Dr. Ben Carson, the U.S. housing secretary, made plenty of cuts and incisions during a renowned career as a neurosurgeon.But it's blockages of another type — regulations Carson said are holding up federal flood aid — he's looking to slice.Shortly after visiting a Denham Springs couple whose home remains a work in progress a year after taking on several feet of water, Carson… Read more »
Congressman Garret Graves (R-LA) issued the following statement today after the Housing and Urban Development Department (HUD) provided the state of Louisiana some flexibility with respect to how federal disaster relief funding can be spent in response to the Great Flood of 2016, as requested by Graves and other Louisiana officials:"No two disasters are alike, and each recovery has its… Read more »
Nearly a year after catastrophic floods washed over south Louisiana, U.S. Rep. Garret Graves says he's frustrated by the pace of the recovery."We still have people living in gutted homes, tents, trailers and other conditions that are not acceptable," Graves said during a meeting of the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday. "That's an example of why people are so frustrated with… Read more »
Congressman Garret Graves (LA-06) today announced he will host a "Conversation with Congressman Graves" town hall meeting on Thursday, August 3, beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Livingston Parish Library, Albany-Springfield branch."My job is to represent the people of South Louisiana, which works best when we are communicating. It is important that folks come out to the Albany/Springfield… Read more »
Congressman Garret Graves (LA-06) has introduced bi-partisan legislation with Congressmen Cedric Richmond (D-LA), Randy Weber (R-TX), Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Lacy Clay (D-MO), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Steve Palazzo (R-MS), Austin Scott (R-GA), and Bradley Byrne (R-AL) in the U.S. House of Representatives addressing a long term solution to management of red snapper… Read more »
US Rep. Garret Graves visited with AM Baton Rouge this morning and talked about some new legislation to ease some emissions regulations to more reasonable levels; then, he was quite candid about his frustration with House-passed bills getting no action in The Senate due to that chamber's inability to complete a vote on healthcare. You can hear the interview here. Read more »
(WAFB) - Louisiana Congressman Garret Graves spoke Tuesday morning to the Federal Highway Administration about a lack of upgrades to our interstates in the year since the historic flood.The hearing was about safety on roads across the US. Graves showed pictures of I-12 flooding in Walker from last year when he addressed the FHA during a FAST Act Implementation hearing.Graves focused on… Read more »
Congressman Garret Graves (R-LA) introduced bi-partisan legislation in the US House of Representatives this week to modernize a core function of congressional office operations and streamline customer service for constituents – H.R. 3076, the Creating Advanced Streamlined Electronic Services (CASES) for Constituents Act of 2017. The CASES Act would give constituents the option to… Read more »
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) and Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Chairman Garret Graves (R-LA) released the following statements regarding today's proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to rescind the Obama Administration's flawed Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, and to… Read more »
Congressman Garret Graves (R-LA) recently introduced the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Reform Act of 2017 to require the program to do more to connect the unemployed with existing job placement and job training opportunities so that more people who are able to work can. Graves introduced the bill to fight poverty, support families and promote self-sufficiency while… Read more »
