WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced Lafourche Parish will receive $1,136,246.14 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for emergency protective measures as a result of Hurricane Ida. "The toughness of South Louisiana continues to show long after Hurricane Ida hit our shores," said Dr. Cassidy. "This funding will aid Lafourche Parish in their return to wholeness." *** Original text   more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced Louisiana schools will receive $3,039,453.84 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in Hurricane Ida relief. The Jefferson Parish Public School System will receive $1,073,424.78 for permanent work on Joshua Butler Elementary. The Office of Risk Management will receive $1,966,029.06 for campus-wide remediation at the Delgado Community College. "From   more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will grant Louisiana a total of $9,000,000.00 to improve local airports from his Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport will receive $7,000,000.00 for construction of the North/South Connector Road's north phase. This project will directly connect passen  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today delivered remarks on his Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0) ahead of Senate passage. "The current armor protecting children's internet activity was passed into law in 1998. Babies born in that year are well into their professional careers today. People were concerned about Y2K at the time and Nick Saban had not yet joined LSU's football t  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chris Coons (D-DE), and 15 members raised concerns about Meta's decision to end access to CrowdTangle, a Meta-owned transparency tool that has allowed researchers and journalists to view and study public content on Facebook, Instagram, and other platforms on a wide range of issues, including foreign influence campaigns, terrorist threats, and mental health. In a letter t  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Tom Cotton (R-AR), and five colleagues urged U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo not to grant market economy status to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and to safeguard American industries and national interests. Citing Vietnam's controlled currency, lack of labor rights, and extensive state intervention, granting Vietnam market economy status would devastate U.S.   more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Edward Markey (D-MA) issued the following statement after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced that the Senate would vote on their bicameral Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0) this week: "For far too long, as children and teens suffered from a devastating mental health crisis, driven, in part, by Big Tech, Congress sat back  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Here's a recap of key moments from House Republican committees during the week: Agriculture On Tuesday, July 23, the Committee on Agriculture held a full committee hearing called "Financial Conditions in Farm Country." Under President Biden and Vice President Harris's "leadership" farm incomes are facing their largest decline in history. Rising input prices on diesel, fertilizer, and mo  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following statement: * * * Speaker Johnson, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, and Leader Jeffries issued the following statement: "For 478 days, Evan Gershkovich's wrongful detention in Russia has demonstrated the cruelty of Vladimir Putin's thuggish rule. "Evan's unjust sentence in a sham trial is a further reminder that attacks on the free press, hostage-taking, and hostility to America have been core facet  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Clay Higgins, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that three airports in Louisiana's 3rd District will receive $3,763,738 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP). The funding was made available through regular FY24 appropriations. Le Gros Memorial Airport will receive a $349,923 grant to install 3,725 feet of p  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Here's a recap of what Republicans achieved on the House Floor this week: Condemning Border Czar Harris' Refusal to Secure the Border Under President Biden and Border Czar Vice President Harris, more than 7.9 million illegal immigrants have been caught attempting to enter the U.S., including 372 people on the terrorist watchlist - that we know of. And these migrants aren't just c  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Southern Command Commander General Laura Richardson endorsed the Americas Act during a fireside chat at the 2024 Aspen Security Forum. The landmark legislation introduced earlier this year by U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) and U.S. Representatives Maria Salazar (R-FL-27) and Adriano Espaillat (D-NY-13) focuses on strengthening economic and national security by creating a   more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced a $1,136,246 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant for Louisiana disaster aid. "Hurricane Ida hit southeast Louisiana hard, destroying too many homes across Lafourche Parish. This $1.1 million will help Lafourche Parish demolish damaged homes and protect Louisianians from injuries caused by their collapse," sa  more

WASHINGTON, July 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, today announced $16,293,374 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for Louisiana disaster aid. "Southeast Louisiana faces threats of all kinds, including hurricanes like Ida and saltwater intrusion in the Mississippi River. This $16.3 million will help Lafourche, Plaquemines and Terrebonne Parishes   more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: MADISONVILLE, La. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $3,039,454 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for Louisiana disaster aid. "Hurricane Ida wreaked havoc on Louisianians' schools. This $3 million will help Delgado Community College and the Jefferson Parish School System rebuild their facilities," said Kennedy. The FEMA aid will   more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Extension Act of 2024 to prevent the NFIP from expiring on September 30, 2024. The legislation would extend the NFIP for one year, until September 30, 2025. "With disastrous storms like Ida, Laura and Katrina burned in our state's memory, Louisianians know the need for the NFIP better than anyone. I'm introducing the N  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today released the following statement upon attending Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to Congress. "Prime Minister Netanyahu's speech was exceptional. Unfortunately, mere months after the October 7 massacre, some people in Washington still seem confused about why America supports Israel. Too many people--many of whom descended on the Capitol today--still appar  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and all other Republican colleagues on the Senate Judiciary Committee in writing a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland requesting that the Department of Justice (DOJ) provide a copy of the audio recording of President Joe Biden's interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur to the Senate Judiciary Committee. "We, like our colleagues on the   more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: MADISONVILLE, La. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Small Business Committee, joined Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) in introducing the Coordinated Support for Rural Small Businesses Act. The legislation would direct the Small Business Administration (SBA) to designate an Assistant Administrator for its Office of Rural Affairs and codify cooperative efforts between the SBA and the U.S. Department o  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Troy Carter, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release on July 22, 2024: Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) announced new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funding for the City of New Orleans through the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) Program. New Orleans will receive $49,975,589 to support greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction measures over the next five years, strengthening our commitment to environmental sustainability and climate resi  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Troy Carter, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release on July 26, 2024: Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) announced new funding administered by the Department of Commerce and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for Louisiana through the Climate Resilience Regional Challenge. Awardees in Louisiana will receive $59.8 million for three projects to make the state's coast more resilient to impacts from the climate crisis, including  more

