U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (Louisiana) released the following statement today in response to the Biden Administration halting liquefied natural gas (LNG) export authorizations:
"The Biden Administration’s move today to block US LNG exports is historic. It kills Louisiana and American jobs by bottling up our abundant natural resources. It rewards global adversaries like Russia… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (Louisiana) released the following statement today on the top-line appropriations agreement:
“The top-line appropriations agreement is a solid step forward that preserves the historic savings from the Fiscal Responsibility Act led by former Speaker McCarthy. The agreement announced today pulls forward $10 billion in IRS recissions from FY25 to FY24 and… Read more »
U.S. Representative Garret Graves (Louisiana) announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is purchasing up to $36 million of Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Wild-Caught Shrimp. This will alleviate pressure felt by Louisiana’s shrimp industry caused by natural disasters, higher fuel prices, labor and supply chain issues, and the effects of foreign governments… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves led a formal request signed by 100 Members of Congress requesting that the House Ways and Means Committee hold a hearing on H.R. 82 – the Social Security Fairness Act. The legislation, which was introduced by Graves to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) social security penalties, is the 3rd most… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves voted yes today on the Parents Bill of Rights Act. The bill provides rights to parents and transparency in school curriculum.
“Nobody loves kids more than their parents – that relationship is second to none. Community fixtures like our schools play a vital role in every child’s upbringing, but parents’ role… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (LA) and U.S. Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger (VA) are leading the bipartisan national effort to fix the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). These two 1980s-era flawed federal laws can result in massive cuts – including the total elimination – of a retiree's Social Security payments.Graves and Spanberger… Read more »
BATON ROUGE, LA – U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is purchasing up to $25 million of Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Wild-Caught Shrimp. This will help provide relief to Louisiana's shrimp industry which has faced several hardships in a row: Hurricane Ida and other natural disasters, repeated openings of the… Read more »
BATON ROUGE, LA – U.S. Congressman Garret Graves announced today that Louisiana has received a seventh "Marine Highway Grant" since 2016 – now totaling over $10,000,000 in investment. This Maritime Administration (MARAD) Grant, in coordination with the Port of Baton Rouge, will help to purchase 70 container chassis to help support the "marine highway" between Baton Rouge to… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Rodney Davis, Garret Graves, and Julia Letlow will be holding a press conference on the next legislative steps for H.R. 82, the bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act, which is now co-sponsored by 300 members of the House of Representatives. Media are invited to attend, and details can be found below.Details for Media Only:WHO: Reps. Rodney Davis (IL-13), Garret… Read more »
BATON ROUGE, LA – U.S. Congressman Garret Graves congratulates LSU Laboratory School and St. James Episcopal Day School for receiving this year's National Blue Ribbon designation. The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program recognizes public and private elementary, middle, and high schools based on their overall academic excellence or their progress in closing achievement gaps among… Read more »
