U.S. Congressman Garret Graves' bill to advance restoration of the Lake Pontchartrain Basin passed through the U.S. House today. H.R. 1921 provides federal support for the important work of improving the ecological health of Lake Pontchartrain and surrounding lakes and waterways to preserve critical habitat for shrimp, blue crab, trout, flounder, and other resources that the area provides… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) released the following statement:"I told you so. Today's ruling by Louisiana's U.S. District Court Judge affirmed what we knew would happen the moment the pen hit the paper on the moratoriums. Interior's arbitrary decisions have had grave consequences and we thank the judge for realizing these impacts. The Administration's decision to… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana), Ranking Member of the U.S. House Aviation Subcommittee, released the following statement after legislation he cosponsored, The Expedited Delivery of Airport Infrastructure Act of 2021 (H.R. 468), passed through the U.S. House today. The legislation aims to allow airports to use up to $1 million in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funds to… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Agency (EDA) announced a $1.6 million grant to The Water Institute of the Gulf for the development of a Lower Mississippi River SmartPort & Resilience Center (SmartPort). This federal award adds to $1.4 million in matching funding from the… Read more »
SOUTH LOUISIANA – U.S. Congressman Garret Graves released the following statement after Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Iberville and Lafourche parishes secured $22,709,500, which is a result of Graves' legislative efforts that secured $3 billion – half to clear the backlog of legacy flood projects and half to provide future protection against flood risks in South Louisiana.The… Read more »
SOUTH LOUISIANA – U.S. Congressman Garret Graves released the following statement after President Biden approved the State of Louisiana's Disaster Declaration today. Graves called upon the president to issue a presidential disaster declaration on May 25, 2021 for the Capital Region, Southwest Louisiana and additional parishes in South Louisiana."Thank you to POTUS for approving a… Read more »
After personally surveying badly flooded communities in Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, Iberville and Livingston parishes, and anticipating Governor John Bel Edwards' request for a presidential disaster declaration for these parishes, Congressman Garret Graves urged President Biden on May 25, 2021 to quickly provide disaster assistance to the Capital Region and Southwest Louisiana. Read more »
Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana), Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO), and other Republican Committee leaders introduced today a long-term surface transportation reauthorization bill that provides historic levels of investment in America's roads, bridges, and core infrastructure to meet the Nation's growing transportation needs.The… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) introduced bipartisan legislation that will help to stop foreign Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) fishing that undercuts Louisiana's fisheries. The bill establishes monitoring and detection programs to identify and prevent IUU fisheries from unfairly competing with our domestic fishing boats. The legislation also strengthens… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will purchase up to $25 million of Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Wild-Caught Shrimp to address the disruptions in the food system supply chain and food insecurity resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Wild-Caught Shrimp amount is the second… Read more »
