U.S. Congressman Garret Graves released the following statement after reports emerged of President Biden and European leaders planning to reach a deal this week to export more U.S. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to Europe to supplant Russian natural gas. The United States is the number one natural gas producer in the world and Louisiana is the top exporting state. "Russia invaded Ukraine a… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves released the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Energy announcement to approve two Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) permits today. The United States is the top natural gas producer in the world and Louisiana is the top exporting state. This announcement gives the United States more capacity to supplant Russian natural gas and funding for Putin's… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) released the following statement after the Biden Administration announced it will tap our Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR): "The Biden Administration's Strategic Petroleum Reserve announcement today is like using Flex Seal to plug a hole on the Hoover Dam. It may make them feel like they are doing something, but it is not a long-term… Read more »
BATON ROUGE, LA – U.S. Congressman Garret Graves released the following statement:"In 2022, we are witnessing cyberattacks, missiles, bombs, tanks and fighter jets invade a sovereign European country with democratically-elected leaders. This is why we must not abandon President Reagan's vision of peace through strength. What we are seeing in Ukraine is a world away from Thibodaux,… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves predicts a second surge in gasoline and electricity prices because of Russia's "veiled" invasion of Ukraine. Graves explains why this event will undermine Israeli security in the Middle East, bolster Chinese-Russian leverage and cost all Americans more to drive, heat/cool homes and the cost of making groceries. The United States has also increased its… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves released the following statement regarding the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) policy changes that will increase bureaucratic red tape for pipeline construction and expand Russian influence. Two policies were approved, effective immediately – one will revise the agency's project certification process, and another will create a new… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Garret Graves, Bruce Westerman, Andy Barr, Stephanie Bice, Dan Crenshaw, Jeff Duncan, Brian Mast, August Pfluger and Pete Stauber sent a letter to U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm rebuking false claims of ten Democratic Senators who asked Granholm and the Biden Administration to limit U.S. natural gas exports in an effort to ease rising domestic… Read more »
Since Hurricane Ida landfall, U.S. Congressman Garret Graves has worked with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to commit funds from September 2021 Graves-supported Hurricane Ida recovery legislation to Louisiana's most urgent needs. "Within one month of Hurricane Ida making landfall, we were able to pass a law with billions… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Garret Graves and Stephanie Bice penned a letter to Chair Lina Khan of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) asking for an analysis of the impact of Biden Administration policies on the current rise in gas prices as well the expected impact on future energy prices. This comes after President Biden asked Khan, in a politically motivated effort, to shift focus away from… Read more »
Recent surges in gasoline and electricity costs are the direct result of bad federal policies. In an attempt to mitigate fuel prices, the Biden Administration is now going to release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) as soon as tomorrow. U.S. Congressman Garret Graves recently joined colleagues on a letter to the Biden Administration that stated using SPR as the mechanism to… Read more »
