U.S. Congressman Garret Graves released the following statement after reports emerged that the Biden Administration is expected to tap emergency oil supplies from the Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPR) for the third time in six months. The Biden Administration previously announced they would tap our Strategic Petroleum Reserve earlier this month which we predicted would happen.The… Read more »
The U.S. House passed the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 which has several Louisiana priorities U.S. Congressman Garret Graves pushed for and prioritized within the bill. Graves' bipartisan provisions will ensure foreign fishing fleets aren't illegally fishing in U.S. waters, prioritize our domestic workforce, and increase our safety by keeping Russian vessels out of U.S.… Read more »
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) attempted to add amendments to the U.S. House government funding bill in an effort to create accountability and improve the bill. Graves' amendments would have ensured Louisiana's disaster recovery, flood insurance and other priorities were addressed.Graves introduced the below amendments: An amendment that would have required the FEMA… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) secured $3.57 million for LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center to help improve the performance and resilience of our military service members. With this funding, Pennington Biomedical will build upon its leadership in nutrition science for the U.S. military, designing nutrition programs that further improve the readiness of our… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) secured $686,000 to help fight violent crime and expedite putting criminals in jail. Just last month, it was reported there are thousands of backlogs in processing DNA evidence to identify and indict lawbreakers. Graves consulted with law enforcement and criminal justice officials to help push this critical priority. The Rapid DNA funding… 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 »
Today, U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) sent a letter to Linda Thomas-Greenfield, United States Ambassador to the United Nations, calling for Russia's ejection from the UN Security Council.Dear Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield:I write to you today appalled by the atrocities being committed by the Russian Federation against the sovereign government and people of… 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 »
