WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced Louisiana will receive $12,622,006.18 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for Hurricanes Laura and Ida and severe weather relief. "Severe weather is a part of life in Louisiana, but our communities are resilient through it all," said Dr. Cassidy. "This funding will help our state rebuild from past weather events and prepare for future storms." G  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced Louisiana will receive $15,670,984.03 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in Hurricanes Laura and Ida Relief and emergency preparedness. "Preparing for future storms is always top of mind, but especially as hurricane season approaches," said Dr. Cassidy. "This funding will restore our communities and ensure they are more resilient moving forward."  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will grant Louisiana a total of $2,790,550.00 in Brownfield Grants from his Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). In total, the IIJA provided an extra $1.5 billion for Brownfield Cleanup Grants. This funding will clean up and reinvest in properties complicated by the presence of hazardous substances or contam  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced the U.S. Department of Transportation will grant the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority $5,492,524.00 from his Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to redesign and upgrade the St. Charles Streetcar route. "The St. Charles Streetcar is an iconic line that connects Uptown to the Central Business District," said Dr. Cassidy. "This funding from the infra  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: On Friday afternoon, Senator Cassidy awarded grants totaling over $52 million from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to municipalities and gas utility districts seeking to replace aging natural gas infrastructure with new pipelines. "This money will decrease the risk of explosion and decrease the amount of wasted methane which people are paying for, thus saving folks money," said Dr. Cassid  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today stood with his Republican colleagues against Senate Democrats' decision to pull a political stunt by bringing up a border bill that not only has already failed to pass the Senate, but Speaker Mike Johnson has also said that the House will not consider. "We've got to control the border, but we need a bill that can pass. Democrats are bringing up a bill for another vot  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) highlighted his Due Process Continuity of Care Act, which ensures pre-trial detainees are not kicked off Medicaid before being found guilty of a crime, today at a U.S. Senate Finance Committee Hearing on the fentanyl crisis. With Medicaid denying access to care, the responsibility for care for detainees struggling with addiction is shifted onto local jail budgets, resulting  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) highlighted the need for continued fossil fuel production to lower energy costs, support U.S. competitiveness, and bolster baseload electricity availability at a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing today. Cassidy questioned leaders in the U.S. energy space on the role of fossil fuels and the inadequacy of renewable energy to support U.S. electricity d  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and 10 Republican colleagues demanded the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) repay nearly $11 million in unjustified bonuses that were distributed to senior executives within the VA and called for the immediate dismissal of the responsible officials. "The egregious mishandling of Critical Skill Incentives (CSIs) and the subsequent lack of accoun  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Edward Markey (D-MA) released the following joint statement after the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce did not take up their bipartisan and bicameral Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0) at its markup as a standalone bill: "As our nation suffers a devastating youth mental health crisis, we are disap  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Tim Kaine (D-VA) introduced a resolution affirming Congress' support for an international mission to restore peace and security to Haiti and return the country to democratic governance. Since the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise in 2021, the security situation in the country has rapidly deteriorated as armed gangs have taken contro  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and six bipartisan members of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee released a policy outline describing improvements to the Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) program to address physician workforce shortages across the country, primarily related to primary care and psychiatry, and to improve the distribution of physicians to rural and underserved com  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: Here's what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week: Agriculture On Thursday, May 23, the Committee on Agriculture will hold a full committee markup of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024. * * * Appropriations On Tuesday, May 21, the Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies will hold a mark  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Garret Graves, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) highlights the Biden Administration's flawed implementation of historic law changes designed to streamline permitting for infrastructure. Testimony during the hearing before the House Committee on Natural Resources affirmed the bi-partisan and bi-cameral opposition to the White House's new environmental review rules. The Committee heard testimony from Brend  