Congressman Garret Graves issued the following remarks today regarding President Biden's executive actions on energy and the environment: "On the campaign trail, President Biden said that he would not ban oil and gas: "we're not getting rid of fossil fuels for a long time." Apparently, "a long time" means less than one week. What was obvious then is undeniable now: this was a flat-out… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) released the following statement highlighting key projects across Louisiana that will receive support through the funding bill recently signed into law. Graves has worked relentlessly to secure these resources, and sent a letter last week to the Army Corps and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to urge funding for specific… Read more »
Congressman Garret Graves (R-La.) and House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) announced today that the Morganza-to-the-Gulf Hurricane Protection project will receive $12.46 million in New Start Construction funding from the Corps of Engineers. The funding will increase flood protection and further protect economic activity in South Louisiana. The project became eligible for funding in… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) released the following statement after the St. George Fire Protection District was notified of their improvement from a Public Fire Protection Classification of Class 2 to Class 1, effective January 1, 2021. Based on a metric designated by the Property Insurance Association of Louisiana, a Class 1 Rating is the highest rating possible,… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) released the following statement after his bill, the DESCEND Act, passed the U.S. Senate and is now headed to the president's desk. The legislation will help to improve fishing opportunities by increasing fish populations in the Gulf of Mexico. It is estimated that over half a million red snapper are killed each year in the Gulf due to… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) secured several provisions that will advance Louisiana's flood control, ports, inland waterways, hurricane protection, coastal restoration and other infrastructure priorities in the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (WRDA). Graves, as a member of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, is positioned to advance the… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.4 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Louisiana Economic Development (LED) to develop a technical assistance program and support business attraction and retention efforts across the state in response to adverse economic… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves, Ranking Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation, announced the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Aircraft Certification Reform and Accountability Act (H.R. 8408) which aims to strengthen the Federal Aviation Administration's certification process and improve the regulatory process.
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U.S. Congressman Garret Graves, Ranking Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation, joined colleagues in introducing a bipartisan resolution that expresses support for the designation of November 16 - 22, 2020 as "National Drone Safety Awareness Week." The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is holding its second annual Drone Safety Week which… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) released the following statement after Congressman Cedric Richmond announced his intent to resign from his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives to serve in the Biden-Harris Administration should the results lead to that outcome."Cedric's departure is going to create a void in our delegation, and I consider him a good friend. Pending… Read more »
