U.S. Congressman Garret Graves introduced eight amendments to the partisan, wishlist $4.6 trillion Build Back Better (BBB) legislation. His amendments would have redirected the funding toward Louisiana-specific needs that are a federal priority."This legislation is going to result in us paying more to heat and cool our homes, cost more to refuel our cars, and cause job losses in… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) joined colleagues in a letter urging President Biden to reconsider policy positions that are delaying the movement of goods and services, idling our ports, causing bare shelves in stores and driving up costs. "This supply chain crisis was entirely preventable. Whether lingering COVID unemployment, incentivizing NOT working, vaccine-related… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) joined colleagues in raising strong concerns with the Biden Administration's flawed policies to use foreign energy sources instead of domestic energy production to offset the skyrocketing gasoline prices Americans are paying at the pump. Recently, the Biden Administration requested the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) released the following statement after the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced that it will hold an oil and gas lease sale for the Gulf of Mexico on November 17, in compliance with federal law.
"It is unfortunate that we are celebrating someone following the law, but that is what is happening today. It took Congress, courts… Read more »
BATON ROUGE, LA – U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) requested immediate assistance to relieve fuel supply shortages in Louisiana and other areas of the Gulf Coast that were just hit by Hurricane Ida.The U.S. Secretary of Energy just announced they will utilize the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to do so. This is a quick and appropriate solution to help address fuel… Read more »
BATON ROUGE, LA – U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) is requesting immediate assistance to relieve fuel supply shortages in Louisiana and other areas of the Gulf Coast that were just hit by Hurricane Ida.Full text of the letter can be found below.Dear Secretary Granholm and Administrator Regan:I am writing to request your immediate assistance to relieve fuel supply… Read more »
The irresponsible U.S. Corps of Engineers' (Corps) planned budget announced by the Biden Administration threatens to further drive-up gasoline cost and worsen flooding in our communities. Specifically, in President Biden's budget, the Corps is prohibited from funding any project that could be construed as "lowering the cost of consumption" of gasoline and natural gas. In other words,… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) questions how the U.S. Department of Transportation moved forward in giving nearly $1 billion in grants to transportation and infrastructure projects with subjective criteria, objectives, and goals.On March 25, 2021, Graves asked Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Pete Buttigieg about how under the new criteria for… 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) brought Lafourche Parish President Archie Chaisson to the U.S. House Natural Resources Republican Forum: "Where are the Jobs?". The forum provided an opportunity to highlight the Administration's recent executive orders and their impact on the energy sector, local businesses, restaurants and more – all interwoven parts of Louisiana's… Read more »
