WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced Louisiana will receive $2,447,370.90 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as a result of Hurricane Ida. the Society of St. Vincent De Paul Archdiocesan Council will receive $1,047,272.40 for facility replacement. Xavier University of Louisiana will receive $1,400,098.50 for emergency protective measures. "Louisiana was hit hard by Hurricane Ida, b  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced Louisiana will receive $8,040,659.17 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in Hurricanes Ida and Laura Relief. "Louisiana families have shown great resiliency in the wake of both Hurricane Laura and Ida," said Dr. Cassidy. "This funding will allow our communities to continue their rebuilding efforts." Grant AwardedRecipientProject Description$1,7  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), John Cornyn (R-TX), and 42 colleagues introduced a resolution recognizing, June 19, 2024, as Juneteenth Independence Day. "[N]ews of the end of slavery did not reach the frontier areas of the United States, in particular the State of Texas and the other Southwestern States, until months after the conclusion of the Civil War, more than 2.5 years after President Abraham   more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and 11 colleagues introduced the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks (TAKE IT DOWN) Act to protect and empower victims of non-consensual intimate image abuse--also known as "revenge pornography." The bill would criminalize the publication of non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII), including  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Mike Lee (R-UT) demanded answers from U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm regarding actions they have taken to support the workforce needs of the oil and gas industry as required by Cassidy's Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Section 40211 of the IIJA requires the DOE to establish the 21st Century Energy Workforce Advisory Board (t  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Joe Manchin (I-WV), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), U.S. Representative Garret Graves (R-LA-06), and 10 Senate colleagues introduced a bipartisan, bicameral Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval to overturn the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Phase II Final Rule. "Federal permitting is already a broken system. The Biden administration's response is to   more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Jim Risch (R-ID), and Pete Ricketts (R-NE) today condemned the Biden administration's new burdensome rule redefining "clean hydrogen," making it exceedingly difficult for U.S. hydrogen producers to qualify for Section 45V tax credits. The new rule would require the electricity used to produce hydrogen to be sourced from renewable energy. "With th  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Garret Graves, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana), and U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (West Virginia) and Dan Sullivan (Alaska) formally introduced today a bipartisan, bicameral, Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn the Biden Administration's new burdensome environmental review process. "Instead of implementing the law as stated and taking one step forward, the Biden White House has chos  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.), Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), House Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), and House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.) today are investigating whether the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) has contributed to the retalia  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittees on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Cutting Competition in Contracting: The Administration's Pricey Project Labor Agreement Mandate" at 2 p.m. on June 27, 2024, at 2154 Rayburn house Office Building: Witnesses and testimonies: * Ben Brubeck, Vice President of Regulatory, Labor and State Affairs, Associated Builders and Contractors,  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, has announced $2,447,371 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for Louisiana disaster aid. "Hurricane Ida battered our state, and many Louisianians are working hard to rebuild from massive flood damage. This $2.4 million will help the Society of St. Vincent De Paul Archdiocesan Council and Xavier University continue  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: MADISONVILLE, La. - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $8,040,658 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for Louisiana disaster aid. "Hurricanes Laura and Ida left behind heavy damage and devastation when they hit Louisiana. This $8 million will help our state with important recovery efforts," said Kennedy. The FEMA aid will fund the follow  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today introduced the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Discrimination Relief Act of 2024 to empower current and former FDIC employees who experienced discrimination or sexual harassment to have their day in court. This bill empowers current and former FDIC employees to file a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) rule that restricts the production of chemicals that are essential to America's economy and national security. "The EPA's burdensome regulation of American chemical producers is just the latest example of the Biden administration's determination to kill Amer  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Watch Kennedy's full remarks here. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking and Appropriation Committees, joined Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) in introducing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Accountability Act to bring fiscal accountability to the CFPB. Currently, the Federal Reserve is responsible for funding the CFPB. This unusual arrangement allows the CFPB to avoid fisca  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- 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 demanding that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas brief senators on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) arrest of eight illegal aliens from Tajikistan who have suspected ties to ISIS. Reports indicate that these suspects entered the U.S. through the southern border under the Biden   more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Watch Kennedy's speech here. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) spoke on the Senate floor about how informed Louisianians are and how they get their news. Key remarks from Kennedy include: "Every time I leave and go back home to America, I am reminded of how parochial can be--how removed it can be, how unaware it can be. "We often hear people in this city, where our Capitol sits, say, 'Well . . . the American p  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: Today, Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), House Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), and House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.) are investigating whether the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) has contributed to the reta  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: Today, Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), House Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), and House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.) are investigating whether the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) has  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: 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 hearing on K-12 education. Cassidy's speech as prepared for delivery can be found below: Thank you, Chair Sanders. If we are speaking about K-12 educati  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, James Lankford (R-OK), Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), and Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) requested the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) conduct an audit of safety standards at  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, James Lankford (R-OK), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Todd Young (R-IN), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) urged the Department of Labor (DOL) to modify outdated and burdensome guidance to support states in preventing unem  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following statement: * * * Speaker Johnson released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 8070, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025. "As we confront increasingly hostile threats from Communist China, Russia, and Iran, we must provide our military with the all the tools they need to defend our nation and deter our enemies. This year'  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: At the House Republican Leadership stakeout this morning, Speaker Johnson addressed the House's efforts to hold Attorney General Garland accountable, the FY25 National Defense Authorization Act, and the disgusting pro-Hamas protests outside of the White House and in New York City this weekend. "He is refusing to comply with a lawful subpoena, and that's a problem under Article I. We have to  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following statement: * * * Speaker Johnson released the following statement in response to a letterfrom the Department of Justice saying it will not move forward with prosecuting Attorney General Merrick Garland after the House voted to hold him in contempt. "The House disagrees with the assertions in the letter from the Department of Justice, and as Speaker, I will be certifying the contempt reports to the U.S  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following statement: * * * Speaker Johnson released the following statement after the House voted to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with lawful Congressional subpoenas. "Today, the House took a significant step in maintaining the integrity of our oversight processes and responsibilities by holding Attorney General Garland in contempt of Congress. This decisi  more