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following statement on May 20, 2024: * * * Today, Leader Scalise, Speaker Johnson, Whip Emmer, and Chairwoman Stefanik issued the following statement on Senate Majority Leader Schumer's announcement that the Senate will take up failed immigration legislation this week: "For more than three years now, Congressional Democrats have stood by while the Biden Administration has opened our borders to criminal drug cartels, terrorists,  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following statement: * * * Speaker Johnson, Leader Scalise, Whip Emmer, and Chairwoman Stefanik issued the following statement on Senate Majority Leader Schumer's announcement that the Senate will take up failed immigration legislation this week: "For more than three years now, Congressional Democrats have stood by while the Biden Administration has opened our borders to criminal drug cartels, terrorists, and unt  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: "For more than three years now, Congressional Democrats have stood by while the Biden Administration has opened our borders to criminal drug cartels, terrorists, and untold millions of illegal immigrants. Now, Leader Schumer is trying give his vulnerable members cover by bringing a vote on a bill which has already failed once in the Senate because it would actually codify many of th  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Today, the House of Representatives voted to pass Rep. Pfluger's (TX) legislation to reject the D.C. City Council's resolution allowing noncitizens to vote in D.C. elections. The bill passed 262-143, with 143 Congressional Democrats voting to allow noncitizens and foreign adversaries to decide elections in our nation's capital. Speaker Johnson released the following statemen  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $12,622,007 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for Louisiana disaster aid. "Hurricanes Laura and Ida struck Louisiana hard, and our communities are still rebuilding. This $12.6 million will go towards Jefferson Parish School System and Lake Charles for their recovery efforts as well as to the Office of H  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $15,670,984 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for Louisiana disaster aid. "Louisianians are still recovering from Hurricanes Laura and Ida's sucker punches. This $15.7 million will go towards Lake Charles's recovery and flood protection projects in Ruston and Terrebonne and West Feliciana Parishes," sai  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Watch Kennedy's comments here. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today urged President Joe Biden to fire Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Chair Martin Gruenberg. Kennedy argued that Gruenberg's eventual resignation would not protect the employees who have endured persistent harassment at the agency during his tenure. Key excerpts from Kennedy's speech are bel  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Small Business Committee, today introduced the DOE and SBA Research Act to require the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Small Business Administration (SBA) to collaborate on ways to create more opportunities for small businesses to win government contracts. The House of Representatives has passed the companion bill, which Rep. Nick LaLota (R-N.Y.) and Shri Thane  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Small Business Committee, today introduced the Service-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business Act to help disabled veterans' small businesses thrive. "Louisiana's disabled veterans served our country honorably, and this bill would make sure the Small Business Administration meets its goal of awarding government contracts to businesses so they can provid  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and colleagues in urging Department of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas to seek answers following two Jordanian nationals' attempt to break into Marine Corps Base Quantico. Reports indicate that the individuals illegally crossed the southern border to enter into the U.S. One individual is currently on the U.S. terror watch list. "The milit  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) and colleagues in urging the Biden administration's Department of Education (DOE) to withdraw its proposed rule that would transfer an additional $147 billion in student loan debt to American taxpayers. If implemented, the rule would bring the total debt transferred to Americans to as much as $1 trillion. In April, the  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sens. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) in introducing a bipartisan resolution to reject the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor's application for arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. "America must stand up to the International Criminal Court for abusing its power against our greatest   more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Chair of the Pro-Choice Caucus' Abortion Rights and Access Task Force, issued the following statement on a Louisiana bill that would classify medication abortion drugs mifepristone and misoprostol as controlled substances. The Louisiana state legislature approved the legislation this week. "Criminalizing safe medication abortion drugs and erroneously classifying  more

