U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) joined colleagues in working to stop the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from snooping on Americans' finances while infringing on our constitutional rights. Recently, the Biden Administration issued a proposal requiring banks, credit unions and other financial institutions to share with the IRS information on any account that had… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) joined colleagues in a letter urging President Biden to reconsider policy positions that are delaying the movement of goods and services, idling our ports, causing bare shelves in stores and driving up costs. "This supply chain crisis was entirely preventable. Whether lingering COVID unemployment, incentivizing NOT working, vaccine-related… Read more »
U.S. Congressmen Garret Graves and Jared Huffman launched the bipartisan National Marine Sanctuary Caucus to continue protecting and preserving valuable marine habitats – some of the Nation's most critical natural, historic, and cultural resources. Sanctuaries generate $8 billion annually in local economies and support jobs and businesses in the fishing, diving, tourism, recreation,… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) joined colleagues in raising strong concerns with the Biden Administration's flawed policies to use foreign energy sources instead of domestic energy production to offset the skyrocketing gasoline prices Americans are paying at the pump. Recently, the Biden Administration requested the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced East Baton Rouge, Lafourche and Livingston Parish Sheriff Offices are receiving a combined $94,261 from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to aid their efforts in preventing and controlling crime. Additionally, East Baton Rouge Parish is receiving $169,735 for law enforcement efforts."It's no secret that there is a relationship… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced three fire districts were forgiven the outstanding balances of Community Disaster Loans (CDLs) incurred after the 2016 Flood. The loan forgiveness Graves fought for was included in the stopgap emergency government funding passed in the U.S. House earlier this month which included Hurricane Ida recovery funding. Read more »
BATON ROUGE, LA – U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) issued the following statement after East Baton Rouge (EBR) Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome and Iberville Parish President Mitchell Ourso announced their recommendation to improve drainage along Bayou Manchac at the border of the two parishes. The plan to clear and snag Bayou Manchac from Highway 30 to the… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves, the Ranking Member of the U.S. House Subcommittee on Aviation, and U.S. Congressman Sam Graves, Ranking Member of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure, wrote to President Biden to convey their concerns following reports that the White House is pressuring U.S. air carriers to require their employees to be vaccinated for COVID-19 by December 8,… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) released the following statement after the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) announced proposals that would roll back improvements made during the Trump administration to reform the nation's project delivery system."For those of you that have been begging for more red tape, more traffic, more flooding, more lawyers, more… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) released the following statement after the second phase of the LA 1 corridor project was let today. Louisiana Highway 1 received a $135 million grant from U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to construct approximately 8.3 miles of elevated highway from Leeville Bridge to Golden Meadow – the largest transportation grant awarded in… Read more »
