The U.S. Chamber of Commerce reports today that optimism among small business owners rose for the second quarter this year with 68 percent of small business owners feeling confident about the economy and the future of their company. With pro-growth Republican reforms helping America lead the world as the most competitive economy, quarter-over-quarter small businesses… Read more »

Pan Am Systems, Inc. announced that they are awarding employees a $1,100 bonus with savings from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, making them just the latest addition to the growing list of more than 500 companies awarding bonuses, increasing wages, improving benefits, or hiring new team members because of tax reform. Since Republicans passed landmark tax reform, the American economy has… Read more »

USA! USA! USA! Thanks to pro-growth Republican policies, America reclaimed its seat as the world's most competitive economy this week, beating Singapore and Hong Kong for the top slot. With a unified Republican Congress working with a Republican President, the GOP passed the historic Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and has been rolling back hundreds of burdensome regulations, allowing the U.S. to… Read more »

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement regarding the House's passage of the Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): "Under President Trump, America has finally started leading on the world stage again and made it clear to our enemies that we have zero tolerance for terrorism. Republicans in Congress are standing fully behind those… Read more »

United Technologies Corp. announced today that because the United States tax climate is competitive again thanks to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the company plans to hire 35,000 more people and invest $75 billion in communities across the country. As the company stated, "The competitive tax system resulting from U.S. tax reform is encouraging global companies, such as United… Read more »

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee advanced the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 to the House floor. "I applaud Chairman Shuster and Water Resources Subcommittee Chairman Garret Graves for passing the 2018 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) out of committee. This legislation… Read more »

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Gulf of Mexico Program awarded $285,744 in grants to the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana to help restore the swamp forest habitat near the City of New Orleans. “Protecting and restoring our coast is critical to Louisiana’s future, our economy, our way of life, and our ability to be protected from future storms. In… Read more »

WWL-TV Reveals the Personal Side of Steve Scalise New Orleans news station WWL-TV spent a day with House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) to get a closer look at his life and responsibilities and his recovery after last year's shooting at the Congressional Baseball Game practice. In part two of the special, WWL was able to see how determined Scalise has been to… Read more »

Louisiana Brewer Named One of America's Fastest Growing Breweries Thirsty for some more good economic news? Gnarly Barley, a local brewing company in Hammond, La., was just named the 43rd fastest growing brewery in America. After only four years of operation, the company has plans this year to increase its production capacity and brew three times more beer in what The Advocate… Read more »

New Orleans news station WWL-TV spent a day with House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) to learn more about the full scope of his responsibilities as Whip, how he came into the position, and what it means for Louisiana. WWL's Eric Paulsen follows Scalise as he speaks to a local Chamber of Commerce, meets with House Leadership, and is briefed by staff. Watch to get a closer… Read more »