WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana will receive $1,346,532.00 from the U.S. Department of Transportation for road safety thanks to his Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). This funding supports constructing a realignment CC Bel Road at the S-Curve to address safety and roadway departure concerns resulting from narrow road width, steep drainage ditches, ina  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) issued the following statement on the verdict in the New York vs. former President Donald J. Trump trial: "Given the way the defense was conducted, the trial was managed, the jury was instructed, and the DA's desire to fulfill a campaign promise, the guilty verdict was not surprising. The jury was led to believe that two misdemeanors make a felony and that a state court co  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), and Marco Rubio (R-FL) issued the following joint statement regarding Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro's ongoing persecution of human rights and political activists, ahead of the July 28th presidential election. The Maduro regime continues to target the leading Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, and her team as part of their crackdown   more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) demanded an update from the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on actions to crack down on drug traffickers' exploitation of crypto to grow their business and launder money. "The number of overdose deaths from opioids has dramatically increased in recent years, rising nearly   more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Rep. Garret Graves, R-Louisiana, issued the following statement on May 31, 2024: * * * Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) issued the following statement on the New York verdict against President Donald Trump: "Today is as sad as it is bewildering. There is nothing just or accountable achieved by this DA, judge or jury. "Every American should be concerned about the actions of this New York court today. In short, New York has just perfected what you would normall  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Clay Higgins, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution in response to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new rule that threatens the production of chemicals needed for countless everyday products and used in key industries such as agriculture, health care, and semiconductors. The rule places unreasonable regulatory burdens on chemical facilities, impacting at least   more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Clay Higgins, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) sent a letter to President Biden requesting answers on a recent climate meeting between the U.S. Senior Advisor to the President for International Climate Policy, John Podesta, and Liu Zhenmin, China's special envoy for climate change. Earlier this month, Podesta and Zhenmin met for a special session to discuss a potential climate change agreement between the United States a  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: MADISONVILLE, La. - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this op-ed in National Review on the importance of protecting athletic opportunities for women and girls. Kennedy's op-ed, which argues that it is unfair and unsafe to allow biological men to compete against biological women, initially ran in Louisiana's Gannett-owned USA Today Network papers. USA Today, however, removed the piece a few days after public  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: MADISONVILLE, La. - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sens. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) along with all other Republicans on the Judiciary Committee in urging Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, to schedule a mark-up of the bipartisan Laken Riley Act. The House of Representatives passed the companion bill on March 7, 2024, in a bipartisan vote of 251-70  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Troy Carter, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) announced $5,492,524 through the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) All Stations Accessibility Program (ASAP) for the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA). This funding will be used to make stops along the historic St. Charles streetcar fully wheelchair accessible and was made possible through the Infrastructure  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Troy Carter, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release on May 31, 2024: Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (LA-02) announced new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) LA-02 award recipients of the Clean School Bus Program rebate competition. Four LA-02 school districts will receive a combined total of $15,280,000. These rebates will help school districts purchase clean school buses to accelerate the transition to zero emission vehicles and produce cleane  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following statement on May 30, 2024: * * * Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement on the verdict in New York v. Trump: "Extremist Democrats have undermined democracy by weaponizing the courts and abusing the judicial system to operate like a banana republic that targets their political opponents. "Today's verdict is a devastating defeat for any American who   more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox Business Network's Mornings with Maria Bartiromo to discuss the sham trial against President Trump and the Biden Administration's weaponization of our justice system. Additionally, Leader Scalise slammed the Biden Administration for their disastrous and disgraceful handling of Hamas' attack on Israel. Leader Scalise also laid out  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox Business Network's Mornings with Maria Bartiromo to discuss the sham trial against President Trump and the Biden Administration's weaponization of our justice system. Additionally, Leader Scalise slammed the Biden Administration for their disastrous and disgraceful handling of Hamas' attack on Israel. Lead  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on May 29, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a report detailing how President Biden has weaponized his executive authority over U.S. labor and employment policy to strip workers of opportunity, flexibility, pay, and pro  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on May 31, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, requested information from the National Mediation Board (NMB) following a recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that the agency has failed to implement crucial reforms   more

WASHINGTON, May 24 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on May 31, 2024: Yesterday, Speaker Johnson joined Michael Herzog, Israeli Ambassador to the United States, and the Israeli Embassy in celebrating 76 years of Israel's Independence. He commended their democratic governance, their commitment to freedom, and their resilience in the fight for their existence following the brutal atrocities of October 7. The event, hosted at the National Buildin  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on May 31, 2024: This morning, Speaker Johnson joined Fox and Friends and The Hugh Hewitt Show to discuss the politically motivated, unjust conviction of President Trump, the Democrats' double standard for justice, the GOP's plan for 2025, and why Americans are frustrated with President Biden. Excerpts from both interviews below. On the President Trump trial verdict (Hewitt): We know that   more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following statement on May 30, 2024: * * * Speaker Johnson today released the following statement regarding the President Trump trial verdict: "Today is a shameful day in American history. Democrats cheered as they convicted the leader of the opposing party on ridiculous charges, predicated on the testimony of a disbarred, convicted felon. This was a purely political exercise, not a legal one. "The weaponization of our justice   more

WASHINGTON, June 1 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following statement on May 30, 2024: * * * Speaker Johnson today released the following statement regarding the President Trump trial verdict: "Today is a shameful day in American history. Democrats cheered as they convicted the leader of the opposing party on ridiculous charges, predicated on the testimony of a disbarred, convicted felon. This was a purely political exercise, not a legal one. "The weaponization  more