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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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Jun 8, 2022

Gasoline prices have gone up over a hundred percent over the past year and a half.

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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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Jun 8, 2022

People up here aren't required to tell the truth, but they can do whatever.

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Jun 8, 2022

That statement is just completely ignorant.

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Jun 8, 2022

So once again, people sit up here and they say things that are just not true.

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Jun 8, 2022

In the last 10 years, the emissions reduction in the United States--has been the largest in the history of energy.

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Jun 8, 2022

For every 1 ton of emissions the U.S. has reduced, China has actually gone up by 4.

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Jun 8, 2022

Clearly, the strategy that has been implemented under this administration is impacting those who can least afford it the most. It has been a complete disaster.

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Jun 8, 2022

I was in a meeting during this vote. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 239. Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress Barragan (Beyer) Bass (Blunt Rochester) Boebert (Gaetz) Brooks…

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Jun 8, 2022

They don't care about international norms. They don't care about standards or rules.

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Jun 8, 2022

if we don't get it right, you are going to be the ones that inherit the problems, right?

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Jun 8, 2022

Didn't say anything that they just said, and then they sit there and legislate it.

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Jun 7, 2022

This bill is very important and includes important hurricane protection for the Upper Barataria area, which is going to help Jefferson, St. Charles, and Lafourche Parishes, all the way up to Ascension Parish. If this had been in place when…

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May 16, 2022

I have heard from a lot of constituents over the past several weeks about aviation, and I have heard a lot of concerns about congestion at the airports, the inability to get through security.

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May 16, 2022

I have heard a lot about higher energy prices and how those are influencing higher ticket costs, which puts aviation travel out of reach for many of the constituents that we represent.

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May 16, 2022

I have heard a lot about the labor shortage that is resulting in canceled routes or canceled flights, and the adverse impact that that is having on families.

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May 12, 2022

Last year there were over 60,000 police officers who were assaulted in the line of duty. Over 60,000 were assaulted, and 295 of those officers died. This year already we have had over 123 police officers who have been shot. This is…

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May 11, 2022

It has been amazing to me, watching this Administration blaming Vladimir Putin for the energy price crisis that is impacting every American family.

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May 11, 2022

I have never seen more inexperience and just doubling down on stupid strategies on energy in my entire life.

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May 11, 2022

This Administration is solely responsible for the prices and the energy crisis that we are experiencing today, solely responsible.

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May 11, 2022

This Administration's energy strategy is no to everything.

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Apr 26, 2022

I think, just from a marine domain awareness perspective, it is important that we are actually enforcing the conditions of these work visas.

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Apr 26, 2022

I know that you all have been cannibalizing the Polar Sea and Polar Star to try to use duct tape and bubble gum to do what you can.

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Apr 26, 2022

I would urge you to think for just a minute about having a level playing field, and not actually prioritizing foreign vessels and foreign crews over those of the United States.

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Apr 6, 2022

By not doing it, as Mr. Schryver said, it results in higher prices, it results in funding authoritarian regimes?

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