Charles Boustany

The United States House of Representatives yesterday took what some say was a crucial vote for the future of our country yesterday.  Others disagree, but for different reasons.  The House voted 269 to 161 for a deal to prevent a default crisis.  7th District Congressman Charles Boustany explains why he voted in favor of the measure.

Washington, DC – U.S. Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., today voted for what he believes will  significantly cut federal spending and prevent the United States from default.

Congressmen Charles Boustany and Jeff Landry voted in favor of tonight's Budget Control Act of 2011.

The date for the U.S. defaulting is drawing near.  7th District Congressman Charles Boustany says the plan by GOP Speaker of the House  John Boehner is the best option for right now.

Washington – U.S. Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., MD, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight of the Committee on Ways and Means, today held a subcommittee hearing to examine the new IRS paid tax return preparer program.

Tomorrow morning in Washington D.C., Congressman Charles Boustany will hold a hearing on the new IRS paid tax return preparer program.

Congressmen Charles Boustany and Jeff Landry both voted in favor of H.R. 2560, the Cut, Cap and Balance Act of 2011.

It's called the "Cut, Cap and Balance" bill, and Lafayette Congressman Charles Boustany says he believes this vote will be passed by the House of Representatives today, but he says it will not pass in the U.S. Senate.

A fundraising report released by Congressman Charles Boustany shows the Lafayette Republican raised nearly a half-million dollars during the second quarter and has over one million dollars on hand.

U.S. Congressman Charles Boustany says the Obama administration is making an "ill-advised, desperate political move" releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserves.

Discussions continue this week among lawmakers on Capitol Hill about whether or not to raise the debt ceiling.

The US Geological Survey say that Louisiana loses the equivalent of a football field an hour in coastal deterioration. The USGS states that Louisiana has lost over 1,900 square miles of wetlands over the past 78 years.

7th district Congressman Charles Boustany joined Ken Romero and Bernadette Lee on "Mornings With Ken & Bernie" to give an update on the latest with expected flooding this week.  Boustany also spoke of the  nation's budget issues.

Congressman Charles Boustany has sent a letter to the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture requesting a major disaster declaration for Louisiana.

Congressman Charles Boustany has sent a letter to the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture requesting a major disaster declaration for Louisiana.

With the ever increasing level of the Mississippi River, and yesterday's opening of part of the Bonnet Carre spillway all eyes in Louisiana are on when the state will open the Morganza Spillway.  Lafayette Congressman Charles Boustany hopes citizens will stay safe.

Lafayette Congressman Charles Boustany says it may have taken years for the military to track him down, but Sunday night's raid on Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan was executed perfectly by U.S. troops.  Boustany says he finds it very hard to believe that the Pakistani government did not know about Bin Laden's house.

Lafayette Congressman Charles Boustany has demanded the Securities and Exchange Commission act to help victims of the Stanford Ponzi scheme.

Washington, DC – U.S. Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., MD, today demanded the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) act to assist victims of the Stanford Ponzi scheme.

Lafayette, LA – U.S. Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., MD (R-Southwest Louisiana) today issued the following statement in remembrance of the eleven men killed in the Deepwater Horizon tragedy on April 20, 2010.