U.S. Congressman Garret Graves and House Republican Whip Steve Scalise secured $19.3 million in funding for the construction of a key floodgate of the Morganza-to-the-Gulf Project in a newly released appropriations spending bill. This exclusive construction funding opportunity dedicated to Morganza through the Army Corps of Engineers was announced today by Graves and Scalise and the bill… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) joined Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar (Florida) in introducing the bipartisan Rebuilding Communities After Disasters Act to adjust the Small Business Administration (SBA) disaster loan limits. The limits have not been adjusted since 1994 while the average home price has tripled in the United States from $106,000 to approximately… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves, the Ranking Member of the U.S. House Subcommittee on Aviation, announced Louis Armstrong New Orleans International (MSY) and False River Regional will be receiving $3,621,961 and $1,223,000 respectively. The funds will be awarded from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and individual breakdowns can be found below:"These grants will help MSY and False… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) is paving the way for a Center of Excellence in Military Health and Nutrition at Pennington Biomedical Research Center. Graves secured the new mission for Pennington in the House Defense spending bill, which was approved by the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee this week – a strong indication of widespread support for the… Read more »
The East Baton Rouge Metro Council recently approved a $20 million budget for drainage projects from federal funding. These projects, accompanying other projects in the Capital Region, will together reduce flood risk for communities throughout the area.U.S. Congressman Garret Graves released the following statement after seeing the projects kicked into gear:"This is a smart decision and… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) questions how the U.S. Department of Transportation moved forward in giving nearly $1 billion in grants to transportation and infrastructure projects with subjective criteria, objectives, and goals.On March 25, 2021, Graves asked Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Pete Buttigieg about how under the new criteria for… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) issued the following statement after President Biden tried to walk back his veto threat after threatening to veto his own bipartisan infrastructure deal if Congress doesn't include or add to the deal trillions of dollars in excessive funding for transit programs, rail and "welfare infrastructure.""Cleanup at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves, the Ranking Member of the U.S. House Subcommittee on Aviation, announced the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) will receive an additional $4,286,525 in federal funding for improvements to the airport. The funds will be provided through the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP)."Over 2.1 million people in the U.S.… Read more »
Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) blasted recent developments in the ongoing negotiations over major infrastructure legislation happening in Washington, calling yesterday's "bipartisan deal" a mistake and the president's subsequent veto threat a disaster."This supposed bipartisan infrastructure deal is a disaster," said Graves. "It's a fundamental mistake to let President Biden… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced the 2020 Congressional App Challenge Winner for Louisiana's 6th Congressional District – Mackenzie Lacombe from Baton Rouge International School. Mackenzie took place in the "House of Code" reception this spring, an opportunity for all first-place winners from around the country to demonstrate their apps directly to Members… Read more »
