Press Releases

October 16, 2013 Press Release
Congressman Cedric Richmond issued a statement regarding the passage of H.R. 2775, a bill which authorizes the U.S. Treasury to continue borrowing through Feb. 7, and funds the government through Jan. 15.
October 3, 2013 Press Release
Congressman Cedric Richmond issued a letter requesting that President Obama intervene in the midst of the government shutdown to give federal agencies responsible for hurricane response and preparedness the authority to deemed their personnel essential.
October 1, 2013 Press Release
Congressman Cedric Richmond issued a statement after none of the House majority’s latest three bills, which broke up the Continuing Resolution, passed in the House of Representatives.
September 30, 2013 Press Release
Congressman Cedric Richmond (LA-02) issued a statement regarding the House majority’s Continuing Resolution and pending government shutdown.
September 27, 2013 Press Release
Congressman Cedric Richmond issued a statement in response to the ratification of a five-year collective bargaining agreement between Huntington Ingalls, operator of the Avondale shipyard, the New Orleans Metal Trades Council (NOMTC) and the Metal Trades Department (MTD).
September 24, 2013 Press Release
U.S. Representative Cedric Richmond (D-LA), sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder calling on the Department of Justice to continue their investigation into the unethical behavior of senior attorneys in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
September 19, 2013 Press Release
U.S. Representative Cedric Richmond (D-LA), introduced the Student Disciplinary Fairness Act of 2013, in an effort to curb the saddening trend of youth incarceration due to schools’ over reliance on law enforcement to address misbehavior in the classroom.
September 12, 2013 Press Release
Congressman Cedric Richmond issued a statement after the Senate Judiciary Committee approved Kenneth Polite’s nomination for U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
September 4, 2013 Press Release
Congressman Cedric Richmond (LA-02) a statement after Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) briefing on Capitol Hill. During which they announced updates to the Specific Rate Guidelines within the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Rate changes reflect implementation of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (BW-12).
August 29, 2013 Press Release
Congressman Cedric Richmond released a statement marking the eighth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina

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