WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced Louisiana will receive $14,090,773.50 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in Hurricanes Ida and Laura relief. "Despite the impact of these hurricanes still being felt years later, Louisianans have remained resilient," said Dr. Cassidy. "This funding will help our communities recover and rebuild." ### *** Original text here: https://www.ca  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today announced the U.S. Department of Commerce will allocate $27,152,411.00 appropriated by Congress for fishery disasters to support Louisiana fisheries, seafood industries, and fishing communities affected by disasters between 2017 and 2022. "From natural disasters, flooding, and even the pandemic, Louisiana fisheries have been hit from all sides over the past few  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced Calcasieu Parish will receive $9,172,281.58 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in Hurricane Laura relief. "Louisiana has demonstrated its resilience while recovering from Hurricane Laura," said Dr. Cassidy. "This funding will help restore Calcasieu Parish and ensure our communities have the resources they need to weather the next storm." #  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today announced the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) will build one of the first-ever NSF Regional Innovation Engines in partnership with Louisiana State University (LSU). The Louisiana Energy Engine will support carbon capture projects and enable research into the use of hydrogen as an alternative fuel, carbon dioxide as a feedstock, and sustainable water. "Lo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. today served as the top Republican during a U.S. Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing on veterans' mental health. During his opening remarks, Cassidy highlighted the need to address veteran suicide and for increased oversight on the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) failure to adequately meet the needs of those who served. "Veterans in Louisiana and across the count  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Edward Markey (D-MA), and six Senate colleagues introduced a resolution to require that the U.S. Secretary of State provide a report on Azerbaijan's human rights practices, including concerning allegations of human rights violations committed against ethnic Armenians, such as unlawful killings, torture, restrictions on freedom of movement, the illegal detention of po  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: U.S. SenatorsBill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), and Jon Tester (D-MT) introduced the Protect Innocent Victims Of Taxation After Fire Act to provide tax relief for wildfire survivors who have received compensation for losses and damages suffered during a wildfire. U.S. Representatives Doug LaMalfa (R-CA-01) and Mike Thompson (D-CA-04) are leading companion legislation in t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: U.S. SenatorsBill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Tim Scott (R-SC), Jim Risch (R-ID) and 23 Republican colleagues demanded the national security supplemental bill include "an immediate and permanent prohibition" of U.S. aid to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Minority Leader M  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Rick Scott (R-FL) demanded President Biden immediately impose sanctions against the Maduro regime as tenets of the Barbados agreement are not being followed. The Maduro narco-regime's court formally upheld an earlier decision that disqualified the leading opposition candidate, Maria Corina Machado, from participating in the upcoming presiden  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Tim Scott (R-SC), and 15 Republican colleagues introduced the Unlocking Domestic LNG Potential Act, which depoliticizes the export of American liquefied natural gas (LNG). It eliminates the requirement for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to authorize its export and instead giving the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) sole authority over the approval pro  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) released a statement after the Louisiana Legislature's Joint Transportation Committee approved a plan to build a new I-10 bridge over the Calcasieu River in Lake Charles, Louisiana with $150 million from Cassidy's Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Without approving a plan by February 1st, the state would have forfeited the IIJA funding, stalling the proje  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Troy Carter, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2024: Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) and Garret Graves' (R-La.) bill to extend the Duplication of Benefits (DoB) relief provision in the Disaster Recovery Reform Act (DRRA) of 2018 was included as an amendment to H.R. 7070, the Wildfire Response Improvement Act (https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7070/text). Without this legislation, current and future disaster  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Troy Carter, D-Louisiana, issued the following statement on Jan. 31, 2024: * * * Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) issued the following statement in response to sham articles of impeachment for Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas. "As colleagues in the United States House of Representatives, Democrats and Republicans must work together. By introducing bogus articles of impeachment for Secretary Mayorkas, we're not looking for real solutions. Imagine what our   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Garret Graves, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2024: An amendment by U.S. Congressmen Garret Graves (Louisiana) and Troy Carter (Louisiana) was adopted today by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee that will finally get critical rebuilding funds to long-neglected 2016 Louisiana Flood victims. The amendment, offered as part of H.R. 7070, the Wildfire Response Improvement Act, extends Graves' earlier Duplication of Benefits (D  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Garret Graves, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2024: U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (Louisiana) announced today that fishing communities will receive a total of $27,152,411 in fishery disaster funding to offset the impacts of both the 2020 and 2021 hurricane seasons on Louisiana's fisheries. The funding was allocated by Congress in the 2023 Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act for multiple fisheries disasters. "South Louisiana f  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Garret Graves, R-Louisiana, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation, issued the following news release: Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Garret Graves (R-LA) announced that the Subcommittee will receive testimony from Michael Whitaker, Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), at a hearing focusing on the challenges facing the FAA and the state of American aviation. This will be Mr. Whitaker's first appearance b  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- 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 $14,089,774 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for Louisiana disaster aid and protective measures. "Louisianians are working hard to recover from hurricane damage and protect their infrastructure from future storms. I'm grateful to see this $14.1 million help the people of Terrebonne  