WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) National Cemetery Administration (NCA) will grant the Northeast Louisiana Veterans Cemetery $1,810,957.00 from theVeterans Cemetery Grants Program. The funding will be used for the expansion and improvement of the cemetery. "The men and women who have been laid to rest in the Northeast Louisiana Veterans Cemeter  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner (D-RI-02), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL-12), and Frank Pallone (D-NJ-06) called for sanctions on individuals in the government of Azerbaijan who are associated with the military attacks against and brutal blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh in a bipartisan, bicameral letter to the Department of State and Treasury.   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Clay Higgins, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) is reintroducing the Homeland Security Fentanyl Enforcement Act of 2023, which would authorize Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the investigative unit of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with full Title 21 authority for five years, subject to reauthorization. With a force of 6,000 special agents, HSI is the primary DHS agency responsibl  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Clay Higgins, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) delivered an official letter to President Biden urging him to retract his proposed policies through the Department of Interior's five-year plan for federal offshore oil and gas leasing. "The plan announced today contains significant measures that restrict our ability to provide clean, affordable, reliable energy to the American people,"wrote Congressman   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Clay Higgins, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) will introduce the Racehorse Health and Safety Act of 2023 (RHSA), which would protect the health and welfare of racing horses and improve the integrity and safety of horse racing. In December 2020, through an omnibus bill, Congress passed the Horseracing Safety and Integrity Act (HISA), which was later signed into law by President Trump. HISA was passed  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Clay Higgins, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), a staunch advocate for Louisiana's agricultural community, and Congressman Rick Crawford (R-AR) introduced the Prioritizing Offensive Agriculture Disputes and Enforcement Act. The bill identifies trade barriers to the United States agriculture exports and develops strategies to enforce violations of trade agreements. The initiative enhances Congressman  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2023: Here's what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week: Armed Services On Wednesday, September 27, the Committee on Armed Services will hold a hearing called "An Update on Unaccompanied Military Housing and the Military Housing Privatization Initiative." On Thursday, September 28, the Committee on Armed Services will hold a full committee he  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following remarks on Sept. 27, 2023: * * * Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) spoke on the House Floor in support of an amendment to hold the Secretary of the Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, accountable for his abject failure to secure America's southern border. Leader Scalise slammed Secretary Mayorkas and the Biden Administration for their forfeiture of control over the souther  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following remarks on Sept. 27, 2023: * * * Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), and Congressman Michael Cloud (R-Texas) to stress the urgency of addressing the issues that matter to American families: securing our border, having a strong national defense, and stopping reckless, wasteful, and unsu  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Here's what to watch for on the House Floor this week: Supporting Farmers, Ensuring Food Security, and Protecting National Security Food security, drug safety, and access to nutritional programs are vital to the health and wellbeing of American families - as well as to our national security. Over the past decade, Chinese ownership of U.S. farmland has quintupled, increasing fro  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced the AGOA Extension Act of 2023, a bill that would extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) through September 2045. The AGOA has been key in helping the United States work with sub-Saharan Africa to facilitate trade, reduce poverty, promote democracy and counter China's growing influence in the region. "The African Growth and Opportunity Act has been   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Watch Kennedy's comments here. WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today called on his colleagues in Congress to address high inflation, as it remains a serious problem for Louisiana families. During a speech on the Senate floor, Kennedy noted that Louisianians are paying an average of $798 more every month because of the inflation that has occurred under President Joe Biden's watch. Key comments fro  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) today welcomed the appointment of a Lead Inspector General (IG) to provide focused oversight of America's aid to Ukraine. Kennedy and Sinema led the effort in Congress to install a Special IG in Ukraine who could provide comprehensive oversight to ensure America's friends in Ukraine use taxpayer-funded aid efficiently and effectively in their fight a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) in introducing the CFPB Pay Fairness Act of 2023, which would increase accountability at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) by requiring the agency to pay its employees according to the same standards that apply to other federal employees. "The CFPB's funding scheme reveals much about what's wrong with big government. Our bill would   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- 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, is seeking information as part of an investigation as to how certain hospital systems may spend revenue generated from the 340B Drug Pricing Program, a federal program that allows eligible hospitals to pu  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release: In response to the weaknesses exposed in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) response to the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, is seeking information from stakeholders on ways to reform the CDC and it  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2023: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, headlined an event on Capitol Hill hosted by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) to discuss his groundbreaking Lowering Education Costs and Debt Act, a package of five bil  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2023: Here's what to watch for on the House Floor today: Supporting Farmers, Ensuring Food Security, and Protecting National Security Food security, drug safety, and access to nutritional programs are vital to the health and wellbeing of American families - as well as to our national security. Over the past decade, Chinese ownership of U.S. farmland has quintupled,   more