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Garret Graves

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Garret Graves is a U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 6th congressional district, serving since January 6, 2015. A member of the Republican Party, Graves has focused on issues related to infrastructure, disaster recovery, and environmental policy. He has played a significant role in advocating for federal support for Louisiana's coastal restoration efforts and has worked on legislation aimed at improving the state's infrastructure resilience against natural disasters.

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Aug 11, 2022

The Biden administration has said energy demand is going to increase 50 percent between now and 2050.

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Aug 11, 2022

If the rest of the nation switches to a solar/wind grid, California won't be able to count on neighboring power plants to make up for losses during regional dips in wind and sunlight availability.

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Aug 11, 2022

We need to have a strategy in the United States to meet these demands to ensure that our citizens aren't forced into energy poverty as a result of these policies that lack evidence.

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Aug 11, 2022

Los Angeles' goal to become 100 percent carbon-free by 2035 will require significant investment.

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Aug 11, 2022

We have seen examples where the State of California is choosing to shut down nuclear power plants.

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Aug 11, 2022

We are going to have to triple investment in our electrical grid to meet growing demand.

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Aug 11, 2022

the regulatory barriers that exist today are often caused by a lack of adjustment in regulation.

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Aug 11, 2022

there are plenty of ways to get transmission built.

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Aug 11, 2022

The challenges with, and opposition to, opening new mines and mineral processing in America has been well documented by federal, state and private entities.

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Jul 13, 2022

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question are postponed. Amendment No…

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Jul 13, 2022

I have to tell you. Coming from a disaster-prone State, I am absolutely shocked that anyone would propose an amendment like this. Here it is, 1:15 a.m., a 48-page amendment is being offered to codify or memorialize a process that has done…

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Jul 13, 2022

I thank my friend for actually expressing the real intent behind this, and this is, I think, the jurisdictional desire of the Financial Services Committee to be involved in disasters. The reality, as we all know, Mr. Speaker, the…

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Jul 13, 2022

I am somewhat baffled by this amendment. Why would we, for any reason, decide that we are just going to look at climate resiliency? Mr. Speaker, we have had hurricanes, we have had floods, we have had forest fires, we have had tornadoes…

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Jul 12, 2022

We have got to continue to contemplate what this regulatory structure looks like for advanced air mobility, but we must also think about the infrastructure needs that are there.

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Jul 12, 2022

Passage this year of the legislation will allow for valuable work and input to be undertaken...

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Jul 12, 2022

I am very concerned as to how these struggles will impact commercial travel, general aviation, and how these struggles may potentially thwart or impede the development and deployment of new aviation advancements in the United States.

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Jul 12, 2022

We greatly appreciate Representatives Greg Stanton and Garret Graves for their leadership and the Committee for its support in advancing this important legislation.

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Jul 12, 2022

General aviation is a critical part of our Nation's economy, particularly in rural areas like Tarkio.

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Jun 13, 2022

I want to thank our witnesses for the testimony today.

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Jun 8, 2022

This is a flawed strategy. It just doesn't work. It is not working for emissions, it is not working for affordability, and it is not working for energy security.

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Jun 8, 2022

Because people make crap up and then they go and legislate on it.

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Jun 8, 2022

You wonder why we are in a situation where people are out there proposing solutions in search of problems.

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Jun 8, 2022

That statement is just completely ignorant.

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Jun 8, 2022

We have lost about 2,000 square miles of our coast. That is like taking the State of Rhode Island and just wiping it off the map entirely.

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Jun 8, 2022

This issue on climate has been this issue that has just been really political and really volatile now for a number of years.

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