Press Releases

Rep. Richmond Statement on Gov. Jindal’s Early Childhood Grant Letter to the President

September 12, 2014 Press Release

Rep. Richmond (LA-02) issued the following statement regarding Gov. Jindal’s recent letter to the Obama Administration about federal early childhood education grants.

Issues:

Educating Our Youth

Rep. Richmond Introduces Bill to Delay Closure of Mail Processing Facilities

September 11, 2014 Press Release

Rep. Richmond introduced the Postal Jobs Protection Act, a bill that would prevent the United States Postal Service (USPS) from closing or consolidating any currently-operating mail processing facilities until the end of 2015.

Issues:

Supporting Small Businesses

Rep. Richmond Statement on Republican Healthcare Bill

September 11, 2014 Press Release

Rep. Richmond issued the following statement after voting against H.R 3522 a Republican sponsored healthcare bill that would scale back crucial components of the Affordable Care Act.

Issues:

Educating Our Youth

Rep. Richmond Urges Compassion, Context as Road Home Implementation Continues

September 11, 2014 Press Release

Congressmen Cedric Richmond urged HUD to consider the context in which many Louisiana residents entered into the Road Home agreement.

Issues:

Access to Affordable Housing, Road Home

Rep. Richmond Statement on Ninth Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina

September 11, 2014 Press Release

Rep. Richmond issued a statement regarding the ninth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina making landfall in Louisiana.

Issues:

Flood and Hurricane Protection

Rep. Richmond Statement on the Retirement of Dr. Norman Francis

September 8, 2014 Press Release

Rep. Richmond (LA-02) a statement congratulating Dr. Norman Francis on his retirement after 45 years as President of Xavier University.

Issues:

Educating Our Youth

Rep. Richmond Statement on the Release of the RESTORE Interim Final Rule

August 13, 2014 Press Release

Rep. Richmond releases a statement on the United States Treasury Department's announcement of the publication of an interim final rule.

Issues:

Advocating for Coastal Restoration

Rep. Richmond, Responds to Department of Education’s Revised Parent PLUS Loan Eligibility Standards

August 8, 2014 Press Release

Rep. Richmond responds to the Department of Education proposed new regulations that will update eligibility standards and improve access for student and parent borrowers under the federal Direct PLUS loan program.

Issues:

Educating Our Youth

Rep. Richmond Introduces Bill to Expand USPS to Include Basic Financial Services

July 24, 2014 Press Release

Rep. Richmond (LA-02) introduced a bill that would expand access to basic financial services to millions of Americans and provide a venerable and struggling American institution an opportunity to generate billions of dollars in revenue.