Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) and Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett (U.S. Virgin Islands) reintroduced disaster relief legislation in the House of Representatives this week to help impacted states and communities recover faster, better and at lower costs to taxpayers. H.R. 1311 is a bipartisan solution for the costly and bureaucratic delays in the current system, and it ensures… Read more »
(WAFB) - Congressman Garret Graves is teaming up with lawmakers from Florida, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina to form a task force dedicated to spam phone calls. Graves, along with Rep. Charlie Crist (D-FL), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), and Walter Jones (R-NC), is introducing the bipartisan Spam Calls Task Force Act. The bill would force a "focused,… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Garret Graves (R-LA), Charlie Crist (D-FL), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), and Walter Jones (R-NC) are teaming up to take on spam phone calls, introducing the bipartisan Spam Calls Task Force Act this week. The bill would force a focused, interagency effort to find a solution to this growing problem."The recent explosion of spam calls is completely out of hand, and it needs… Read more »
Members of Louisiana's congressional delegation say planned flood and hurricane risk reduction projects in the state would not be in jeopardy under a White House proposal to divert money and other resources from the Army Corps of Engineers to build a 315-mile barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border.The Trump administration brought forward the proposal Thursday (Jan. 10) as their stalemate… Read more »
Louisiana and several other Gulf states would receive more offshore oil money to help preserve and restore their coasts under a measure headed to the U.S. House.The bill, introduced Rep. Garret Graves. R-Baton Rouge, won approval Thursday by the House Natural Resources Committee. It would increase the amount of federal oil revenue Louisiana receives from federal waters off its coast from… Read more »
Congressman Garret Graves advanced legislation out of the House Committee on Natural Resources Thursday that would increase the share of offshore energy revenues for Gulf Coast states.
Graves' bill would provide a substantial increase in funding for Louisiana's coastal restoration and flood protection projects.
"After working on this for 20 years I can tell you: what happened today is… Read more »
Congressman Garret Graves (R – South Louisiana) advanced legislation out of the House Committee on Natural Resources today that would increase the share of offshore energy revenues for Gulf Coast states. Graves' bill would provide a substantial increase in funding for Louisiana's coastal restoration and flood protection projects. "After working on this for 20 years I can tell you: … Read more »
$1.4 BILLION IN NEW FUNDING More than $600 million for Comite & EBR Flood Projects; Up to $2.0 billion available for Capital Region flood protection; $760 million for West Shore Hurricane ProtectionCongressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced today one of the largest flood protection investments in Louisiana history -- nearly $3 billion in federal funding for priority flood… Read more »
Yesterday Congressman Garret Graves (R-LA) and Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) introduced the Creating Opportunity and Sustainability Through Science (COASTS) Act, which will help ensure that our coastal communities are more resilient and sustainable in the face of coastal degradation.Specifically, this legislation: Directs the Secretary of Commerce, through NOAA, to develop and carry out… Read more »
