May 13, 2023

It's Time for FEMA to Come Clean on Risk Rating 2.0

Thousands of Louisiana families have seen recent increases in their flood insurance premium rates as a result of FEMA’s new Risk Rating 2.0 rate-setting program. FEMA imposed the disastrous Risk Rating 2.0 before it was ready for prime time, and as a result, families across Louisiana and throughout the nation are dealing with the devastating consequences.

Recently, I led 50 of my colleagues in demanding answers from FEMA on Risk Rating 2.0. It’s time for unelected FEMA bureaucrats to finally come clean and show homeowners the data and calculations behind Risk Rating 2.0 that have made flood insurance premiums so unaffordable for millions of families across America. 

Click here or on the image above to read Leader Scalise's letter. 

Annual Offshore Energy Tour

I recently hosted seven of my colleagues for my annual Offshore Energy Tour to promote how American energy is produced cleaner and better than anywhere else in the world. We visited a deepwater production platform about 115 miles out in the Gulf.

Very few people get to see what it’s like on an offshore rig, and it gives these Members of Congress a true perspective of what’s involved in producing energy in South Louisiana. We are proud of it, we like showing it off, and it helps lead to better policies in Washington.

Click here or on the image above to watch Leader Scalise's remarks. 

Securing the Southern Border

Our southern border is experiencing a major crisis. We're seeing over 140 countries represented coming in illegally across the border, and it's only going to get worse with Title 42 ending earlier this week.

This week, House Republicans passed the Secure the Border Act to end the chaos at the southern border. This bill combats the Biden Administration’s open border policies to fight the flow of fentanyl pushed by the cartels, secure the southern border and stem the growing humanitarian crisis.

Click here or on the image above to view Leader Scalise's remarks.

It is an honor to represent you in Congress. For more information, please visit my website, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook pages.

God Bless

Steve Scalise 

House Majority Leader