begins with growing manufacturing in America since you’ve seen all of the final two years when President Biden got here in and he did say marketing campaign saying that he was going to close down drilling in America the issue is while you shut down drilling in America we nonetheless have a necessity for oil and pure fuel in our nation in addition to our allies world wide,” mentioned Congressman Steve Scalise.

WGNO requested about flood insurance coverage charges.

“The largest frustration is that they received’t even inform us a invoice levies how they’re developing with this new danger ranking how they’re developing with these premium will increase which for many individuals are devastating I’ve been working with a coalition Republican and Democrat group of members from throughout the nation to attempt to reform this program and in I’ve acquired one other name with among the leaders of the varied committees in Congress to attempt to see if we will get collectively one in an settlement between now and when this program expires in September to attempt to reform this system do away with us grading to inexpensive and truthful to taxpayers.”

WGNO’s LBJ requested if we get an opportunity to see him within the speaker’s chair this 12 months.

“I respect I’m having fun with the place I’m proper now I get to it’ll work on issues for the folks of southeast Louisiana by journey across the nation is nicely I get to satisfy lots of the candidates we acquired an enormous election developing in November I’m certain hoping we will win the bulk in November however we’re gonna be working on a really daring conservative agenda or a contract with America sort agenda and I’m working proper now with quite a lot of different colleagues of mine on that after which let’s go work two to win folks over on all these issues hopefully get an enormous majority on the Republican facet,” mentioned Scalise.