Press Releases
October 19, 2012
Press Release
U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., chair of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, U.S. Representative Cedric Richmond, D-La., and New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu announced $37 million in federal funding for hurricane recovery efforts at the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans (SWBNO).
October 18, 2012
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Cedric Richmond (LA-02), who sits on the House Committee on Homeland Security, today announced $7.8 million in federal funding for hurricane recovery efforts at Mahalia Jackson Elementary School in New Orleans as well as Westwego Police Department Building and City Hall in Jefferson Parish.
September 28, 2012
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Rep. Richmond issued a statement in response to the exoneration of Damon Thibodeaux. Thibodeaux becomes the 300th Person Exonerated in the U.S.
September 21, 2012
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Congressman Cedric Richmond (LA-02) introduced the FEMA Reform Act of 2012, a bill that targets swift disaster assistance to communities following a natural disaster.
September 20, 2012
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U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., chair of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, Representative Cedric Richmond, D-La., and New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu today announced $13.4 million in federal funding for hurricane recovery efforts at the Port of New Orleans and the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans (SWBNO).
September 20, 2012
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Cedric Richmond (LA-02), today commended the river parish presidents for meeting with him on Capitol Hill to discuss the concerns of constituents in St. Charles, St. James, and St. John parishes.
September 19, 2012
Press Release
Congressman Cedric Richmond (D-LA) issued a statement celebrating the more than $19.2 million awarded to six Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in Louisiana.
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September 11, 2012
Press Release
Congressman Cedric Richmond (LA-02) issued a statement in remembrance of the lives lost on September 11, 2001.
September 10, 2012
Press Release
Congressman Cedric Richmond (LA-02) issued a statement in response to President Obama’s Executive Order released today regarding the implementation of the RESTORE Act, which directs 80 percent of the Deepwater Horizon fines to the states hardest hit by the oil spill.
August 31, 2012
Press Release
Rep. Richmond released the following statement praising the levee system and acknowledging more work to be done.