Congressman Garret Graves (R-Louisiana) and Congressman Jared Moskowitz (D-Florida) introduced bipartisan legislation that would establish the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as a cabinet-level federal agency. This bipartisan proposal would drastically improve FEMA’s ability to prepare, respond, and recover.
As it currently stands, bureaucratic red tape within the… Read more »
BATON ROUGE, LA – U.S. Congressman Garret Graves, a member of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, released the following statement after an additional $210 million in federal funding was awarded to the State of Louisiana for transportation and infrastructure projects. The funds will be used for shovel-ready projects and the results will be seen in our… Read more »
BATON ROUGE, LA – U.S. Congressman Garret Graves released the following statement:
“We’re rooting and praying for one of Louisiana’s finest – Steve Scalise. He’s battled like hell before, and I have no doubt he will beat cancer and recover. Our State and country stand behind him, his wife Jennifer, and his family.”
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BATON ROUGE, LA – U.S. Congressman Garret Graves released the following statement:
“Even though it has been two years since Hurricane Ida’s landfall, victims in south Louisiana are still feeling the impact. Immediately after the storm passed, we worked to secure and deliver funds to help people recover, but folks still have blue tarps on their roofs, some spend… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Garret Graves (Louisiana) and Kathy Castor (Florida) introduced legislation to stop unsafe, illegally-produced shrimp from reaching consumers. Much of the shrimp that floods the U.S. market are foreign, farmed seafood packed with illegal antibiotics or are products of illegal fishing operations. These low-quality and illegally-sourced shrimp are sold at artificially… Read more »
BATON ROUGE, LA – Louisiana’s fisheries were crushed by several disasters in 2019 and are finally receiving $58 million in federal aid to offset impacts.
In 2020, U.S. Congressman Garret Graves worked to secure $58 million in federal assistance for an impacted fishing community.
But, despite the disasters occurring five years ago, the federal bureaucracy has taken nearly… Read more »
BATON ROUGE, LA – U.S. Congressman Garret Graves released the following statement:
“The Mississippi River built Louisiana – and finally reconnecting it with coastal areas that are currently starved of freshwater and sediment will ensure our future,” Graves said. “Today is also an incredible milestone for our Coastal Master Plan. By allowing science… Read more »
BATON ROUGE, LA – For years, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has forced the management of recreational fishing limits based on an inaccurate federal data collection program. Many states, including Louisiana, have developed their own, more accurate data collection systems. Earlier today, NOAA announced what we all knew to be true: their data… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves, Chairman of the Aviation Subcommittee, released the following statement upon passage of the bipartisan Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act. The legislation will reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and its aviation safety and infrastructure programs for the next five years. It was passed by the U.S. House… Read more »
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today that the West Shore Hurricane Protection Project will need approximately $1.27 billion in additional funding to complete the project. Specifically, the Corps says the funds are needed to deliver the project to its authorized levee elevations and complete the system’s pump stations and drainage structures.
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