DONALDSONVILLE, Louisiana, May 17 -- Rep. Troy Carter, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) announced funding for the City of Donaldsonville's natural gas system improvements through the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Donaldsonville has been awarded$20,000,000 through the Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization (NGDISM) grant program. This funding w  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), and House Conference Vice Chair Blake Moore (R-Utah) to discuss the House's action to stop non-citizens from voting in federal elections. Leader Scalise also spoke out against the shameful and ridiculous actions of the International Criminal Court and pledged that  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Troy Carter, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) and Congressman Barry Moore (R-AL) introduced Auto Bailout Accident Victims Recovery Act (AVRA) of 2024 which corrects the injustice brought upon hundreds of accident victims in nearly every state dealt by the federal government from the 2009 Auto Bailout. "The AVRA corrects a longstanding injustice inflicted upon hundreds of accident victims across the nation d  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), and House Conference Vice Chair Blake Moore (R-Utah) to discuss the House's action to stop non-citizens from voting in federal elections. Leader Scalise also spoke out against the shameful and ridiculous actions of the International Crimina  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered remarks during today's markup of several public health bills. Cassidy's speech as prepared for delivery can be found below: Thank you, Chair Sanders. Today, the Committee considers reauthorizin  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, launched an inquiry into Tutor.com amid concerns that its users' sensitive data could be used and exploited by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Tutor.com is owned by Primavera Capit  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, rebuked the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) proposed rule that violates federal law, dramatically increases the cost of federal Head Start programs, and eliminates oppo  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, led 129 lawmakers in urging the Department of Education (DeptEd) to withdraw its latest attempt t  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Today, Speaker Johnson released the following statement after the House Administration Committee passed the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act. "Today, with the committee passage of the SAVE Act, the House Administration Committee took an important step to protect the integrity of our elections and implement enforcement measures to ensure noncitizens cannot r  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Today, in the Capitol, Speaker Johnson hosted His Excellency Dr. William Samoei Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya. Following the leaders' private meeting, Speaker Johnson led a bipartisan forum in the Rayburn Room for members to engage with President Ruto. During their meeting, Speaker Johnson and President Ruto discussed opportunities for economic investment, shared   more

WASHINGTON, May 24 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following statement: * * * Speaker Johnson released the following statement after the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced it would request arrest warrants for Israeli military and government officials, including Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "The ICC has no authority over Israel or the United States, and today's baseless and illegitimate decision should face global   more

WASHINGTON, May 24 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following statement on May 23, 2024: * * * Speaker Johnson released the following statement after the Senate once again rejected Leader Schumer's immigration proposal that he tried to disguise as border security legislation. "Instead of considering H.R. 2 -- House Republicans' legislation that would immediately secure the border -- Senator Schumer once again wasted time today voting on an immigration bill that do  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Speaker Johnson today joined The Faulkner Focus on Fox News to discuss Leader Schumer's failed immigration bill, President Biden's refusal to use his executive authority to stop the border crisis, and House efforts to secure U.S. elections and prevent noncitizens from voting. On Leader Schumer's failed immigration bill: H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act, was the most string  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: At today's House Republican Leadership press conference, Speaker Johnson addressed the baseless ICC arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and others, the Senate Democrats attempt to revive their failed immigration messaging bill, and Congressional Democrats supporting noncitizens voting in elections. "And if this voting bill can't pass, everybody watch very cl  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Here's what to watch for on the House Floor today: Preventing Illegal Aliens from Voting in U.S. Elections On November 21, 2022, the D.C. Council voted to disregard federal law and enact a bill that allows noncitizens, including illegal immigrants, to vote in D.C. local elections. The bill, the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act (D.C. Law 24-0242), disenfranchises American  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: Here's what to watch for on the House Floor today: Establishing a Clear Regulatory Framework for Digital Assets As cryptocurrency and digital assets grow in popularity and potential to shape future internet technology and monetary policy, America's lack of a clear regulatory framework is holding us back, stifling innovation, and putting American consumers at risk.   more

WASHINGTON, May 25 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Here's a recap of what Republicans achieved on the House Floor this week: Preventing Illegal Aliens from Voting in U.S. Elections On November 21, 2022, the D.C. Council voted to disregard federal law and enact a bill that allows noncitizens, including illegal immigrants, to vote in D.C. local elections. The bill, the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act (D.C.  more