Congressman Steve Scalise Leads Delegation on Energy Cooperation

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U.S. Representative Steve Scalise (Republican, Louisiana) is in Lisbon leading a bi-partisan delegation of nine members of Congress on a three day visit to Portugal.  The delegation will meet with Embassy staff, parliamentary leaders, top government and private sector figures, and NATO personnel to discuss U.S.-Portugal cooperation on energy and defense and security issues.

Steve Scalise stated that “Portugal and the United States are strong allies and our two nations both hold a deep commitment to democratic values. We also share important goals regarding energy, economic development, defense and international security.” He added that he is “grateful for the opportunity to lead this delegation of my House of Representatives colleagues, and we look forward to working with our Portuguese partners to strengthen the friendship between our nations, and make our world safer and more prosperous.”

Members of the delegation are:

  1. Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA 1st) – Majority Whip; House Committee on Energy & Commerce
  2. Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-LA 2nd) – Committee on Homeland Security; Committee on the Judiciary
  3. Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-OH 11th) – Committee on Agriculture; Committee on Education and the Workforce
  4. Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-PA 5th) – Committee on Agriculture; Committee on Education and the Workforce; Committee on Natural Resources
  5. Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA 14th) – Committee on Appropriations
  6. Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA 10th) – Committee on Agriculture; Committee on Natural Resources; Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure
  7. Rep. Kevin Yoder (R-KS 3rd) – Committee on Appropriations
  8. Rep. Drew Ferguson (R-GA 3rd) – Committee on the Budget; Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure; Committee on Education and the Workforce
  9. Rep. Paul Mitchell (R-MI 10th) – Committee on Oversight & Government Reform; Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure; Committee on Education and the Workforce

Media outlets interested in receiving more information should contact the U.S. Embassy Press Office at 21 770 2439 or by e-mail to morenomv@state.gov

By | 11 April, 2017 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: ,

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