"Rather than just making our homes worthless by charging unaffordable flood insurance rates, the solution is to build better protection and make our families safer.The Upper Barataria hurricane protection project does just that.nola.com/news/environme"Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Garret Graves:
"We're pushing U.S. Secretary of Commerce (DOC) Gina Raimondo to expedite Fishery Disaster Determination due to major damage related to impacts of Hurricanes Laura, Delta, Zeta and especially Ida.Under law, only the DOC secretary can make this determination. (2/2)" on Feb. 1Read on Twitter
"Immediately after Hurricane Ida, we worked to secure $200 million in federal funding for fisheries disaster assistance. But this down payment cant be made available for rebuilding our resources until a fisheries disaster has been determined. garretgraves.house.gov/media-center/p(1/2)" on Feb. 1Read on Twitter
"We are committed to authorizing the Upper Barataria Basin Project for construction in federal law this year There is levee protection in nearby areas, but this project and funding address the Achilles heel in our vulnerability. (1/2)garretgraves.house.gov/media-center/p" on Feb. 1Read on Twitter