WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced the South Louisiana Electric Cooperative Association will receive $1,880,864.92 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for streetlight and utility pole repairs as a result of Hurricane Ida. "It is great to see money coming to Louisiana to help our resilient communities continue to recover," said Dr. Cassidy. "This funding will allow our communities   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced Louisiana will receive $13,692,920.00 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for pipeline safety from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). "Pipelines play a crucial role in delivering the energy that powers our everyday lives," said Dr. Cassidy. "This investment from the Infrastructure Law will significantly improve the safety and efficie  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will grant Louisiana airports $20,300,000.00 from the Airport Terminal Program in his Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). "Investing in Louisiana's airports is key to building our economy for 2050," said Dr. Cassidy. "This funding from the Infrastructure Law will support improvements in New Orleans, Shrevepor  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced Louisiana will receive $4,084,100.00 from the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) to boost economic development and improve the quality of life for Louisiana communities and residents thanks to his Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). "This is great news for Louisiana and an investment in our economy and workforce," said Dr. Cassidy. "Thanks to the Infrastr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will grant Louisiana a total of $63,149,456.00 from his Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) for railroad infrastructure. "This is a huge investment from the Infrastructure Law to improve Louisiana's railroads," said Dr. Cassidy. "These projects will bring new interstate commerce opportunities for Louisiana f  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today released a new report detailing the current state of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and the issues that led to skyrocketing premiums for millions of homeowners. The report explains the historical developments that led NFIP to this moment, key findings following a thorough examination of the crisis, and next steps Washington must take. "This report confi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Pete Ricketts (R-NE) demanded an investigation into systemic media leaks in a letter to Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General Michael Horowitz and Federal Trade Commissioner (FTC) Inspector General Andrew Katsaros. These leaks, all to the same media outlet, resulted in negative headlines about the  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Jim Risch (R-ID), and 26 Republican colleagues announced their intent to introduce the Stand with Israel Act when the Senate and House reconvene in November. This legislation would cut off U.S. funding to United Nations (UN) agencies that expel, downgrade, suspend, or otherwise restrict the participation of the State of Israel. "The United States will not stand for ant  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Rep. Clay Higgins, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), Chairman of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement, sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) raising alarm on recent reports of a Chinese illegal immigrant infected with a rare form of tuberculosis (TB) in custody at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Louisiana. "The illegal Chinese national has come in  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) penned an op-ed in The Advocate highlighting a new report showing flood mitigation investments reduce storm damage and the billions of dollars he's secured for Louisiana from his Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to do so. "The best way to recover from a storm is never to flood at all. A recent Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report confirmed this, finding   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- 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 a $1,880,865 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant for Louisiana disaster aid. "Hurricane Ida left behind many damaged and destroyed streetlights, utility poles and powerlines in south Louisiana. This $1.9 million will help these communities with important repairs to their electrical infrastr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: MADISONVILLE, La. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this op-ed in The Hill questioning the Biden-Harris administration's decision to allow the United Kingdom to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. Kennedy argued that this deal jeopardizes the safety of a key base on the island of Diego Garcia and benefits the Chinese Communist Party. Key excerpts of the op-ed are below: "The importance o  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: View Kennedy's remarks here. MADISONVILLE, La. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today released this statement and sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken raising national security concerns over China's growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region, and specifically the threat to the Chagos Archipelago, where a key U.S. Navy support facility currently operates on the island of Diego Garcia. Earl  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: MADISONVILLE, La. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and colleagues in announcing their intent to introduce the Stand with Israel Act to combat the United Nation's (U.N.) persecution of Israel. The legislation would block any U.S. dollars from going to the U.N. if it downgrades Israel's status in any way, such as preventing Israel from having certain voting powers, access to co  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Rep. Garret Graves, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) today announced the historic groundbreaking of "Reach A" in Dularge, Louisiana, of the Morganza-to-the-Gulf (MTG) hurricane protection project alongside project partners Terrebonne Levee and Conservation District (TLCD), the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA), and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). "Constructio  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, blasted the newest Biden-Harris scheme to transfer student debt onto American taxpayers. Specifically, this new policy attempts to empower the Biden-Harris administration to unilate  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- 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, urged the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to properly investigate antisemitism and discrimination against Jewish workers following the October 7 terror attack on Israel. "EEOC needs to add  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2024: Speaker Johnson and Leader McConnell today issued the following statement after Kamala Harris compared President Trump to Adolf Hitler and called him a "fascist" during a CNN town hall even after multiple assassination attempts on his life this year. "This summer, after the first attempted assassination of a presidential candidate in more than a century, President Biden insisted that 'we   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following statement on Oct. 21, 2024: * * * Speaker Johnson issued the following statement after the House Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald J. Trump released their bipartisan, interim staff report: "The security failures by U.S. Secret Service personnel that led to the assassination attempt on President Trump in Butler, PA were shocking and inexcusable. "Today's bipartisan interim report makes clear that th  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following statement on Oct. 21, 2024: * * * Speaker Johnson issued the following statement after the House Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald J. Trump released their bipartisan, interim staff report: "The security failures by U.S. Secret Service personnel that led to the assassination attempt on President Trump in Butler, PA were shocking and inexcusable. Today's bipartisan interim report makes   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following statement: * * * Speaker Johnson released the following statement after the leader of Hamas, Yahya Sinwar, was eliminated by the Israeli Defense Force. "Justice has once again been served by the brave men and women of the Israeli military. Yahya Sinwar, the vile, disgusting person who orchestrated the October 7th massacre, is dead. Sinwar's life was the embodiment of evil and marked by hatred for all t  more