U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) sent a letter yesterday to President Donald Trump urging him to finalize pending guidance related to a new law enacted in 2019 that would allow constituents to electronically sign congressional casework consent forms. The Creating Advanced Streamlined Electronic Services for Constituents Act of 2019, bipartisan legislation that Congressman… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced crude oil storage contracts with nine companies to help store 23,000,000 barrels of U.S. produced crude oil in the Nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). "We're seeing a drastic decrease in demand for oil right now as communities are working together… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves, Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Aviation, announced $51,334,400 in federal funding today for airports in the surrounding areas of Louisiana's 6th Congressional District. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) dollars were made available through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act."Our airports have taken a pounding… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) released the following statement after the reached production cut deal of 9.7 million barrels a day to begin on May 1 by OPEC, Russia and other oil-producing nations, a total of 23 countries. The cut, nearly a tenth of the global supply, will ease the crashing prices that stem from the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing price war."Unchecked… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves highlights $1,808,884,118 in total recent funding in Louisiana's 6th Congressional District, awarded in various grants and funds from federal government agencies. Several of the awards are due to the COVID-19 relief efforts. Louisiana CARES Supplemental Funding Award Health Center Grantee: HIV/AIDS Alliance for Region Two, Inc. Award Amount:… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) co-signed a letter today to the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammad bin Salman urging him to take immediate action to bring stability to global crude oil markets. This letter follows after Graves had called upon the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to absorb the supply glut and to counter the… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced today a $328,799.29 Direct Component grant to St. John the Baptist Parish for its Belle Terre Blvd Streetscape and Stormwater Management Enhancements Project.The Office of Gulf Coast Restoration in the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) awarded the grant which is funded under the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) secured up to 20 million pounds of U.S. shrimp to be purchased from Louisiana and Gulf Coast shrimpers and processors by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Graves sent a letter today to USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue thanking him for directing the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the USDA for purchasing the wild-caught,… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) released the following statement regarding the opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway:"This is the first time in the Bonnet Carre's 89-year history that the structure has had to be opened three years in a row. Every year, 30 states and 2 Canadian provinces thaw out and drain into the Mississippi River system and all that water funnels down… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) sent a letter today to Governor John Bel Edwards urging him to carefully evaluate the needs of local governments and their role in this public health emergency. Graves was joined by the members of the Louisiana Congressional Delegation in the letter.Read the letter HERE."Locals on the ground know the best practices to handle this pandemic… Read more »
