There are quite a few reasons to be thankful this holiday season.Sure, there are still problems at several levels of local, state, and federal government. Locally, infrastructure issues continue to stare both people and politicians in the face.At the state level, well, much of the same – except there's a decided issue on how to spend the money.At the federal level, the recent… Read more »
Landmark legislation produced under the leadership of House Water Resources Subcommittee Chairman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) to reform the U.S. Corps of Engineers will be signed into law this week. The America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018, which unanimously passed the U.S. House of Representatives on September 13, 2018, will be voted on today in the U.S. Senate, and the… Read more »
Congressman Garret Graves' (S. Louisiana) solution to the flawed duplication of benefits policy is set to clear its final legislative hurdle today with the passage of H.R. 302 in the U.S. Senate. It will then head to the White House to be signed into law by President Trump.Graves' duplication of benefits solution passed the House of Representatives for a third time last week as part of… Read more »
WATCH: Graves Fights for Emergency Personnel, Teachers, Public Servants in Tax Reform 2.0Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) and Illinois Congressman Rodney Davis introduced an amendment to Tax Reform 2.0 today that would put an end to an obscure Social Security law that unfairly reduces benefits for emergency personnel, teachers and other public servants.The… Read more »
Thousands of Louisiana flood victims who borrowed money from the Small Business Administration could soon have clearer access to Restore Louisiana rebuilding grants under a deal worked out by congressional leaders.The change to federal disaster-relief policy was included in a compromise struck in the early hours of Saturday morning on a largely unrelated, sprawling reauthorization of the… Read more »
WATCH: ### BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - The 2016 August flood left thousands across the state literally picking up the pieces to their life. The last thing on a flood victim's minds was taking out a loan to rebuild. "These are people who have potentially lost everything," says Congressman Garrett Graves. "On top of their mortgage, they have to have a loan… 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 (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 »
A local agency will receive $250,000 in federal money to help build a new water control structure for Bayou Lafourche.The grant, approved by the Delta Regional Authority, adds to the $2.5 million the Bayou Lafourche Fresh Water District has allocated for the project to help keep salt from the Gulf of Mexico from advancing north into the area's drinking water supply.Bayou Lafourche… Read more »