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $9,172,282 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for Louisiana emergency protective measures. "Hurricane Laura and other storms have rocked southwest Louisiana over the years, and many communities are still recovering. I'm grateful to see this $9.2 million help Calcasieu Parish rebuild and stay resil  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today authored a bill to ban U.S. funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) permanently. Kennedy's bill would also divert unspent U.S. UNRWA funding to protect American citizens by continuing to construct a wall along America's southern border. "Hamas uses UNRWA facilities as a shield to perpetuate vicious antisemitic  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), the ranking member of the Energy and Water Subcommittee on Appropriations, penned this op-ed in The Wall Street Journal to explain why the Biden administration's pause on new and pending liquified natural gas (LNG) export permits will hurt America and our allies. Kennedy announced that he will block all of President Biden's nominees to the State Department and the Department of   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced the Peace and Tolerance in Palestinian Education Act to address reports indicating that Palestinian students are being taught inaccurate or racist content about Israel and the Jewish people. "The Palestinian people suffer because of Hamas and its radical ideology. The Peace and Tolerance in Palestinian Education Act would ensure that not a single U.S. taxpayer do  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced the No Industrial Restrictions In Secret Act (No IRIS Act) to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from using data from the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) to make rules against America's chemical manufacturing industry. "The Biden White House is using the EPA's IRIS to create more red tape for America's chemical manufacturers, and it is cru  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: MADISONVILLE, La. - Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.), Ranking member of the Senate Energy and Water Subcommittee on Appropriations, Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and colleagues urged the Biden administration to reverse its decision to pause permitting for liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities in the U.S. The Biden administration announced the pause on Jan. 26, 2024, threatening America's industry and national se  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) in introducing the Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act.  The bill would prohibit federal departments, agencies and offices from conducting, funding or approving research involving human fetal tissue obtained through an induced abortion. It would not prohibit the development of new, high  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: MADISONVILLE, La. - Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced the bipartisan Helping Eliminate Limitations for Prompt (HELP) Response and Recovery Act to enable the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to respond to disasters and other emergencies more efficiently and p  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2024: Earlier today, Speaker Johnson had a phone call with Texas Governor Greg Abbott to discuss the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border. After the call, he issued the following statement: "Under the U.S. Constitution, the federal government and the state of Texas have a dual and complimentary responsibility to exercise police powers to protect the health and safety of the people.   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following statement: * * * Speaker Mike Johnson released the following statement regarding the President's statement endorsing the Senate border deal: "President Biden falsely claimed yesterday he needs Congress to pass a new law to allow him to close the southern border, but he knows that is untrue. "As I explained to him in a letter late last year, and have specifically reiterated to him on multiple occasions  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) appeared on Fox Business Network's Kudlow with Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) to discuss the failures of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas and the Biden Administration at our southern border. Leader Scalise emphasized how President Biden continues to shift blame and spread lies about his refusal to take executive action within his power in response to t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following commentary to the Washington Examiner on Feb. 2, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, penned an op-ed in the Washington Examiner on the troubling influence of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) ideology in higher education. Specifically, Cas  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 30, 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 statement following the Biden administration's announcement that it will delay the transmission of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) information to col  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, along with U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Joni Ernst (R-IA), and Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS) held a press conference to discuss the Biden administration's failure to prope  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2024: Today, 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, introduced legislation requiring that the Pensions Benefit Guaranty Corpo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced legislation to remove obstacles to bone marrow and blood donations and improve the chances of finding a match for patients in need. The Lifesaving Le  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: The Senate's Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) today unanimously passed Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Gary Peters's (D-Mich.), chairman of HSGAC, Helping Eliminate Limitations for Prompt (HELP) Response and Recovery Act. The bipartisan bill would enable the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to respond to disasters and other emerg  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Here's what to watch for on the House Floor today: Keeping Our Streets Safe from Intoxicated Illegal Immigrant Drivers Every day in the United States, around 37 people die due to a drunk driver - that's one person every 39 minutes. Drunk driving is a dangerous crime that not only puts the driver at risk, but everyone else on the road. With the seriousness of the crime and the po  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Cracking Down on High Speed Chases With Illegal Immigrants Fleeing Arrest On December 7, 2022, Border Patrol Agent Raul Gonzalez, Jr., was killed in the line of duty while pursuing illegal immigrants who were fleeing capture near Mission, Texas. High speed chases often result in tragic losses of life, whether it's migrants in the cars when traffickers crash, Americans struck by   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * Keeping Our Streets Safe from Intoxicated Illegal Immigrant Drivers Drunk driving is a dangerous crime that not only puts the driver at risk, but everyone else on the road. With the seriousness of the crime and the potential deadly consequences, you would think that if an illegal immigrant was caught driving under the influence, they would be deported and barred from reentering   more