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Graves: "Morganza Reach A Protects Terrebonne, Benefits the Nation"

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Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) today announced the historic groundbreaking of “Reach A” in Dularge, Louisiana, of the Morganza-to-the-Gulf (MTG) hurricane protection project alongside project partners Terrebonne Levee and Conservation District (TLCD), the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA), and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). “Construction of Reach...

Graves Announces $31.7 Million in Hurricane Ida Disaster Recovery Funds for Bayou Region

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U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced today $31,792,820.68 in federal disaster reimbursements to Lafourche Parish, Lafourche Parish Schools, Terrebonne Parish, Terrebonne Parish Schools, Port Fourchon, and SLECA. “These funds are welcome but come with consequences when delivered years later – skyrocketing inflation shortens the length that these critical rebuilding funds can g...

Graves Bill Adds Terrebonne Parish to Federal Delta Regional Authority

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Congressman Garret Graves and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise introduced legislation today to add Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, among the parishes and counties included in the Delta Regional Authority (DRA), a federal agency that promotes economic development and community resiliency in America’s Delta Region. Graves is a senior member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructur...

WHAT THEY’RE SAYING: National Groups Applaud Graves-Spanberger Discharge Petition Reaching 218 Signatures

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Following the discharge petition led by U.S. Representatives Garret Graves (R-LA-06) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) reaching the 218 signatures necessary to force a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on their bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act to eliminate both the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO), several organizations representing the int...

Graves, Spanberger Host Press Conference to Urge Lawmakers to Sign Discharge Petition for Social Security Fairness Act, Join National Advocates & Retirees Calling for WEP & GPO Repeal

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**CLICK HERE for Photos of the Event** *CLICK HERE for Downloadable Full Recorded Event** U.S. Rpreentatives Garret Graves (R-LA-06) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) today hosted a press conference alongside Americans who are currently being denied their hard-earned retirement benefits and retired police officers, firefighters, letter carriers, government employees, and educators to urge more Mem...

BREAKING: Graves-Spanberger Discharge Petition Reaches 218 Signatures, Enough to Force U.S. House Vote on Bipartisan Bill to Eliminate WEP & GPO

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Graves & Spanberger: “Today is a Major Milestone Made Possible by Tireless Advocates Who’ve Made Clear that Congress Must Act” U.S. Representatives Garret Graves (R-LA-06) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) today announced that their discharge petition for the bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act has hit 218 signatures — the number required to force a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives. La...

Graves Disaster & Safety Bills Pass House Panel

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Prolific Graves “running through the tape” with most bills passed in yesterday’s mark up Critical disaster and safety legislation authored by Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) passed the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee yesterday – just one week after Hurricane Francine made landfall. The combination of three FEMA bills, if enacted, will streamline disaster recovery, get...

MOMENTUM: In Less Than 24 Hours, 119 Lawmakers Sign Graves-Spanberger Discharge Petition to Force U.S. House Vote on Bipartisan Bill to Eliminate WEP & GPO

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U.S. Representatives Garret Graves (R-LA-06) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) today announced that 119 of their colleagues — both Democrats and Republicans — signed their discharge petition for the Social Security Fairness Act on the same day that the pair filed the petition. The lawmakers are already more than halfway to securing the 218 signatures required to force a vote in the U.S. House of Re...

Graves: Congressional Budget Office Confirms Historic Retirement Theft from Public Servants

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U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (R-LA), co-author of H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act, made the following statement in response to the $195.6 billion Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimate of future Social Security graft at the expense of public service retirees. “The CBO has confirmed: if H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act, is not signed into law this year, $195.6 billion in So...

Graves, Spanberger File Discharge Petition for Social Security Fairness Act, Push to Force U.S. House Vote on Bipartisan Bill to Eliminate WEP & GPO

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U.S. Representatives Garret Graves (R-LA-06) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) today officially filed a discharge petition and are building support to force a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on their bipartisan legislation to eliminate the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). Graves and Spanberger filed a discharge petition to force a vote on the U...

Graves Announces Federal Funding for Louisiana Airports

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U.S. Congressman Garret Graves, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Aviation, made the following statement after an additional $51,210,230 federal funding was awarded today to Louisiana airports by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) – of which more than 55%, or $28 million, is dedicated to airports represented by Graves. “Today’s announcement builds on the historic achievements of the rec...

$104 Million in Lagniappe Transportation Funds Headed to Louisiana

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U.S. Congressman Garret Graves, a senior member of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, made the following statement after an additional $104,044,257 in federal funding was awarded today to the State of Louisiana for transportation and infrastructure projects. The funds will be used for shovel-ready projects and will help expedite project completion. “The Capital Region has ...

Graves, Spanberger Announce Plan to File Discharge Petition for Social Security Fairness Act, Push to Force U.S. House Vote on Bipartisan Bill to Eliminate WEP & GPO

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WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representatives Garret Graves (R-LA-06) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) today announced that — when Congress returns to Capitol Hill next month — the pair will lead an effort to force a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on their bipartisan legislation to eliminate the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). Graves and Spanberger ...

Graves Announces Nearly $100 Million to Prevent Flooding and Reduce Power Loss in South Louisiana

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U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced today significant new investments to help reduce flooding and stop electricity loss during weather events. “We can spend money before disaster strikes and prevent damages and loss, or we can spend substantially more in the wake of a storm or hurricane picking up the pieces. Flooding and loss of electricity are two of the key vulnerabilitie...

Water Resources Bill Advances in House, Includes Additional Graves Priorities

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U.S. Congressman Graves (South Louisiana) issued the following statement in response to the passage of H.R. 8812 – the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (WRDA) in the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. The WRDA bill addresses important issues such as hurricane protection, coastal restoration, flood control, as well as ports and navigation. The legislation advanced out of...