Press Releases
November 5, 2015
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Rep. Richmond (D-LA), Ralph Abraham, M.D. (R-LA), and Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Il) introduced the High School Football Safety Study Act, a bipartisan bill that would direct the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), in consultation with the Secretary of Education and the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition, to study the causes of a string of deaths in high school football and deliver recommendations about how to prevent these tragedies in the future.
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October 6, 2015
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Rep. Richmond, Ranking Member of the Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies Subcommittee issued the following statement after H.R 3510, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cybersecurity Strategy Act of 2015, passed the House of Representatives.
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October 5, 2015
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Today, Rep. Richmond issued the following statement after the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the filing in federal court of the $18.7 billion settlement agreement with BP to resolve claims over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
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September 25, 2015
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Today, Rep. Richmond (LA-02) released this statement following remarks by Pope Francis during a joint meeting of Congress.
September 22, 2015
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Today, Congressman Cedric Richmond (LA-02) issued the following statement after the passing of Willie Mae Seaton, longtime owner of Willie Mae’s Scotch House in New Orleans.
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Rep. Richmond Recognizes Civil Rights Heroes Alice Thompson, Rev. Dr. Joseph Profit and Calvin Moret
Today, Congressman Cedric Richmond (LA-02) issued the following statement after honoring Alice Thompson, Rev. Dr. Joseph Clifford Profit Jr., and Tuskegee Airman Calvin George Moret in the official record of the United States House of Representatives.
September 10, 2015
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Cedric Richmond (LA-02) issued the following statement today on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
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September 8, 2015
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Washington, D.C. - Congressman Cedric Richmond (LA-02) released the following statement after learning of the loss of Rev. Joseph Clifford Profit Jr.
September 2, 2015
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Rep. Richmond (LA-02) issued the following statement in commemoration of the tenth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s landfall in Louisiana.
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August 25, 2015
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Rep. Richmond (LA-02) issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced its plan to address issues within the Road Home Homeowner Assistance program.
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