The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee met to debate the at least $3,500,000,000,000 ($3.5 trillion) spending package currently being considered by the U.S. House of Representatives that would expand social welfare programs while there are record unfilled jobs.The record deficit-creating bill includes funding for a $200 million luxury golf course and country club for… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves is in Washington, D.C. today to advocate for the needs of Hurricane Ida impacted communities so they can get relief promptly. Today, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will amend the at least $3,500,000,000,000 ($3.5 trillion) spending package currently being considered by the U.S. House that would expand social welfare programs. Despite… Read more »
BATON ROUGE, LA – U.S. Congressman Garret Graves released the following statement about the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development awarding construction contracts on nearly $11.5 million of roadway projects across South Louisiana. The announced funds build on top of the $1 billion in new grants, formula funding and reallocation dollars Graves helped secure through… 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) kicked off the House Republican effort today to make the right investments in our transportation and infrastructure systems. The full U.S. House is expected to consider procedural transportation and infrastructure votes this week.Click here or below to watch Graves' opening remarks. Click here to view the U.S. House Rules Committee website… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves and U.S. Congresswoman Julia Letlow met with stakeholders in East Feliciana to address their limited access to reliable Internet service. There are billions of dollars in federal funding available that Graves and Letlow identified for citizens, schools, healthcare providers, and parish leaders to help improve Internet access in East Feliciana. Click here or… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves, the Ranking Member of the U.S. House Subcommittee on Aviation, announced Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) will receive a $1 million grant to establish a direct flight between BTR and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). This will complement the funding provided by Louisiana Legislature to improve air service to and from the Baton Rouge… Read more »
THIBODAUX, LA – U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) was able to secure nearly half a million dollars in funding for a new asphalt overlay of a 1.4 mile stretch of Audubon Avenue in Thibodaux, Louisiana, from LA-1 to the Terrebonne Parish line, that leads to Thibodaux Regional Medical Center and Nicholls University.The Thibodaux Regional Medical Center annually sees… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves, the Ranking Member of the U.S. House Subcommittee on Aviation, announced Louis Armstrong New Orleans International (MSY) and False River Regional will be receiving $3,621,961 and $1,223,000 respectively. The funds will be awarded from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and individual breakdowns can be found below:"These grants will help MSY and False… 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 »
