Accountability

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A patrol deputy who went back to the streets after being told he had only two years to live was honored Monday with a flag presented by Congressman Garrett Graves.Robert Cannon, now an East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office deputy, was diagnosed with myelodysplasia in late 2015. It's the type of cancer caused by a stomach tumor and is related to pancreatic cancer, Cannon said.Doctors… Read more »

BATON ROUGE, La (LOCAL 33)(FOX 44) - U.S. Congressman Garret Graves said his office is working to get residents who were impacted by the 2016 floods the Restore Louisiana grant money to help them rebuild their houses.Millions of dollars are reportedly being held up because of a federal rule meant to prevent a duplication of benefits. Victims who applied for or qualify for a small business… Read more »

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 »

Common sense legislation offered by Congressmen Garret Graves (R-LA) and Joe Kennedy III (D-MA) earned passage in the U.S. House of Representatives today. Graves' H.R. 1079 – the Creating Advanced Streamlined Electronic Services (CASES) for Constituents Act of 2017 – would make the federal government a little more user-friendly by giving the public the option to use the… Read more »

By Matt Houston | February 7, 2019 at 5:56 PM CST - Updated February 8 at 5:26 AMBATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - There's an "excellent chance" local attorneys and U.S. Representative Garret Graves will file a lawsuit in the coming weeks against the federal agencies blocking distribution of around $230 million in 2016 flood aid, Graves told WAFB Thursday.Congress passed a legal fix to the… 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 »

Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) made the following statement about today's announcement on the West Shore Hurricane Protection Project:"In 2016 we passed congressional authorization for the 42-year overdue, much needed, highly anticipated West Shore Hurricane Protection Project. In 2018 we secured $760 million to complete the project in 5 years or less. Today's commitment by… Read more »

Congressmen Garret Graves (South Louisiana) and Cedric Richmond continue to stand up for Louisiana flood victims in the nation's capital, successfully inserting two recovery-oriented amendments into a disaster aid package being considered in the U.S. House of Representatives today.The first amendment requires the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to waive a ban on… Read more »