JEFFERSON, Louisiana, July 23 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following statement on July 21, 2024: * * * Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after President Biden announced his withdrawal from the 2024 presidential election: "Democrat party bosses just proved that they have absolutely no respect for their own voters. After lecturing others about democracy, they just forced Joe Biden off the ticket, trashing the primary choice of   more

WASHINGTON, July 23 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following statement on July 21, 2024: * * * Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after President Biden announced his withdrawal from the 2024 presidential election: "Democrat party bosses just proved that they have absolutely no respect for their own voters. After lecturing others about democracy, they just forced Joe Biden off the ticket, trashing the prim  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: After a year and a half of House Republicans' majority, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement on the progress House Republicans have made in fulfilling their Commitment to America agenda: "Under President Biden and Vice President Harris' leadership, America has seen record inflation, soaring energy prices, the worst border crisis in our lifetime, a  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on July 22, 2024: Last night, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News' Life, Liberty & Levin to discuss the chaos of the Democrat Party, as party bosses invalidated the primary votes of 14 million people and removed a President from the ballot so they can install their preferred candidate. Leader Scalise also highlighted the stark contrast between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, as Vice  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on July 22, 2024: Last night, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News' Life, Liberty & Levin to discuss the chaos of the Democrat Party, as party bosses invalidated the primary votes of 14 million people and removed a President from the ballot so they can install their preferred candidate. Leader Scalise also highlighted the stark contrast between Donald Trump an  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on July 23, 2024: Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), and Congressman Nick Langworthy (R-N.Y.) to highlight how Democrat party bosses swapped one failed candidate for another with their anointment of Kamala Harris. Leader Scalise discussed how the Biden-Harris administratio  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on July 23, 2024: Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), and Congressman Nick Langworthy (R-N.Y.) to highlight how Democrat party bosses swapped one failed candidate for another with their anointment of Kamala Harris. Leader Scalise discussed how the Bi  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: After a year and a half of House Republicans' majority, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement on the progress House Republicans have made in fulfilling their Commitment to America agenda: "Under President Biden and Vice President Harris' leadership, America has seen record inflation, soaring energy prices, the worst border crisis in our lifetime, and chaos on a glo  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The Senate Finance Committee issued the following information for an executive session at 8:30 a.m. on July 25, 2024, at 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Open Executive Session to Consider Favorably Reporting the Nominations of: * Jeffrey Samuel Arbeit, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years * Benjamin A. Guider III, of Louisiana, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years;   more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- 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, introduced the Upholding Standards of Accountability (USA) Act to rein in the executive branch and ensure federal agencies are held accountable to Congress. This bill comes as the Supreme Court recently ov  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on July 25, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, gave remarks on the HELP Committee vote to subpoena Steward Health CEO Dr. Ralph de la Torre to testify on the company's financial mismanagement of its hospitals. The Committee appr  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Joni Ernst (R-IA) introduced the Restoring Civility on Campus Act, which ensures universities and the Department of Education (DeptEd) immediately address civil rights complain  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on July 21, 2024: This morning, Speaker Johnson joined State of the Union on CNN and This Week on ABC News to discuss the Democrat Party's anti-democratic effort to remove President Biden from the ballot and the forthcoming bipartisan House task force investigation into the security failures that led to the attempted assassination of President Trump. Below are excerpts from the interview:   more

WASHINGTON, July 22 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following statement on July 20, 2024: * * * Speaker Johnson issued the following statement after it was announced that Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18) passed away. "Our prayers are with the family of Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. During her nearly thirty years of service in the House, Sheila was a fierce advocate for the Houston community, and the Lone Star State will undoubtedly miss her larger-th  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following statement on July 21, 2024: * * * Speaker Johnson released the following statement after the Democrat Party invalidated the votes of millions of Americans by forcing their nominee, Joe Biden, off the ballot for President: "At this unprecedented juncture in American history, we must be clear about what just happened. The Democrat Party forced the Democrat nominee off the ballot, just over 100 days before  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on July 23, 2024: Speaker Johnson and Leader Jeffries today announced a bipartisan House Task Force to investigate the attempted assassination of presidential nominee Donald Trump. "The security failures that allowed an assassination attempt on Donald Trump's life are shocking. In response to bipartisan demands for answers, we are announcing a House Task Force made up of seven Republicans   more

WASHINGTON, July 25 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Here's what to watch for on the House Floor today: Establishing a Task Force on the Trump Assassination Attempt On July 13, 2024, the nation watched in horror as a gunman attempted to assassinate the Republican Party's nominee for president, President Donald Trump. Thanks to the grace of God, President Trump narrowly escaped death, but sustained a bullet wound on the side of his   more