BAKER, LA – U.S. Congressman Garret Graves joined Baker High School leadership, teachers, students and families today for their new campus' groundbreaking ceremony. Baker High School was one of several schools damaged during the 2016 Flood and it took years – until March 2022 – to get federal flood recovery resources.Years of work between Graves' office, Baker High… Read more »
Public servants in Louisiana (teachers, police, firefighters, etc.) are some of the most impacted victims of the infamous Windfall Elimination Penalty (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) – a 1980s-era flawed federal law that can result in massive cuts – including total elimination – to their Social Security payments.The struggle to repeal WEP and GPO is decades… Read more »
LEEVILLE, LA – U.S. Congressman Garret Graves released the following statement regarding the milestone groundbreaking for the elevation of LA-1 taking place today in Leeville, Louisiana. The new, elevated highway project, stretching from Golden Meadow to Leeville (8.3 miles), was partially financed in 2020 with a $135 million federal grant."Officially known as the ‘Billy… Read more »
BATON ROUGE, LA – U.S. Congressman Garret Graves announced $1,272,753.90 of federal flood recovery resources are headed to Baker High School to repair and replace structures damaged by the 2016 Flood. This is the result of a Graves-led effort.In July 2020, Graves gathered Baker High School officials and FEMA Administrator Pete Gaynor. They discussed FEMA's re-evaluation of… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves predicts a second surge in gasoline and electricity prices because of Russia's "veiled" invasion of Ukraine. Graves explains why this event will undermine Israeli security in the Middle East, bolster Chinese-Russian leverage and cost all Americans more to drive, heat/cool homes and the cost of making groceries. The United States has also increased its… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves worked with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Nicholls State University to secure $500,914.47 in federal reimbursement for the costs to convert dorm space into COVID isolation rooms and other mitigation measures. Nicholls State University took this cost-effective approach rather than putting more students at risk or implementing more costly… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves secured a commitment from the U.S. Department of Education to ensure flexibility in federal funds for Louisiana colleges and universities. Universities suffered financial losses due to the pandemic and strict rules by the U.S. Department of Education prevented the full utilization and reimbursement of some losses and expenses. Graves worked with the U.S.… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves joined Congresswoman Julia Letlow in introducing the Parents Bill of Rights Act (H.R. 6056). This legislation will put practices in place that facilitate meaningful dialog between a family and their child's school, and lead to more input throughout the learning process."Education is the key to unlocking our children's potential and is most successful when… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves introduced eight amendments to the partisan, wishlist $4.6 trillion Build Back Better (BBB) legislation. His amendments would have redirected the funding toward Louisiana-specific needs that are a federal priority."This legislation is going to result in us paying more to heat and cool our homes, cost more to refuel our cars, and cause job losses in… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Garret Graves and Julia Letlow introduced an amendment to the Budget Reconciliation bill to include a permanent solution to eliminate retirement penalties for police officers, firefighters, teachers and other public servants. Their amendment would add the Social Security Fairness Act (currently 233 bipartisan cosponsors) to the multi-trillion dollar reconciliation… Read more »
